Urban Biodiversity & Design Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity in towns and cities

Third Conference of the COmpetence NeTwork URban ECology

Erfurt, 21.-24. May 2008

Conference Program & General Information

Norbert Müller, Anita Kirmer, David Knight, Jan-Tobias Welzel & Peter Werner (Eds.)

Cover photos: Norbert Müller, Horst Schumacher, Jan-Tobias Welzel & Christiane Wetter. Editors’ address Prof. Dr. Norbert Müller University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Dr. Anita Kirmer Faculty Landscape Architecture, Jan-Tobias Welzel Dep. Landscape Management & Restoration Ecology Leipziger Strasse 77, 99085 Erfurt, Germany David Knight Natural England, Bullring House, Northgate, WF1 3BJ Wakefield, United Kingdom Peter Werner Institute for Housing and Environment - Research Institution of the State of Hesse and the City of Darmstadt, Annastrasse 15, 64285 Darmstadt, Germany The International Conference "Urban Biodiversity and Design" is organised within a research project at the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany. Supported by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation with funding from the German Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety. UFOPLAN 2006; Duration 2006-2009; FKZ 806 80 220 Supervisor in the BfN Torsten Wilke Divison II 3.1 "Landscape Planning and Spatial Planning" Acknowledgement

I like to thank all who accompanied and supported me on the long way to this conference: my wife, children, friends and colleagues. For their committment by head, heart and hand, special thanks go to the conference team Urbio 2008, the ‘Biodiversity Group’ and the student volunteers (FHE) and all who contributed to the success of Urbio 2008 and its further outcome. Norbert Müller, Erfurt April 2008 Publisher: University of Applied Sciences Erfurt & Competence Network Urban Ecology (CONTUREC) The publisher takes no guarantee for correctness, details and completeness of statements and views in this report as well as no guarantee for respecting private rights of third parties. No part of the material protected by this copyright notice may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording or by any information storage and retrieval system without written permission from the copyright owner. Urbio Script 1 is not available in booktrade but can be downloaded as pdf-version from the internet via http://www.urbio2008.com and via http://www.conturec.de. All three conference books – Book of Abstracts, Excursion Guide and Conference Program & General Information - will be available after the conference via the website of the CBD.

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Table of Contents

Introduction and Arrangement............................................................................................... 3 Welcome addresses ............................................................................................................................. 3 Arrangement and Organisers ............................................................................................................ 15 Advisory and Organising Board ....................................................................................................... 16 Biographical sketches of keynote speakers....................................................................................... 17 Supporting societies .......................................................................................................................... 20

General information............................................................................................................... 21

Conference team Urbio 2008 ............................................................................................................ 21 Registration desk............................................................................................................................... 23 Name badges..................................................................................................................................... 23 Internet facilities and computers ....................................................................................................... 23 Mobile phones/cell-phones ............................................................................................................... 23 Health and safety............................................................................................................................... 23 Lunch and dinner .............................................................................................................................. 24

Conference Venue & Kaisersaal ........................................................................................... 25

City of Erfurt..................................................................................................................................... 25 Finding your way to the Kaisersaal and in Erfurt ............................................................................. 25 Kaisersaal .......................................................................................................................................... 26 Finding your way in the Kaisersaal................................................................................................... 27 Social Events..................................................................................................................................... 28

Informal Reception at the Landscape Education Park of the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt.......... 28 Welcome Reception at the City Hall Erfurt................................................................................................. 30 Conference Dinner....................................................................................................................................... 30 Guided city tour........................................................................................................................................... 30

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Conference Program.............................................................................................................. 31

General schedule............................................................................................................................... 31 List of sessions and room allocation for talks................................................................................... 32 Detailed program .............................................................................................................................. 34 Guided poster sessions - Room allocation ........................................................................................ 39 Guided poster sessions - Schedule and list of posters....................................................................... 40 Advice for talks & posters ................................................................................................................ 47 Guidelines for session chairs............................................................................................................. 48

Excursions ............................................................................................................................... 49

Mid conference excursion: Historic city of Erfurt and Petersberg Citadel ....................................... 49 Thematic excursion 1: Park ‘An der Ilm’ – Weimar (UNESCO World Heritage Site) .................... 50 Thematic excursion 2: Wartburg Castle by Eisenach (UNESCO World Heritage Site)................... 51 Thematic excursion 3: Natur-Park Südgelände................................................................................. 52 Post conference excursion: Hainich National Park, Western-Thuringia........................................... 53

Conference Proceedings......................................................................................................... 54

Information for authors ..................................................................................................................... 54 List of participants (status 30 April 2008) ........................................................................... 55

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Introduction and Arrangement

Welcome addresses

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Message from the Conference Patron Executive Secretary of the Convention on Biological Diversity Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf Distinguished participants,

In Curitiba, Brazil, on March 28, 2007, 34 Mayors from around the world and other high-level officials pledged to “contribute actively to the implementation of the three objectives of the Convention on Biological Diversity” as well as “integrate biodiversity concerns into urban planning and development” in recognition of the need to “secure livelihoods for present and future generations in a sustainable way.” More than half of humanity today lives in towns and cities - by 2030, that figure will rise to two-thirds. As urban areas expand to accommodate this increase, they encroach on natural habitats and green spaces, contributing to environmental degradation and loss of biodiversity. Consumption habits of urban citizens impact ecosystems and encourage land conversion to agricultural activities thousands of miles away. Although cities occupy only 2.8 % of the Earth’s surface, urban dwellers use 75 % of the planet’s natural resources. Cities control and influence issues with immediate impacts on biodiversity, such as urban planning, protected areas, transportation and urban infrastructure, watershed protection, sanitation, licensing of business operations, building codes and consumer awareness and education.

As such I am honoured to be a patron of this important international scientific conference on “Urban Biodiversity & Design – Implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity in towns and cities”. This Conference will bring together an impressive array of specialists from almost 50 countries and a valuable list of 300 cases that will certainly contribute to the global knowledge level on cities and biodiversity. It will also summarise, for the first time in a global context, current scientific and practical approaches of implementing the CBD in urban areas. Such initiatives are crucial if we are to meet the 2010 biodiversity target set by 110 heads of State at the World Summit on Sustainable Development in 2002: to significantly reduce the rate of biodiversity loss.

Indeed it is fitting that this meeting should be held in Erfurt, Thuringia, a fertile area near the river Gera that fostered early development of agriculture and horticulture in the region, becoming the main source of wealth for the city. Erfurt is an example of urban biodiversity with more than 9000 small gardens and numerous parks and green areas that form greenbelts around the city. Moreover, the nearby UNESCO World Heritage Sites of Wartburg Castle and ‘Park an der Ilm’ in Classical Weimar demonstrate how biodiversity and man-made monuments can co-exist.

I would like to thank the Steering Committee of the CBD Cities and Biodiversity initiative (Curitiba, Montreal, Bonn and Nagoya), started two years ago to support the Curitiba Declaration, for continuously promoting the importance of urban biodiversity and contributing to the conference’s proceedings here in Erfurt. Moreover, I congratulate all participants on your progress since the

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Curitiba meeting, in pursuit of our shared aim of promoting greater awareness of the important role of our towns and cities in contributing toward the 2010 target of halting the loss of biodiversity.

I look forward to continue working with CONTUREC, the Competence Network Urban Ecology, the international network for research and education on cities and biodiversity that supports this conference. I commit to assist in the distribution of your Conference Proceedings "Urban Biodiversity and Design", and to support your future conferences. And I will work with the cities here represented to ensure that the messages emerging from your exchanges in Erfurt will be heard in the ninth meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity happening in Bonn from May 19 to 30, 2008. Indeed, cities and biodiversity will be a topic for the deliberations of Parties, and their decisions will guide our work in the future.

I trust that this ancient city, whose wealth was founded on the diversity of living species, will encourage fruitful exchanges as you work to make all of our cities green, pleasant, and prosperous places.

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Welcome address from the Conference Patron Honorary President of the Competence Network Urban Ecology (CONTUREC) Prof. Dr. Dr. h. c. Herbert Sukopp Dear delegates,

As patron and Honorary President of the Competence Network Urban Ecology I would like to warmly welcome you to our conference. We are meeting here in Erfurt in an important hot spot of biological diversity where plants, animals and humans have been coming together from all cardinal points for thousands of years. Biological diversity was the prerequisite for the establishment of settlements and cities since the beginning of human culture leading to cultural prosperity. This is demonstrated in our conference venue in the heart of classical German culture.

Urban studies started with Hippodamos of Milet during the 5th century BC, the father of urbanistics, who designed urban areas with the objective of the common good.

Urban ecology as a natural science is a young discipline. For a long time it was thought that urban areas were not worth studying with regard to ecology. Cities were seen as hostile environments without value with regard to biodiversity. This view began to change over 30 years ago. Since then, ecological aspects of cities have been intensively researched. Soon it became obvious that the biological diversity found in urban areas often exceeds the urban hinterland.

Today the word ‘urban ecology’ is used in two different ways. In the normative sense, it describes urban design programs at the political and planning level. Within natural sciences, however, urban ecology is used to refer to that area of biology which is concerned with urban areas. ‘Ecology’ is understood here as the science of the relationships amongst living organisms and communities as well as their relationship to their environments.

We are living in an era of rapid and increasing urbanization. Our target to make our cities biologically rich and liveable places is strongly connected with global biodiversity. To reach this target, we need a worldwide cooperation between ecologists, sociologists, pedagogues, culture scientists, designers and local government administrators.

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Welcome address from the Representative of the UNCBD COP 9 President Parliamentarian Secretary of the State Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety Astrid Klug Dear delegates,

On behalf of Germany, host to the 9th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the Convention on Biological Diversity from 19 to 30 May 2008 in Bonn, and on behalf of the Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, which has lead responsibility for the issue of biodiversity, I warmly welcome you to the city of Erfurt, Germany.

The broad range of topics on your agenda here in Erfurt reflects the many facets of the Convention, and underlines the fact that this is not a traditional nature conservation agreement. The Convention stresses that we must consider all aspects of the conservation and sustainable use of biological diversity, including the cultural and social dimensions.

