{"id":383691,"date":"2010-03-03T10:54:24","date_gmt":"2010-03-03T15:54:24","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dirt.asla.org\/?p=3990"},"modified":"2010-03-03T10:54:24","modified_gmt":"2010-03-03T15:54:24","slug":"2010-urban-river-restoration-cities-of-the-future-conferences","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/383691","title":{"rendered":"2010 Urban River Restoration \/ Cities of the Future Conferences"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/aslathedirt.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/03\/lowerdons.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-3991\" title=\"lowerdons\" src=\"http:\/\/aslathedirt.files.wordpress.com\/2010\/03\/lowerdons.jpg?w=300&#038;h=252\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"252\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThe 2010 Urban River Restoration and Cities of the Future\u00a0conferences will\u00a0be held together March 7-10 at the Boston Marriot Cambridge.<\/p>\n<p>The Urban River Restoration\u00a0conference will\u00a0focus on the role of &#8220;revitalized urban rivers and waterfronts within the context of two major trends: an increased focus on sustainable practices to benefit the environment, and a population shift back to cities, which leads to a renewed emphasis on a livable urban environment.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Participating organizations include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>New England Water Environment Association<\/li>\n<li>Water Environment Research Foundation<\/li>\n<li>American Rivers<\/li>\n<li>Environmental &amp; Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (EWRI)<\/li>\n<li>American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)\u00a0<\/li>\n<li>New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wef.org\/UrbanRiver\/\" >Learn more<\/a> and see the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wef.org\/WorkArea\/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&amp;ItemID=5451\" >conference brochure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>The Urban River Restoration conference will also be\u00a0held in conjunction with\u00a0the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.wef.org\/CitiesoftheFuture\/\" >Cities of the Future conference<\/a>, enabling interdisciplinary networking across both conferences.\u00a0The Cities of the Future conference will &#8220;bring together a diverse group of practitioners, researchers and policy-makers who share a vision of an improved urban landscape for future generations. The conference will host interdisciplinary discussion required to create sustainable urban infrastructure that will meet the challenges of the 21st century and the interdependent engineered and natural systems that will characterize Cities of the Future.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Participating organizations include:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>International Water Association<\/li>\n<li>New England Water Environment Association<\/li>\n<li>Water Environment Research Foundation<\/li>\n<li>Environmental &amp; Water Resources Institute of the American Society of Civil Engineers (EWRI)<\/li>\n<li>National Onsite Wastewater Recycling Association<\/li>\n<li>American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA)<\/li>\n<li>New England Interstate Water Pollution Control Commission<\/li>\n<li>American Planning Association &#8211; Massachusetts Chapter<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.wef.org\/CitiesoftheFuture\/\" >Learn more<\/a> and see the conference\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.wef.org\/WorkArea\/linkit.aspx?LinkIdentifier=id&amp;ItemID=5451\" >brochure<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Keynote speakers for the joint conference include:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Paul Brown<\/strong>, AICP, Executive Vice President, Global Market Development, CDM. Technical Director, Neysadurai Centre for Integrated Water Resources and Urban Planning, Singapore<\/p>\n<p><strong>Michael Van Valkenburgh<\/strong>, FASLA, Principal, Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc. Charles Eliot Professor in Practice of Landscape Architecture, Harvard Graduate School of Design. Lead Principal, Lower Don Lands Urban Design Plan and Don River Park, Toronto<\/p>\n<p><em>Image credit: 2008 ASLA Analysis and Planning Honor Award. Port Lands Estuary: Reinventing the Don River as an Agent of Urbanism, Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Michael Van Valkenburgh Associates, Inc., Landscape Architects, New York, New York<\/em><\/p>\n<p>  <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gocomments\/aslathedirt.wordpress.com\/3990\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/comments\/aslathedirt.wordpress.com\/3990\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godelicious\/aslathedirt.wordpress.com\/3990\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/delicious\/aslathedirt.wordpress.com\/3990\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/gostumble\/aslathedirt.wordpress.com\/3990\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/stumble\/aslathedirt.wordpress.com\/3990\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/godigg\/aslathedirt.wordpress.com\/3990\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/digg\/aslathedirt.wordpress.com\/3990\/\" \/><\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/goreddit\/aslathedirt.wordpress.com\/3990\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.wordpress.com\/1.0\/reddit\/aslathedirt.wordpress.com\/3990\/\" \/><\/a> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" border=\"0\" src=\"http:\/\/stats.wordpress.com\/b.gif?host=dirt.asla.org&#038;blog=5819422&#038;post=3990&#038;subd=aslathedirt&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The 2010 Urban River Restoration and Cities of the Future\u00a0conferences will\u00a0be held together March 7-10 at the Boston Marriot Cambridge. 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