Saturday, May 13
4pm-5:30pm
Meyerson Hall, Upper Gallery
210 S. 34th Street, Philadelphia

Moderated by Dean Frederick Steiner, panelists Jose Alminana of Andropogon, Adrian Benepe of The Trust for Public Land, Beth Meyer from the University of Virginia School of Architecture, and  Catherine Seavitt Nordenson from the The City College of New York will discuss the topics explored in Nature and Cities: The Ecological Imperative in Urban Design and Planning published by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy.

Named one of the American Society of Landscape Architects’ Best Books of 2016, Nature and Cities asserts that ecologically based urban designs and plans are essential as the world urbanizes and the effects of climate change grow more severe. In this collection of essays, leading international landscape architects, architects, city planners, and urban designers explore the economic, environmental, and public health benefits of integrating nature more fully into cities and of linking ecological information to actions across many scales, communities, and regions. The book builds upon the premise of Ecological Design and Planning, also edited by George F. Thompson and Dean Frederick R. Steiner (Wiley, 1997).

Please contact Janhavi Chandra at jchandra@design.upenn.edu with any questions.