Germany also pursues this path in its National Strategy on Biological Diversity, which we adopted in November 2007. The Strategy comprises around 330 targets and 430 measures covering all topics relevant for biodiversity, including a special chapter on urban landscapes.

We are therefore particularly pleased that, in the spirit of the Convention, you as scientists are concentrating here on the conservation of biological diversity, with a particular focus on urban areas. This aspect of biodiversity is gaining in significance worldwide.

If we want to halt the loss of biological diversity our overall strategy must take account of urban agglomerations, which are continuing to grow throughout the world at breathtaking speed. This involves considering not only the risks which this development poses for biodiversity, but also the potential for conservation which arises in an urban setting. Most importantly, we must win over the people in the cities to support the conservation of biodiversity, for without them we cannot succeed.

The Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety therefore welcomes the commitment of cities and local authorities which has evolved since COP 8 and the 2007 Curitiba Declaration on Cities and Biodiversity. Against this background we are supporting your conference here in Erfurt through the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation. We see the conference as an opportunity to strengthen this commitment at local level by providing the scientific bases for actions and decisions.

We will continue to keep this issue in mind at COP 9. In future, the global development of cities and agglomerations will play a decisive role in determining the positive and negative impacts on the Earth's biological diversity. We must devote greater efforts to this issue.

I am confident that the results of your conference will serve to guide us further along this road and I wish you and the conference every success.

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Welcome address from the Minister President of the Free State of Thuringia Dieter Althaus Dear delegates,

I would like to extend a warm welcome to all the participants of this international conference ‘Urban Biodiversity & Design’. I am delighted this event is taking place in our Thuringian state capital of Erfurt. Under the auspices of a decreasing biological diversity, of climate change and population growth, it provides an opportunity to share experience from around the world on how urban landscapes can be designed to conserve biological diversity now and for the future. I would like to thank the conference organisers – the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Natural England and the Competence Network for Urban Ecology – for your initiative and your commitment to organising this event.

What venue could be more fitting than Thuringia? It is not only the ‘green heart’ of Germany but also looks back over a long history of settlement and culture. Its ancient history demonstrates the harmonious co-existence of nature, culture and urban development.

Thuringia is a home of biological and cultural diversity, reflected in its thriving tourist industry. Johann Sebastian Bach, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and Martin Luther are all world famous names that paint a picture of Thuringia's rich cultural landscape. Important cultural monuments like Wartburg Castle and Classical Weimar enjoy special protection as UNESCO World Cultural Heritage sites. Hainich national park is not only among the most beautiful forests of Germany but, uniquely in Germany, is also the largest deciduous forest.

In your conference pack you will find an illustrated overview of Thuringia giving you more details of the region which I hope you have the opportunity to explore and enjoy.

I hope you all have a productive conference, stimulating meetings and many interesting discussions. Above all however I wish you a pleasant time in Thuringia. Come back soon! You are most cordially welcome!

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Welcome address from the Lord Major City of Erfurt Andreas Bausewein Dear participants, dear readers,

I cordially welcome you to the third Conference of the Competence Network Urban Ecology in the Thuringian state capital Erfurt. It is with great pleasure that this important conference takes place in Erfurt located in the 'Green Heart of Germany'.

As you certainly know, Erfurt is known as City of Flowers. Its reputation as a green and blooming city goes back to the Middle Ages and profits from local advantages: fertile soils, numerous water arms of the Gera river and the mild climate favoured an early development of agriculture and horticulture which became a main source of trade and prosperity of our city. In addition, the woad plant made Erfurt one of the richest and most prospering cities in the Middle Ages.

In the 18th century, Christian Reichart founded commercial horticulture: watercress, broad beans, and cauliflower soon became more than only local specialities. In the 19th century numerous nurseries successfully growing breeds and manufacturing seeds made Erfurt famous all over the world. To this day, Erfurt remains a city of flowers and horticulture: it is home of a large seed multiplying company, the oldest cactus breeding facility of Europe, numerous horticultural enterprises, an Educational and Research Institute, a University of Applied Sciences and the German Museum of Horticulture on the territory of ‘ega Park’.

With the participation in the contest ‘Entente Florale’ we would like to revive our good reputation as city of flowers. Under the slogan ‘Erfurt is blooming - I have my share!’ we would not only like to make our city more attractive, but also to initiate nature conservation and environmental protection projects as well as to promote the development of sustainable green spaces according to the spirit of Local Agenda 21. For this we would like to mention three examples: The ‘Arena of the Future – Urban Green’; the project ‘Landscaping along Farm Roads’ with about 7,300 meters of farm roads being planted with fruit trees and a large variety of flowers; as well as the pilot project ‘Innovative Cobbling’ with 1,500 square meters being surfaced with so-called ‘Airclean’ cobble stones from which a substantial reduction of nitric oxide pollution is being expected.

Erfurt – City of Flowers: Take your time and see for yourself! I wish Urbio 2008 every success and all its participants a pleasant stay in the ‘Green Heart of Germany'.

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Welcome address from the Deputy Mayor of the City of Nagoya Masao Yamada Dear delegates,

First of all, I would like to express my sincere congratulations to hold “Urban Biodiversity & Design” here in Erfurt for contributing to the discussions on taking forward Local Action for Biodiversity in urban area. I also want to express my expectation that the conference will promote greater awareness of the important roles of cities to the issues of biodiversity.

It is often said that the 21st century is the “Century of the Environment”, and I also think that the 21st century is the “Century of Cities”. In the recent past, the importance of the roles of cities in dealing with biodiversity issues has been well-documented. This conference will be another vital opportunity to reconfirm the importance of the roles of cities, based on the intentions outlined in the “Curitiba Declaration on Cities and Biodiversity”.

I believe that the outcomes of this conference will have an impact on the Mayors’ Conference, held from the 27th of May in Bonn, and on COP 9, which is being held presently. Significantly, a decision is likely to be made at COP 9 concerning the importance of involvement of cities in the convention. This will provide an impetus for cities to take a more active role.

In regards to the future of biodiversity, I think cities will shoulder a huge responsibility. Cities will actively deal with biodiversity issues by considering their own matters and fulfilling their missions by themselves.

I would like to emphasize the importance of two types of collaboration that are essential for cities to make their efforts bear fruit. The first collaboration is to work with city governments and citizens. Citizens have great potential to take action. City governments have a responsibility to bring out and nurture those potential powers by educating and inspiring them. The second collaboration is networking among cities (citizens, governments, universities, NGOs, business enterprises) throughout the world.

By sharing the experiences and efforts of cities and with cooperative actions within the framework of existing initiatives, cities will be able to receive mutual benefits and make a contribution to biodiversity. The more cities ally with each other, the more effective their efforts will become.

The conference held here in Erfurt and subsequent meetings in Germany will be a step to the next stage for the relation between biodiversity and cities. Nagoya has long been working on issues related to biodiversity and we are currently making preparations to host COP 10 in 2010.

I look forward to welcoming you in Nagoya in 2010.

Thank you very much.

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Welcome address from the President of the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation Germany Prof. Dr. Beate Jessel Dear delegates,

As President of the German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (Bundesamt für Naturschutz, BfN) I am delighted that you have chosen this particular time at the end of May to discuss and promote “Urban Biodiversity & Design” at international level here in Erfurt – because during the same period important milestones for the conservation of Earth’s biodiversity will also be debated and decided in Germany at the 9th meeting of the Conference of the Parties to the CBD in Bonn.

It is true that the biodiversity of urban areas will not be in the very focus of discussions at the COP 9 conference in Bonn. In our national Biodiversity Strategy, however, we have already formulated explicit visions, specific goals and tangible measures for urban landscapes. On a global scale, too, we are aware that the continuing growth of cities and their future development will have a decisive impact on the conservation of biodiversity. Cities currently cover only 2% of Earth’s surface, but they already house some 50% of the world’s population and account for 75% of global resource use.

Urban development is one of the main risk factors affecting biological diversity. At the same time, however, the wide range of structures that cities embrace supplies habitat and refuge for many animal and plant species, and the provision of green structures is an important factor in shaping the quality of urban life.

We hope that, supported by the outcomes of your work here in Erfurt, we shall succeed in setting the opportunities and risks of future urban development back on the agenda of the CBD. This of course requires commitment at local level, in the cities themselves. For this reason without hesitation we offered financial support both to this conference here in Erfurt but also to the mayors’ conference entitled “Local Action for Biodiversity” that will be held in Bonn from 26 to 28 May.

The coupling of these two events enables the outcomes of your conference to be fed directly into both the Mayors’ Conference and the Conference of the Parties, and thus we hope for initiating important impulses.

I hope that your congress in Erfurt will represent an important step in the conservation of urban biodiversity and the growth of appropriate urban design. I hope, too, that it will spark debate drawing attention to the issue of nature conservation in urban areas and placing it higher on the agenda in Germany and elsewhere.

I wish you interesting discussions and outcomes that will be of benefit to us all.

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Welcome address from the President of the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt Prof. Dr. Heinrich Kill Dear delegates,

As president of the university, which is arranging this international conference, I want to express a warm welcome to all participants. “Urban Biodiversity & Design” is the largest international conference to be organised by our university so far. You came to Erfurt from all-over the world to share your experiences and to gain new knowledge within the field of urban ecosystems, urban biodiversity and ecological design.

The sustainable design of urban and cultural landscapes is a main research area at the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt. At the moment, several international projects are running, concerning e. g climate change and settlements, cultural landscapes, innovative traffic systems and efficient logistics solutions, and renewable energies. The university holds several international co-operations, e.g. with South Africa, Indonesia and the United States of America dealing mostly with urban ecology and design. Together with the Potchefstroom University in South Africa natural and social processes in sustainable urban environments are studied. Recently the national committee of the UN decade awarded the research about sustainable design of urban areas with renewable energy. A most prominent example for this topic is the Landscape Education Park – home of the Faculty of Landscape Architecture and venue of the informal reception.

Most research activities focus on an interdisciplinary approach. Integrated projects involving all students of the faculty combine education and applied research. For example the first research project in Germany how to implement the Convention on Biological Diversity in urban areas was carried out at our university in co-operation with the city of Erfurt and funded by the Thuringian State.

Also in the future, the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt will support your work and possible outcomes to facilitate the knowledge transfer with regard to urban biodiversity and sustainable design between scientists all-over the world.

I wish you all an interesting conference with many stimulating discussions. I trust that you will enjoy your stay in this ancient city and hope that you keep good memories of the scientific and cultural impressions.

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Welcome address from the Conference Organisers Prof. Dr. Norbert Müller David Knight & Peter Werner

Urbio 2008

Peter Werner Norbert Müller David Knight

Dear delegates,

We would like to warmly welcome you to the cultural heart of Germany for the 3rd Conference of the Competence Network Urban Ecology. Our international conference “Urban Biodiversity and Design” will summarise for the first time in a global context current scientific and practical approaches to implementing the Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) in urban areas. The case for urban biodiversity is compelling:

- urban ecosystems have their own distinct characteristics

- urban areas are centres of evolution and adaptation (important in the context of climate change)

- urban areas are complex hotspots and melting pots for biodiversity

- urban biodiversity is the only biodiversity which many people directly experience

- urban biodiversity contributes to the quality of life in an increasingly urban global society – in 2007, for the first time the proportion of the world’s population living in towns and cities reached 50 %

Our conference based in the neighbouring historic cities of Erfurt and Weimar will draw upon the legacy heritage of over 1000 years of urban settlement as well as considering the challenges of the worlds more recent and faster growing cities. Our conference will support the Curitiba Declaration 2007 ‘Cities and Biodiversity’ and contribute to the discussions on taking forward ‘Local Action for Biodiversity’ in urban areas. Together with the CBD and LAB initiatives ‘Cities and Biodiversity’ the conference will promote greater awareness of the important role of our towns and cities at the 9th meeting of the Conference of the Parties (COP 9) in Bonn.

Last, we like to thank our patrons and high level representatives, all members of the CBD ‘Cities and Biodiversity’ initiative, all colleagues from the advisory and organising boards, all colleagues who undertake the task of chairing the sessions or guiding excursions, and all colleagues, co-workers and student volunteers of the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt especially the conference team Urbio 2008. For support we thank the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation and for funding the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany as well as the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt.

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Arrangement and Organisers

Arrangement University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Faculty Landscape Architecture, Horticulture & Forestry (Main organisation and conference office Urbio 2008) http://www.fh-erfurt.de & Natural England http://www.naturalengland.org.uk on behalf of CONTUREC – COmpetence NeTwork URban ECology http://www.conturec.de The conference is organised within a research project at the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt. It is supported by the Federal Agency for Nature Conservation with funding from the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety, Germany (UFOPLAN 2006; Duration 2006-2009; FKZ 806 80 220).

Organisers Prof. Dr. Norbert Müller Chief organiser and Conference Office Urbio 2008, Program committee University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Faculty Landscape Architecture, Horticulture & Forestry Department Landscape Management & Restoration Ecology Leipziger Strasse 77, 99085 Erfurt, Germany E-Mail n.mueller@fh-erfurt.de David Knight Organiser, Program committee and Executive Editor ‘Urbio - Urban Biodiversity and Human Nature’ Natural England Bullring House, Northgate, Wakefield, WF13BJ, United Kingdom E-Mail David.Knight@naturalengland.org.uk Peter Werner Organiser, Program committee and Executive Secretary Competence Network Urban Ecology (CONTUREC) Institute Housing & Environment, Darmstadt (IWU) Annastrasse 15, 64285 Darmstadt, Germany E-Mail p.werner@iwu.de

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Advisory and Organising Board

Advisory Board Prof. Dr. Jürgen Breuste - University of Salzburg, Austria Prof. Dr. Sarel Cilliers - North West University (Potchefstroom Campus), South Africa Prof. Dr. Clas Florgard - SLU - Department of Urban and Rural Development, Uppsala, Sweden Prof. Dr. Maria Ignatieva - Lincoln University, New Zealand John Kelcey - Bor U Tachova, Czech Republic Prof. Dr. Manfred Köhler - University of Applied Sciences Neubrandenburg, Germany Dr. Horst Korn - Federal Agency Nature Conservation (BfN), Germany, Advisor CBD Erfurt Declaration Dr. Colin Meurk - University of Auckland, New Zealand Dr. Andy Millard - Leeds Metropolitan University, United Kingdom Prof. Dr. Jari Niemelä - University of Helsinki, Finland Prof. Dr. Charles H. Nilon - University of Missouri-Columbia, USA Dr. David J. Nowak - USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station, Syracuse, USA Prof. Dr. Stephan Pauleit - University of Copenhagen, Frederiksberg, Denmark Prof. Dr. Glenn Stewart - Lincoln University, New Zealand Prof. Dr. Dr. Herbert Sukopp - Technical University Berlin, Germany Prof. Dr. Ulrike Weiland - Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research Leipzig, Germany Sebastian Winkler - IUCN Regional office for Europe, Belgium, Advisor CBD Erfurt Declaration Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Wittig - J.W.Goethe-University of Frankfurt, Germany

Organising Board José Antonio Andreguetto - Municipal Administration of Curitiba, Brazil, CBD Cities and Biodiversity Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Borchardt - University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany Stephen Granger - Cape Town Metropolitan Council, South Africa, ICLEI & CBD Cities and Biodiversity Kiyohiko Hayashi - Aichi Prefectural Government, Japan, CBD Cities and Biodiversity Dr. Maria Hohn-Berghorn - Municipal Administration Bonn, Germany, CBD Cities and Biodiversity Dr. Rüdiger Kirsten - City Administration Erfurt, Germany, BDLA Prof. Dr. Gerlinde Krause - University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany Dr. Peter J. Marcotullio - United Nations University Office, USA, CBD Cities and Biodiversity Prof. Dr. Andreas Naumann – Vice President University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany Augusto Canto Neto - Institute for Research & Urban Planning, Brazil, CBD Cities and Biodiversity Débora Perini - Municipal Administration of Curitiba, Brazil, CBD Cities and Biodiversity Dr. Matthias Richter - Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research Leipzig, Germany Prof. Horst Schumacher - University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany Uwe Spangenberg - Municipal Administration Erfurt, Germany, Representative Hosting City Erfurt Prof. Dr. Richard Stiles - Vienna University of Technology, Austria, LE:NOTRE Gilles Vincent - Montreal Botanical Garden, Canada, CBD Cities and Biodiversity Torsten Wilke - Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), Office Leipzig, Germany

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Biographical sketches of keynote speakers Sarel Cilliers

Sarel Cilliers is a professor in Ecology at the School of Environmental Sciences and Development, North-West University in Potchefstroom, South Africa. He has twenty years of tertiary teaching experience and teaches Vegetation Science, Conservation Biology and Urban Ecology on graduate and postgraduate level and several postgraduate students completed their theses/dissertations under his supervision or are currently under his leadership. He is a NRF-evaluated researcher and received funding for the last seven years from the NRF (National Research Foundation) for an urban ecological research program following an integrated approach which include ecological, physical and socio-economic aspects. He is also leading this research program in which several researchers and postgraduate students from different unrelated disciplines are participating. Sarel’s specific fields of interest include the diversity of flora and vegetation of the Grassland and Savanna Biomes in South Africa, vegetation classification and mapping, ecological interpretation of natural and disturbed areas, vegetation dynamics of urban open spaces; urban agriculture, biotope mapping and the application of conservation orientated planning and management programs in urban and natural areas.

Maria Ignatieva

Maria Ignatieva was born in Leningrad (St.Petersburg, Russia). In 1977 she entered the Landscape Architecture Program at Leningrad Forest Technical Academy. In 1982 she entered the PhD program at St.Petersburg State University and in 1983 transferred to Moscow State University where she successfully defended her dissertation ”Composition, analysis and principles of flora formation in a non-industrial Town, Poushchino, Moscow Region” in 1987. From 1987 to 1995 she was a researcher in Komarov Botanical Institute of Russian Academy of Science in St.Petersburg studying urban floras, a curator of the native plant collection of the St. Petersburg Region, and an Assistant, then Associate Professor in the Department of Botany and Landscape Architecture in St.Petersburg Forest Technical Academy. In 1995/6 she taught dendrology at Michigan Technological University as an adjunct Associate Professor and from 1997 to 2001 taught as lecturer at Lincoln University, New Zealand in the Landscape Architecture Department. She taught and conducted research in the Landscape Architecture Faculty at SUNY ESF, in Syracuse, New York from February 2001 to June 2004. In July 2004 she returned to teach at Lincoln University. Her research interests are in urban ecology and in particular the application of low impact and urban design and development principles and in globalisation of Russian landscape architecture.

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David Knight

David Knight is the Team Leader for Biodiversity, Plants and Fungi with Natural England. David has worked for more than twenty years in biodiversity and nature conservation in England, particularly in urban areas. His experience ranges from the reclamation of colliery tips and derelict land to influencing policy for the conservation or urban biodiversity. David gained 'hands-on' experience from work in protecting and managing urban habitats with local government. He also worked on a major urban forestry project in West Yorkshire, the White Rose Forest, before going on to join English Nature as their Urban Adviser. This included acting as Executive Editor for the magazine 'Urbio'. More recently David has been involved in commissioning research into the biodiversity of urban domestic gardens, developing a performance indicator on biodiversity for local government in England and getting recognition for the value of open mosaic habitats on previously developed land in the UK Biodiversity Action Plan.

David J. Nowak

David J. Nowak is a Project Leader with the USDA Forest Service, Northern Research Station in Syracuse, NY. Dr. Nowak received a B.S. and M.S. from SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry, and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley. He has authored over 150 publications and is a recipient of the American Forests’ Urban Forest Medal recognizing outstanding national contributions in urban forest research, the Distinguished Science Award of the Northeastern Research Station, and was a contributing member of the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize winning Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. His research investigates urban forest structure, health, and change, and its effect on air quality and greenhouse gases.

Andy Millard

Andy Millard is Course Leader for the BA (Hons) Landscape Architecture and BA (Hons) Garden Art & Design courses at Leeds Metropolitan University, UK, where he has taught since 1992. He gained his Ph.D. in estuarine ecology and, after over 10 years teaching biological science in secondary schools, moved into adult and higher education, teaching ecology, landscape science and GIS. His current research interests are focused on urban ecological processes and biodiversity. He has contributed to books on urban ecology and sustainable landscape design and presented papers to a number of international conferences. His interest in natural history is lifelong; he has served on the Council of the Yorkshire Wildlife Trust and is currently on the executive committee of the Yorkshire Naturalists’ Union.

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Norbert Müller

Norbert Müller is Professor in Landscape Management and Restoration Ecology at the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany. He received a Diploma in Landscape Architecture from the Technical University Munich, a Ph.D. and a post doctoral lecture qualification in Vegetation Ecology from the Technical University Berlin (Prof. Dr. Herbert Sukopp). He worked for 20 years in nature conservation research at the City Government Augsburg, Germany, with special emphasis in urban ecology, plant diversity, restoration ecology and ecological design. As an Associated Professor at the Yokohama National University, Japan he started between 1996 and 1997 the first urban biotope mapping in Tokyo. Current urban biodiversity studies he did in cities of South Africa, Italy, the United States and Germany. Since 2004 he compiles research projects on implementing the CBD in urban areas. Besides urban ecosystems natural disturbed ecosystems are another field of his interests, where he did numerous studies in the ecology of floodplain vegetation and the biology of key and invasive species. He serves in several advisory boards for nature conservation and is foundation member of the Competence Network Urban Ecology CONTUREC.

Peter Werner

Peter Werner is senior researcher at the Institute for Housing and Environment in Darmstadt, Germany. He started his scientific career with a research project about the ecological importance of industrial wastelands in the city of Berlin in the years 1981 to 1983. Also, at this time Professor Herbert Sukopp and Peter Werner wrote the review “Nature in Cities” published by the European Council. Since 1983 he works at the Institute for Housing and Environment and his main research area is urban ecology in the widest sense including urban sustainable development. In 2005 he founded together with other German scientists the Competence Network Urban Ecology CONTUREC.

Rüdiger Wittig

Prof. Dr. Rüdiger Wittig (born 17.10.1946 in Herne, Germany) studied Biology and Chemistry at the University of Münster. From 1980 to 1988 he was Professor of Geobotany at the University of Düsseldorf. Since 1989 he holds the chair of Ecology and Geobotany at the University of Frankfurt. From the beginning of his scientific career he has been engaged in the study of anthropogenic changes of landscape and biodiversity. He was first to elaborate a method for the measurement of the efficiency of nature protection. He is an expert of flora and vegetation of anthropogenious habitats, in particular of urban ecology and of the flora and vegetation of settlements.

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Supporting societies BDLA – Federation of German Landscape Architects

DGFG – German Geographic Society - working-group Urban Ecology

GfÖ - Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland

GGffÖÖ Gesellschaft für Ökologie Ecological Society of Germany, Austria and Switzerland

IAVS – International Association for Vegetation Science

LE:NOTRE – Thematic Network in Landscape Architecture, Europe

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General information

Conference team Urbio 2008

Conference Office Urbio 2008

University of Applied Sciences Erfurt (FHE) Faculty Landscape Architecture, Horticulture & Forestry P.O.Box 45 01 55, 99051 Erfurt, Germany Telephone: 0049-(0)361-6700205 E-mail: conference@urbio2008.com

Prof. Dr. Norbert Müller (Conference Chief Organiser), Heike Dittmann (Conference Assistant), Dr. Anita Kirmer (Senior Researcher) & Jan-Tobias Welzel (Conference Manager)

Norbert Müller Heike Dittmann Jan-Tobias Welzel Anita Kirmer

Support and advice, registration and accomodation

Dr. Hildegard Feldmann (Head F&U) & Dr. Maik Netzband (Conference Managers) F&U confirm, Permoserstraße 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany. Web Administration and technics

Jan-Tobias Welzel (FHE) & Karina Harms (FHE) supported by Web-Esprit, Erfurt, Germany.

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Excursion Guides and ‘Biodiversity Group’ (FHE)

Sascha Abendroth* (FHE), Dorothee Ahrendt (Klassik-Stiftung Weimar), Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Borchardt* (FHE), Rebecca Dennhöfer* (FHE), Manfred Großmann (Hainich National Park), André Hölzer* (FHE), Dr. Anita Kirmer* (FHE), Dr. Rüdiger Kirsten (City of Erfurt, Department of Horticulture), Prof. Dr. Ingo Kowarik (Technical University of Berlin), Martin Kümmerling* (FHE), Prof. Dr. Norbert Müller* (FHE), Daniel Schmittfull (FHE), Angelika Schneider (Klassik-Stiftung Weimar), Prof. Horst Schumacher* (FHE), Christian Schumm (FHE), Hain Staiger (FHE), Dr. Moritz von der Lippe (Technical University of Berlin), Jan-Tobias Welzel* (FHE).

*The thematic excursions (except Berlin) and several seminars in front of the conference were prepared by the ‘Biodiversity Group’ at the Faculty Landscape Architecture (FHE). Student volunteers (FHE)

The conference team is supported by student volunteers (conducted by Rebecca Dennhöfer, Martin Kümmerling, Karen Hölzer, Daniel Schmittfull, FHE):

Mario Ackermann, Nadja Aspacher, Lars Bauer, Henriette Brunk, Constance Eckert, Susan Filip, Markus Heinecke, Karen Hölzer, Moritz Kardinahl, Valeska Krebs, Juliane Krombholz, Janika Litzner, Guntram Maier, Sebastian Müller, Hans Pfeil, Katharina Rudolf, Daniel Schmittfull, Christian Scholz, Lilian Schoor, Jessica Schulze, Christian Schumm, Marietheres Stäuber, Anna-Lena Trabert, Miriam Weßer.

And several colleagues of the Faculty Landscape Architecture, Horticulture and Forestry, University of Applied Sciences Erfurt who are working since June 2007.

‘Biodiversity Group’ and student volunteers during the award of the champion ‘Biodiversity of urban front gardens’ (integrated project at FHE, June 2007)

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Registration desk The registration desk will be open during the following office hours. Registration will be managed by Dr. Hildegard Feldmann, F & U confirm Leipzig. For all participants who had not been able to pay the conference fee via bank transfer we offer the possibility to pay by credit card (MasterCard, VISA, EC-Maestro) on-site at the registration desk (credit card payment service fee: 10 €). Please register in advance and bring your registration print out to the registration desk at the conference in Erfurt.

The registration desk can be reached by phone:

++49 (0) 361 – 56 88 210 Office hours of desk Tuesday, 20 May 2008 16:00 – 21:00 Wednesday, 21 May 2008 07:00 – 19:00 Thursday, 22 May 2008 07:00 – 14:00 Friday, 23 May 2008 07:30 – 18:00

Hildegard Feldmann Registration fee Conference Dinner Thematic excursions, post

conference excursion

Delegates 250 € 30 € 30 € Students* 200 € 30 € 30 €

*Student delegates have to confirm their student status by their student ID and a recommendation letter of their supervisor. Please bring the original student ID to the registration desk during the conference.

The fee includes access to all scientific sessions, program and abstract volume, mid-conference excursion, informal reception at the Landscape Education Park of the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, welcome party at the City Town Hall as well as mid-morning and afternoon coffee breaks during sessions.

Not included in the registration fee are the costs for daily lunch, the conference dinner, thematic parallel and post-conference excursions and the guided city tour on Friday evening.

Refund Policy regarding cancellations: Refunds can be made in full, less an administration fee of 50 € if the letter of cancellation arrived before 1 April 2008. Afterwards, you have to pay the full fee due to organisational reasons. However, you may nominate a substitute participant without additional costs.

Name badges We ask you to wear your name badges throughout the conference and social events. It serves as a proof that you are part of the conference and prevents you from being thrown out.

Internet facilities and computers Wireless internet connection (LAN) will be available without password in the Kaisersaal on the first and second floors (except: Salon Bach). There will also be an internet corner (computer with internet access) in the hallway of the second floor, compare page 33.

Mobile phones/cell-phones Please turn them off during lectures or switch them to silent mode.

Health and safety In case of an emergency call 110 (police), 112 (fire brigarde and ambulance).

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Lunch and dinner There is no lunch offered in the Kaisersaal during the lunch breaks but there are numerous facilities within 200 m walking distance (see map below). To get something to eat during the limited time of the lunch break we kindly recommend the localities near the conference venue Kaisersaal.

During the informal reception on Tuesday evening, finger food and beverages will be provided. On Wednesday evening snacks will be available during the official welcome in the City Hall. The conference dinner on Thursday evening includes a full meal (warm and cold buffet) for all who had registered.

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Conference Venue & Kaisersaal

City of Erfurt Thuringia is situated in the heart of Germany and covers around 16.000 km² with a population of about 2.5 million people. The capital Erfurt has around 200.000 inhabitants. Originally marking the crossroads of key trading routes, Erfurt was founded in 742 A.D. and has one of the best preserved medieval city centres in Germany. Patrician townhouses and lovingly restored half-timbered buildings are overlooked by the towering spires of St. Mary’s Cathedral and the Church of St. Severus. Adjacent the cathedral hill is the Petersberg Citadel, the only well-preserved baroque town fortress in the whole of central Europe, with an intricate maze of underground passageways. Historically a religious centre, “tower-capped” Erfurt (“Erfordia turrita“) contained at one time thirty-six parish churches and fifteen monasteries. Since medieval times, Erfurt has also been called “Blumenstadt” (City of Flowers).

City of Erfurt

Together with the nearby cities of Weimar, Arnstadt and Eisenach, Erfurt is the cultural centre of Germany where the Bach family as well as Franz von Liszt, Wilhelm von Humbold, Lukas Cranach, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe and Friedrich Schiller lived and worked. The famous Bauhaus school of architecture was founded in Weimar and Martin Luther lived in Erfurt as a student and a monk. Buildings such as the Augustinian Monastery (build around 1300) and the ‘Kaisersaal’ (Emperor’s Hall, build in 1715), have links with these figures and their restoration gives visitors a vivid impression of the past.

Finding your way to the Kaisersaal and in Erfurt The conference venue - the Kaisersaal in Erfurt - is centrally located (Futterstraße 15/16). From the central train station you can either walk (c. 15 minutes) or take trams (all numbers are possible: 1,3,4,5,6), leave the tram at the next stop ‘Anger’ after 2 minutes. The ‘Anger’ is the square where all tram lines converge. From the ‘Anger’ the Kaisersaal is a 5 minute walk in north-eastern direction.

Tickets cover journeys in one direction on both trams and buses. Tickets can be purchased either at ticket vending machines nearby most tram stops, in the tram (only single tickets) or in the EVAG Centre (Anger 4). They are cheapest to be purchased in blocks of 4, the price is 5.30 €. Single tickets will cost 1.70 €.

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Kaisersaal The Kaisersaal is a unique cultural centre. Erected on Futter St. (Futterstrasse) in medieval times, the Kaisersaal complex was originally part of the important trade route between Kiev and Frankfurt on-Main. ‘Futter’ means food or fodder - a street where travellers stopped to feed their horses. It combines the ambience of old world grace and charm with the most up-to-date facilities. In addition to the main auditorium, there are conference rooms and meeting areas available for celebrations, balls, concerts and business conventions. Recent refurbishment has provided an air conditioned environment featuring modern communications equipment, audio and video resources and infrared systems for interpreters. The venue occupies the site of many historical events. In 1808, the emperors Napoleon of France and Alexander of Russia met here accompanied by several Dukes and dignitaries. This year, the 200-years anniversary of this event is celebrated.

Conference Venue Kaisersaal Futterstraße 15/16 Plenary Room in the Emperor’s Hall

From Futter St. one first enters the Kaisersaal´s large lobby which leads up a flight of stairs to the theatre or auditorium, holding 620 people on the main floor and two balconies the stunning architecture dates to 1870, the last reconstruction of the theatre erected at the beginning of the 18th century. Rebuilt several times during those early years, it was originally the ballroom of the university and was also used for concerts and theatrical performances. The Kaisersaal was used for performances by poets like Goethe and Schiller, as well as famous musicians including Paganini, Liszt und Clara Schumann.

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SECOND FLOOR

Finding your way in the Kaisersaal GROUND FLOOR FIRST FLOOR

Entrance

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Social Events

Informal Reception at the Landscape Education Park of the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt Date: Tuesday, 20 May 2008, 19.00 -22.00

Locality: Landscape Education Park of the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Faculty Landscape Architecture, Horticulture & Forestry, Leipziger Straße 77

Directions to get there: Tram line 2 from station ‘Anger’ in direction ‘Ringelberg’, leave the tram at the station ‘Krämpfer Gärten’.

The informal reception is organized by the Student volunteers (FHE) with financal support of the Federation of German Landscape Architects – State group Thuringia (BDLA-Landesgruppe Thüringen). It is a perfect opportunity to meet friends and colleagues on the first evening of the conference. ‘Thüringer Rostbratwurst’ - a food speciality of the region - and beer will be provided. An alternative vegetarian option will also be available.

At 20.00 a guided tour through the landscape education park will start (c. 30 - 60 minutes)

Excursion guides: Sascha Abendroth (FHE, Biodiversity Group), Prof. Dr. Wolfgang Borchardt (Department Plant Design, FHE), Prof. Horst Schumacher (Department Open Space Design, FHE)

The Landscape Education Park of the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt within the 'Krämpfer Gärten'

Based upon mediaeval horticultural traditions, the plant nursery ‘Haage & Schmidt’ was established in the eastern periphery of Erfurt in 1863. Until the turn of century “Haage & Schmidt” gained world-wide fame and employed about 200 labourers on approximately 100 hectares of land. Destroyed in the course of World War II, the estate was partly taken over by the “Technical School of Horticulture Erfurt” in 1949. The former company and office buildings now house a boarding school, laboratories and lecture halls. Above the ruins of the former production area an arboretum is planted by students and lecturers.

Since the year 1991, the department horticulture and landscaping of the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt (FHE) as well as a State Education and Research Institute for Horticulture (LVG) took domicile here. In 2003 the works on the new ‘Landscape Education Park’ started. Today, the estate in Leipziger Straße 77 houses the faculty of landscape architecture, horticulture and forestry of FHE. Together with the LVG, they form the ‘centre of green education of the Free State of Thuringia’. Both educational institutions offer an exhibition space of more than 20 hectares for pupils, apprentices and students, of which approximately 13 hectares make up the ‘Landscape Education Park’.

Entrance of the Landscape Education Park (left) and Student volunteers (FHE) in the Park (right)

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Spirit and purpose of the Landscape Education Park is to allow students to work and learn in an environment of exemplary pictures of modern landscape. Thereby their understanding of meaning and assurance of quality shall be inspired and developed. The park is a green lecturing space, where students can experience the meaning of horticulture and landscaping in an emotional and sensual way and in the course of seasons and time.

The Landscape Education Park presents itself as an all-embracing artwork in form of a gallery of forward looking pictures, sustainable in content, shape and design. The new compositions are constructed consequently in a modern design, using most variable building materials including recycled materials like concrete rubble. The combination of modern design, native and ornamental plants evokes impressive pictures linking biodiversity with design.

Also, this applies to the older parts of the park, like the arboretum, which are integrated to the great ensemble of the Landscape Education Park. Old and new are intentional linked by generous designed spaces. A visitor may experience those spaces even now, although most of the planted trees and shrubs have not reached yet the dimensions which characterise older parks.

The following station of the whole area can be visited throughout the presentation of the Landscape Education Park (text translated slightly modified from Schumacher, H. & Borchardt, W. 2006: Der Landschaftslehrpark der Fachhochschule Erfurt in den Krämpfer Gärten. Landschaftsarchitektur quo vadis 2).

I. The campus II. The arboretum

III. The dormitory and its ambiance IV. The terrace gardens with thematic gardens V. The parliament of trees and species-rich meadows

VI. The landscape balcony surrounded by semidry grasslands VII. Species-rich gravel squares

VIII. The research facilities and orchards IX. The conservatory and its production areas X. The new car park linking plant ecology with urban design

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Welcome Reception at the City Hall Erfurt

Date: Wednesday, 21 May 2008, 20.00 Locality: City Hall of Erfurt, Fischmarkt 1

This reception is organised and sponsored by the host city of Erfurt. Snacks and drinks will be provided. Please bring your letter of invitation to the reception.

Welcome by Andreas Bausewein, Lord Mayor of City Erfurt and Introduction of Aichi-Nagoya – candidacy for COP 10, Japan 2010 by Masao Yamada, Deputy Mayor of City Nagoya, Japan

Neo-Gothic city hall at the Fischmarkt (fish market) Walking distance Kaisersaal – City Hall: c. 450 m

Conference Dinner

Date: Thursday 22 May 2008, 20.00 Locality: Kaisersaal Erfurt, Futterstrasse 15/16 Price: 30 € Admission: 19.30

The conference dinner will be held in the plenary room of the Kaisersaal. Warm and cold buffet and classical background music will be provided. There will be a charge for all drinks.

Photo: Kaisersaal Gastronomie-Veranstaltungs GmbH Photo: Music conference Dinner, Duo Amalia, Halberstadt

Guided city tour

Date: Friday 23 May 2008, 21.00 Meeting point: Kaisersaal Erfurt, Futterstrasse 15/16 Price: 6 €

For those conference participants who booked for the tour with their registration for the conference, there will be a guided tour of the city with at least two English and one German speaking group.

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Conference Program

General schedule

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List of sessions and room allocation for talks

Introduction Cities and the Convention on Biological Diversity – from Rio via Curitiba to Erfurt - facing the main challenges of this century for life on earth

Plenary Room

Keynote: Norbert Müller, Germany, David Knight, United Kingdom & Peter Werner, Germany

Topic 1 Biodiversity of urban-industrial areas and its evaluation Plenary Room Keynote: Rüdiger Wittig, Germany Session 1.1 Origin and development of urban fauna and flora Plenary Room Chair: Jari Niemelä, Finland Session 1.2 The value of different urban habitats for biodiversity Paganini Chairs: Stefan Klotz, Germany & David Knight, United Kingdom Session 1.3 Urban habitats and ecological services Schumann Chair: Stephan Pauleit, Denmark

Topic 2 Cultural aspects and urban biodiversity Plenary Room Keynote: Andy Millard, United Kingdom Session 2.1 Evaluation of exotic plants and animals in cities Bach Chair: Moritz von der Lippe & Uwe Starfinger, Germany Session 2.2 Cultural influence on the biodiversity of the urban forest Schumann Chair: Wayne Zipperer, USA Session 2.3 Evaluation of historical parks and gardens for biodiversity Bach Chair: Reinhard Böcker, Germany

Topic 3 Social aspects of urban biodiversity Plenary Room Keynote: Sarel Cilliers, South Africa Session 3.1 Urban agriculture, community gardens, allotments & useful plants Plenary Room Chair: Jürgen Breuste, Austria Session 3.2 Human well-being and the green environment Schumann Chair: Torsten Wilke, Germany Session 3.3 Nature experience and wilderness areas in cities Paganini Chair: Charles H. Nilon, USA Session 3.4 People participation to design and manage urban green areas Bach Chair: Keitaro Ito, Japan

Topic 4 Urban biodiversity and climate change Plenary Room Keynote: David J. Nowak, USA Session 4.1 Urban ecosystem – anticipating climate change Schumann Chairs: Herbert Sukopp & Angelika Wurzel, Germany Session 4.2 Potential of urban green areas in climate change mitigation Bach Chair: Wilfried Endlicher, Germany

Topic 5 Design and future of urban biodiversity Plenary Room Keynote: Maria Ignatieva, New Zealand Session 5.1 From biodiversity analysis to evaluation and design Plenary Room Chair: Ingo Kowarik, Germany & Glenn Stewart, New Zealand Session 5.2 Urban biosphere reserves and master planning for biodiversity Bach Chair: Christine Alfsen, USA Session 5.3 Preservation of original natural vegetation in cities Schumann Chair: Clas Florgard, Sweden Session 5.4 Shrinking cities – new chances for biodiversity Paganini Chair: Ulrike Weiland, Germany Session 5.5 Fast-growing cities – challenges for biodiversity Paganini Richard Boon, South Africa Session 5.6 Ecological restoration and design for biodiversity in urban areas Schumann Chair: Colin Meurk, New Zealand Session 5.7 Ecological design and management of parks and gardens Bach Chair: John Kelcey, Czech Republic Session 5.8 Living walls and living roofs Paganini Chair: Manfred Köhler, Germany

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Room allocation for talks in the ‘Kaisersaal’ SECOND FLOOR

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Detailed program Tuesday, 20 May 2008 FOYER KAISERSAAL

16.00 – 21.00 Registration Handing over of posters at the registration desk Input of data for presentations for the next day (adjacent to the registration desk)

Start 19.00 Informal Reception Landscape Education Park University of Applied Sciences Erfurt

Start 20.00 Guided Tour Landscape Education Park

Wednesday, 21 May 2008 FOYER KAISERSAAL

7.00 – 19.00 7.00 – 9.00

Registration Handing over of posters at the registration desk Input of data for presentations for this day (please come to the allocated rooms)

PLENARY ROOM

9.00 – 10.00 Welcome Notes (Moderation Norbert Müller) Dieter Althaus, Minister President of the Free State of Thuringia, Erfurt, Germany Dr. Ahmed Djoghlaf, CBD Executive Secretary and conference patron, Montreal, Canada Prof. Dr. Dr. Herbert Sukopp, Honorary President Competence Network Urban Ecology (CONTUREC) and conference patron, Berlin, Germany Astrid Klug, Parliamentarian Secretary of State, Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety and representative of the UNCBD COP 9 President, Bonn, Germany Prof. Matthias Herbert, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation, Leipzig, Germany Prof. Dr. Heinrich Kill, President of the University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany Prof. Dr. Norbert Müller Chief Organiser Urbio 2008, University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Germany, David Knight Organiser Urbio 2008, Natural England, United Kingdom & Peter Werner, Organiser Urbio2008 & Executive Secretary CONTUREC, Institute for Housing & Environment, Darmstadt, Germany

10.00 – 10.45 Introduction Keynote (Moderation David Knight) Norbert Müller (presenting author), David Knight & Peter Werner: Cities and the Convention on Biological Diversity – from Rio via Curitiba to Erfurt - facing the main challenges of this century for life on earth

10.45 – 11.15 Coffee break

11.15 – 11.55 Keynote Topic 1 (Moderation Peter Werner) Rüdiger Wittig: Biodiversity of urban-industrial areas and its evaluation

PLENARY ROOM PAGANINI SCHUMANN BACH Sessions 1.1 Origin and development of

urban fauna and flora 1.2 The value of different urban habitats for biodiversity

1.3 Urban habitats and ecological services

2.1 Evaluation of exotic plants and animals in cities

Chairs Jari Niemelä Stefan Klotz, David Knight Stephan Pauleit Moritz von der Lippe, Uwe Starfinger

12.00 – 12.20 M. Katti: Becoming urban: behavioral and evolutionary implications of living in the city

I. Kowarik, M. von der Lippe: Function of different urban habitats for the establishment of sustainable plant populations

I. Vähä-Piikkiö: The omitted value of boreal urban biotopes in Europe

S. Clemants, M. Aronson, S. Handel: Urbanization promotes native plant species loss and replacement with non-native plant communities

12.20 – 12.40 S. Knapp, I. Kühn, S. Klotz: The hotspot is not that hot - functional and phylogenetic patterns of urban species diversity

T. Parker, C. Nilon: Urban Landscape Characteristics Correlated with the Synurbization of Wildlife

A. Faggi, P. Perepelizin, J. Dadon: South Atlantic tourist resorts: how afforestation influence biodiversity

P. Koylu: Ottomans perspective of green spaces and biodiversity

12.40 – 13.00 T. Vuorisalo: Environmental history and urban colonizations

D. Sattler, S. Schmidt, P. Gomes dos Santos, M. Alves: Analysis of the vegetated open spaces in the Apipucos district of Recife, Brazil

T. Sattler, P. Duelli, M. Obrist, F. Bontadina, R. Arlettaz, M. Moretti: The influence of past and present human decisions on urban arthropod diversity

M. von der Lippe, I. Kowarik: Traffic as agent for plant invasions along urban-rural gradients

13.00 – 14.30 Lunch Input of data for presentations for the afternoon and the next day (please come to the allocated rooms)

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PLENARY ROOM

14.30 – 15.10 Keynote Topic 2 (Moderation David Knight) Andy Millard: Cultural aspects of urban biodiversity

PLENARY ROOM PAGANINI SCHUMANN BACH Sessions 1.1 Origin and development of

urban fauna and flora 1.2 The value of different urban habitats for biodiversity

1.3 Urban habitats and ecological services

2.1 Evaluation of exotic plants and animals in cities

Chairs Jari Niemelä Stefan Klotz, David Knight Stephan Pauleit Moritz von der Lippe, Uwe Starfinger

15.15 – 15.35 N. Smith, H. Bouwman, S. Cilliers: The geographical distribution of avifauna and the factors affecting avitopes of some urban areas on the South African Highveld

F. Vilisics, E. Hornung: City matrix as hot spot for introduction and shelter for native fauna elements: examples on Isopods (Crustacea, Oniscidea) from Hungary

M. Culescu: Bucharest's industrial wastelands - between ecology and development

K. Szlavecz, C. Csuzdi, Z. Korsós, E. Hornung, F. Vilisics: Earthworms, Isopods and Millipedes on the Urban Landscape: Patterns in European and American Cities

15.35 – 15.55 J. Niemelä: Changes in insect communities along urbanisation gradients

W. Altherr, P. Nagel: Measuring the functional connectivity of urban corridors for the wall lizard (Podarcis muralis)

Y. Lin: A study on measuring the habitat functions of urban wetland - Guandu Nature Reserve in Taipei City, Taiwan

N. Maurel, A. Muratet, N. Machon, J. Moret, J. Ponge, S. Salmon: Reynoutria japonica Houtt. in urban wastelands: Impact of an invasive species on soil and flora

15.55 – 16.15 R. Pouyat, K. Meade, M. Neel, D. Nowak, I. Yesilonis: Relationship of tree species distribution and urban environmental factors in Baltimore, MD, USA

N. Machon, E. Porcher: Assessing gene flow in urban areas

I. Zasada, F. Müller, D. Haase: Assessment of ecological and recreational ecosystem services in urban habitats

U. Starfinger: The Action Programme Ambrosia in Germany

16.15 – 16.45 Coffee Break Sessions 1.1 Origin and development of

urban fauna and flora 1.2 The value of different urban habitats for biodiversity

2.2 Cultural influence on the biodiversity of the urban forest

2.3 Evaluation of historical parks and gardens for biodiversity

Chairs Jari Niemelä Stefan Klotz, David Knight Wayne Zipperer Reinhard Böcker

16.45 – 17.05 A. Madhyastha N. A., N. Barve: Urban sprawl and biodiversity loss: A case study from two coastal districts of Karnataka, India

H. Albrecht, T. Langbehn, C. Tschiersch, E. Eder: Population diversity - variation of the diaspore pool of spontaneous plant communities in urban wasteland

W. Zipperer: Cultural influences on exotic species in urban landscapes

A. Macias, A. Prieto, M. Hernandez: Plant biodiversity assessment of the Spanish Royal Gardens

17.05 – 17.25 V. Pellissier, F. Rozé, P. Clergeau: Constraints of urbanisation on vegetation dynamics in a growing city: a chronological framework in Rennes (France)

D. Knight: Brownfield biodiversity: the value of open habitat mosaics on previously developed land

F. Behrens, I. Spellerberg, G. Stewart: Planning for urban trees: A case for ecological and biogeographical selection criteria

M. Abd El-Ghani, R. Hamdy: A comparative flora of urban parks: intraurban and interurban similarity in the megalopolis of Cairo, Alexandria and Aswan (Egypt)

17.25 – 17.45 P. James: Urban Flora: historic, contemporary and future trends

C. Jim: Old masonry walls as ruderal habitats for biodiversity preservation and enhancement in urban Hong Kong

H. Kasperidus, A. Sickert: Strategies for adaptive forest management to maintain biodiversity: the case of Leipzig's urban forest

L. Fischer, M. von der Lippe, I. Kowarik: Significance of historical gardens for nature conservation

17.45 – 19.00 Poster Session Topics 1 + 2 Plenary Room (1.1); Goethe (1.2); Schiller (1.3, 2.1); Concerto (2.2, 2.3) (details see ‘Guided poster session’)

19.00 – 19.30 Input of data for presentations for the next day (please come to the allocated rooms)

Start 20.00 Welcome City Hall Erfurt by the Lord Mayor Andreas Bausewein and introduction of Aichi-Nagoya by Deputy Mayor Masao Yamada

Thursday, 22 May 2008 FOYER KAISERSAAL 7.00 – 14.00 7.00 – 8.00

Office hours registration desk Handing over of posters at the registration desk Input of data for presentations for this day (please come to the allocated rooms)

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PLENARY ROOM

8.00 – 8.40 Keynote Topic 3 (Moderation Norbert Müller) Sarel Cilliers: Social aspects of urban biodiversity

PLENARY ROOM PAGANINI SCHUMANN BACH Sessions 3.1 Urban agriculture,

community gardens, allotments and useful plants

3.3 Nature experience and wilderness areas in cities

3.2 Human well-being and the green environment

3.4 People participation to design and manage urban green areas

Chairs Jürgen Breuste Charles H. Nilon Torsten Wilke Keitaro Ito

8.45 – 9.05 R. Sousa Matos: Urban Agriculture - an ecological, cultural, economical, social and aesthetical approach for the urban voids design

C. Meurk: Cities on the road to apocalypse, or the soul of the (sustainability) party?

R. Home, N. Bauer, M. Hunziker: Residents attitudes towards urban nature in Swiss cities

V. Chanse: Contemporary Urban Stewardship Practices and Landscapes

9.05 – 9.25 A. Eplényi: "Railway-gardens" - The diversified roles of the watchman-gardening-system along the Hungarian Railways in the 19-20th century

E. Jensen: Finding out: Outdoor recreation habits and ecological literacy among new Swedes in urban settings

A. Kazmierczak, P. James, R. Armitage: Uban green spaces: natural and accessible?

J. Rayner, A. Laidlaw: Engaging children in designing landscapes - an example from Australia

9.25 – 9.45 D. Kräher, A. Bruns, S. Wildhage: "Kleingärten" - allotments as a component of sustainable customisation in social, economical and ecological structures in shrinking and growing areas

M. Hofmann, J. Westermann: Preception of Urban Green Spaces in Experts and Lay-people

M. Zisenis: An interdisciplinary approach to a comprehensive evaluation of urban biodiversity

K. Ito, I. Fjortoft, K. Masuda, T. Manabe, K. Fujiwara: Landscape Design and children's participation in a Japanese primary school - A planning process of a school biotope in 5 years

9.45 – 10.15 Coffee Break PLENARY ROOM

10.15 – 10.55 Keynote Topic 4 (Moderation Peter Werner) David Nowak: Urban biodiversity & climate change

PLENARY ROOM PAGANINI SCHUMANN BACH Sessions 3.1 Urban agriculture,

community gardens, allotments and useful plants

3.3 Nature experience and wilderness areas in cities

4.1 Urban ecosystems – anticipating climate change

4.2 Potential of urban green areas in climate change mitigation

Chairs Jürgen Breuste Charles H. Nilon Herbert Sukopp, Angelika Wurzel

Wilfried Endlicher

11.00 – 11.20 J. Breuste: Allotment gardens between gardening and recreation - actual trends and perspectives in Central Europe

D. Benkowitz, K. Köhler: Perception of Biodiversity - The Impact of School Gardening on Getting in Touch with Plants

M. Hermy, S. Van der Veken, A. Knapen: Jumping the garden fence gives a head start for plants on climate change

L. Nunes Laera, K. Fonseca Tanizaki, M. Simoes Meirelles: GHG mitigation in the construction industry - analyses of the efficiency of Rio de Janeiro's legislation

11.20 – 11.40 L. Wetzlar: Entente Florale - a contribution for more awareness on biodiversity in European cities and villages

P. Winkler: Nature Preserve Management and Cooperative Educational Programs Produce Ecosystem Restoration in an Oak-Hickory Woodland and Tallgrass Prairie

M. Schmidt: The importance of evaporation and latent heat flux for the urban and global climate change

K. Hagen, R. Stiles: Creating microclimatic spaces in overheated urban structures

11.40 – 12.00 A. Murcahyani: Community Involvement in Increasing Biodiversity Quality in Highly Populated Area

P. Colon, A. Prevot-Julliard, V. Servais, R. Julliard, C. Dehay: Feral pigeons in the cities : cultural categories and wildlife management

S. Pauleit, S. Gill, J. Handley: A green infrastructure strategy to adapt cities to climate change

S. Heiland: Climate change and urban biodiversity - consequence for land use and landscape planning

12.00 – 13.00 Poster Session Topics 3 + 4 Concerto (3.1, 3.2); Schiller (3.3, 3.4); Goethe (4.1, 4.2) (details see ‘Guided poster session’)

13.00 – 14.30 Lunch Input of data for presentations for the next day (please come to the allocated rooms)

14.30 – 18.00 Mid-conference excursion

Start 20.00 Conference Dinner at the Kaisersaal (Plenary Room) Meeting Advisory Board and Preparation of Erfurt Declaration

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Friday, 23 May 2008 FOYER KAISERSAAL 7.30 – 18.00 7.30 – 8.30

Office hours registration desk Handing over of posters at the registration desk Input of data for presentations for this day (please come to the allocated rooms)

PLENARY ROOM

8.30 – 9.10 Keynote Topic 5 (Moderation David Knight) Maria Ignatieva: Design and future of urban biodiversity

PLENARY ROOM PAGANINI SCHUMANN BACH Sessions 5.1 From biodiversity analysis

to evaluation and design 5.4 Shrinking cities – new chances for biodiversity

5.3 Preservation of original natural vegetation in cities

5.2 Urban biosphere reserves and master planning for biodiversity

Chairs Ingo Kowarik & Glenn Stewart

Ulrike Weiland Clas Florgard Christine Alfsen

9.15 – 9.35 G. Stewart, M. Ignatieva, C. Meurk: Function and evaluation of urban biotopes in a southern temperate city, Christchurch, New Zealand

M. Richter, P. Werner: Do shrinking cities influence urban biodiversity?

H. Daniel, J. Vallet, V. Beaujouan, F. Roze: Effects of urban-rural gradient on the distribution of woodland flora

T. Elmqvist: Urban ecosystem services and urban biospheres

9.35 – 9.55 H. Staiger: Approach and results of urban biotope mapping in Erfurt

J. Mathey, D. Rink: Urban Wastelands - a Chance for Biodiversity in Cities? Ecological Aspects, Social Perception and Acceptance of Wilderness by Residents

L. Hamberg, S. Lehvävirta, D. Kotze: Forest edge structure as a shaping factor of understorey vegetation in urban forests in Finland

P. Marcotullio, A. Frei, L. Patrick: The New York Biosphere project

9.55 – 10.15 M. Du Toit, S. Cilliers, T. De Klerk: Remote sensing and GIS in the study of grassland ecology along an urban-rural gradient

J. Vargas-Hernández: Environmental and economic development shrinkage of Atenquique

N. Williams, S. Sharp: The impact of contrasting urban planning models on biodiversity preservation: native grasslands in Australian cities

R. Stanvliet, J. Van Breda, D. Le Maitre, M. Audouin: Using the urban biosphere concept in strengthening the jurisdictional landscape in Stellenbosch towards supporting sustainable development practices

10.15 – 10.45 Coffee Break Sessions 5.1 From biodiversity analysis

to evaluation and design 5.5 Fast-growing cities – challenges for biodiversity

5.3 Preservation of original natural vegetation in cities

5.2 Urban biosphere reserves and master planning for biodiversity

Chairs Ingo Kowarik & Glenn Stewart

Richard Boon Clas Florgard Christine Alfsen

10.45 – 11.05 S. Abendroth, C. Geyer, N. Müller: Evaluation and utilization of urban brown field sites for open space design in shrinking cities

N. Stern, J. Li, J. Breuste: Comparison of Chinese and European evaluation approaches and resulting challenges for supporting biodiversity conservation in Shanghai

G. Garrard, S. Bekessy, B. Wintle: The Challenges of Conserving Biodiversity in Urban Fringe Areas: An example from Melbourne, Australia

F. Soflaei Shahrbabak, M. Shokouhian, P. Shahmohammadi: Effect of Pollutions on Human Health and unsustainability in Modern Cities (case study: Tehran)

11.05 – 11.25 M. Rolf, S. Höke, H. von Dressler, F. Rück, K. Thierer: Value of young urban soils for urban biodiversity

A. Ifesanya, O. Ifesanya: Lagos: A City of Withered Flora and Extinct Fauna - Implications for Biodiversity

F. Schwarz: A Concept for Nature Conservation in Cities - showed on the example of the City of Linz/Austria

I. Langensiepen, A. Engelniederhammer: Master Planning for Biodiversity - the Bavarian concept of Investigation and Design of Biodiversity in Cities

11.25 – 11.45 A. Reuter, M. von der Lippe: Conceptual ideas to combine biodiversity experience and nature conservation in historical urban parks

S. Qureshi, J. Breuste: Prospects of biodiversity in the mega city Karachi, Pakistan: Potentials, constraints and implications

C. Florgard: Natural vegetation preserved in cities - values, impacts, long term biotope and vegetation changes

J. Ahern: Spatial Concepts and Theory for Urban Biodiversity Planning and Design

11.45 – 13.00 Poster Session Topic 5 Goethe (5.1, 5.2); Plenary Room (5.3, 5.7); Schiller (5.4, 5.5, 5.8); Concerto (5.6) (details see ‘Guided poster session’)

13.00 – 14.30 Lunch Input of data for presentations for this afternoon (please come to the allocated rooms)

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PLENARY ROOM PAGANINI SCHUMANN BACH Sessions 5.1 From biodiversity analysis

to evaluation and design 5.5 Fast-growing cities – challenges for biodiversity

5.6 Ecological restoration and design for biodiversity in urban areas

5.7 Ecological design and management of parks and gardens

Chairs Ingo Kowarik & Glenn Stewart

Richard Boon Colin Meurk John Kelcey

14.30 – 14.50 R. Snep, E. Van Ierland, P. Opdam: What are the different design and management options for nature at business sites?

S. Nair: Challenges to the biodiversity in a fast-growing tropical city

T. Graham, J. Hitchmough, N. Dunnett: Engineering of Diverse Sown Communities on Fertile Sites

J. Hitchmough, N. Dunnett: Biodiversity and normative designed - urban vegetation

14.50 – 15.10 T. Lipp, B. Schroeder: Integrating ecological modelling into urban planning processes considering biodiversity issues: a review

T. Zhang: Migrating birds' stepping stone: urban design for habitat value in Nanchang City, China

J. Gnädinger, C. Joas, K. Wiesinger, K. Kiehl: Establishment and enrichment of oligotrophic grasslands on urban and suburban sites

S. Plenk: Take Steps for Steppes in Towns - Naturalistic Planting Design

15.10 – 15.30 C. Albert: Integrating biodiversity knowledge into scenario-based studies for sustainable landscape development

A. Soeriaatmadja, R. Raksadjaja: Urban Greening Program in Indonesia: between the illussion of a good city and the reality of good urban environment

P. Farinha-Marques, J. Almeida, J. Honrado: The Ecological Restoration and Design of a disturbed Eucalytus-Pine Woodland for Nature Recreation in Porto Metropolitan Area

N. Kunz, I. Langensiepen: Ecological Design and Management of public areas - 10 years of experience in the outside facilities of the Bavarian Environment Agency

15.30 – 16.00 Coffee Break

16.00 – 16.20 J. de Vries, A. Koster: Design for Biodiversity in the Urban Fringe

M. Uustal: Biodiversity protection of urban-industrial area, by the example of Paljassaare Special Protection Area, Estonia

R. Kirsten: Development of intra-urban green along the flowing waters of Erfurt

J. Weaver, S. Murphy: An Analysis of the Spatial Distribution of the Urban Norway Maple and its Implications for Park Management

16.20 – 16.40 C. Haaland, M. Gyllin, A. Peterson, A. Larsson: Greenways in peri-urban areas in Southern Sweden - how to combine goals for biodiversity and recreation

C. Herzog: Landscape Ecological Planning: an approach to provide biodiversity conservation under urban expansion pressure in Southeastern Brazil

A. Kirmer, S. Tischew: Near-natural restoration of post-industrial areas in eastern Germany

N. Dunnett: Pictorial Meadows

16.40 – 17.00 A. Langer: Nature-Park Südgelände Berlin - Nature protection and recreation on a former railyard

R. Kanoje: Observation of some Ecological Changes in Last Twenty Five Years in the Fast Expanding Town of Rajnandgaon in the Central India. A Case Study

S. Handel, M. Mitrovich, K. Smith: Restoring complex habitats and biotic connections in an arid urban area: from military base to public park

G. J. Cruz & al.: The use of herbaceous vegetation as an alternative to promote biodiversity in urban parks in Veracruz, Mexico

17.00 – 17.15 Short Break Sessions 5.1 From biodiversity analysis

to evaluation and design 5.8 Living walls and living roofs

5.6 Ecological restoration and design for biodiversity in urban areas

5.7 Ecological design and management of parks and gardens

Chairs Ingo Kowarik & Glenn Stewart

Manfred Köhler Colin Meurk John Kelcey

17.15 – 17.35 A. Ribeiro, A. Mendes, C. Faria, A. Fabião, R. Peixoto, R. Fernandes, P. Gonzalez, M. Ferreira, A. Fabião, A. Almeida, D. Espírito-Santo: RIPIDURABLE PROJECT - An example of ecological requalification in Paul da Goucha, Alpiarça, Portugal

D. Gedge, G. Kadas: No space for nature in our cities? How green roofs can help to bring biodiversity into our city?

S. Swamy, S. Devy: Restoring urban biodiversity using the flagship image of butterflies, Bangalore

K. Rostanski: Attempts to enhance biological diversity through development of public recreation areas in Upper Silesia, Poland

17.55 – 17.55 M. Gryssels: Contribution of urban areas to the Natura 2000 network: the case of the Brussels Capital Region

D. Ramseier, B. Kahler: Designing flat roofs for enhancing biodiversity while having good thermal insulation

R. Kohsaka, K. Horiba, S. Kawada: Restoring Satoyama and urban biodiversity through citizens participation: A case study of Japanese urban forests in Higashiyama, Aichi Nagoya

K. Krellenberg: Analysing urban public and private green areas in Buenos Aires using terrestrial and remote sensing data

17.55 – 18.15 A. Mader: LAB - Enhancing Urban nature through a Global network of Local Governments

M. Köhler: Vegetation dynamics on extensive green roofs

W. Nöbauer, R. Maier, I. Schinninge: Urban green and the sustainable city - Do green areas fit into a compact city design?

18.15 – 18.30 Short Break

PLENARY ROOM

18.30 – 19.00 Erfurt Declaration and Closing Session (Moderation Sebastian Winkler)

19.00 – 19.30 Press Conference

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Guided poster sessions - Room allocation Wednesday, 21.5.2008, 17.45 – 19.00 Kaisersaal, first floor Poster Session 1+2

Thursday, 22.5.2008, 12.00 – 13.00 Kaisersaal, first floor Poster Session 3+4

Friday, 23.5.2008, 11.45 – 13.00 Kaisersaal, first floor Session 5

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Guided poster sessions - Schedule and list of posters Posters are an important part of this conference. To ensure maximum attention guided poster sessions are scheduled for all topics. All posters will be displayed during the day of the planned poster session:

Posters for session 1 + 2: Wednesday, 21 May 2008

Posters for session 3 + 4: Thursday, 22 May 2008

Posters for session 5: Friday, 23 May 2008

Further advice see chapter ‘Advice for talks and posters’

Topic 1 Biodiversity of urban-industrial areas and its evaluation

1.1 Origin and development of urban fauna and flora

Chair: Jari Niemelä, University of Helsinki, Finland

Guided Poster Session Wednesday, 21 May 2008: Plenary Room, 17.45 – 19.00

1. H. Albrecht: Plant communities in dry urban areas before and after urbanisation

2. F. Barnard, S. Cilliers, T. De Klerk: Fragmentation and plant invasions in native grasslands in and around cities in the North-West province, South Africa

3. P. Elias: Spontaneous vegetation in cities and its contribution to urban biodiversity

4. M. Enrique: Trends in bird richness and population in urban parks of Valencia (Spain) over the 1998-2007 period: A case study across seasons

5. A. Hölzer, A. Kirmer, N. Müller: Using old isolated castles as models for the influence of settlements on biodiversity - a case study at the Wartburg Castle (Eisenach, Germany)

6. V. Honciuc, M. Minodora: Structural and dynamical differences of the edaphically mites populations (Acari: Mesostigmata; Oribatida) from urban and natural areas from Romania

7. K. Jansen van Rensburg, S. Cilliers, S. Claassens, C. Bezuidenhout: Soil microbial diversity and function in fragmented South African grasslands along an urban-rural gradient

8. E. Kuboyama, K. Fujiwara: What species changed in isolated evergreen broad-leaved forests around Shinto Shrines in Japanese urban areas and countryside over the past c. 30 years

9. G. Loos, P. Keil: Hybridisation as an evolutionary factor in the phytodiversity of urban-industrial brownfields in the Ruhrgebiet

10. T. Magura, B. Tóthmérész, G. Lövei: Effects of urbanisation on carabids - International perspectives

11. D. Simonova, Z. Lososova: Which factors determine plant invasions in vegetation of man-made habitats in the Czech Republic?

12. J. Westermann, I. Kowarik: Determinants of plant species composition in urban brownfields

1.2 The value of different urban habitats for biodiversity

Chairs: Stefan Klotz, Helmholz Center for Environmental Research Halle, Germany & David Knight, Natural England, Wakefield, United Kingdom

Guided Poster Session Wednesday, 21 May 2008: Goethe, 17.45 – 19.00

13. R. Dennhöfer, A. Kirmer, N. Müller: Distinctive characteristics of castles within urban biodiversity - a case study at the Petersberg citadel in Erfurt (Germany)

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14. M. Fernandes Francisco, H. Poppendieck: Gradients of floristic diversity in Hamburg - Patterns of native and alien species richness in the urban Island district of Wilhelmsburg

15. A. Iliescu, R. Ionescu, C. Manescu: Biodiversity of old street plantations generated by changes in the environmental conditions

16. M. Isermann: Urban bryophyte diversity

17. Y. Jiang, L. Quan-Ru: Urban Land Use and Urban Vegetation of Beijing City, China

18. N. Khera, V. Mehta, B. Sabata: A preliminary survey to assess the plant and bird diversity in the urban greenspaces of National Capital Territory of Delhi, India

19. A. Kirmer, S. Tischew: From lunar landscapes to biotope mosaics - the value of post-mining areas for nature conservation

20. M. Kümmerling, N. Müller: Distinctive characteristics of urban biodiversity - old urban parks: case study of UNESCO world heritage "Park an der Ilm" in Weimar, Germany

21. A. Muratet, N. Machon, E. Porcher: The role of wasteland habitats on the urban floristic diversity

22. A. Politi Bertoncini, A. Muratet, J. Abadie, D. Florence, N. Machon: The factors that influence floristic diversity in the urban lawns

23. I. Schinninger, C. Kinzl, R. Maier: Biodiversity of wasteland patches in the urban fabric - Evaluation and consequences

24. G. Smit: The Natterjack toad (Bufo calamita) living at the edge in urban biotopes

25. L. Vasiliu-Oromulu, D. Barbuceanu: Thrips species resistent, sensitive bioindicators for urban pollution (insecta: Thysanoptera)

1.3 Urban habitats and ecological services

Chair: Stephan Pauleit, University of Copenhagen, Denmark

Guided Poster Session Wednesday, 21 May 2008: Schiller, 17.45 – 18.20

26. S. Gormus Cetinkale: Evaluation Effects River Landscape on Human and Urban Biodiversity

27. F. Larcher, W. Gaino, A. Franco: Evaluation of ornamental species as hyperaccumulator plants for soil remediation in urban green areas

28. F. Neuschulz: The competition ‘Bundeshauptstadt im Naturschutz’

29. S. Pauleit, T. Dam, O. Fryd, M. Jensen: From Black to Blue and Green - Linking stormwater management with socio-cultural and ecological values for a multifunctional green infrastructure

30. J. Sukhorukih, S. Biganova, E. Bazalina: Shaped diversity (diversity of forms) of walnuts in settlements of Northwest Caucasus

Topic 2 Cultural aspects of urban biodiversity

2.1 Evaluation of exotic plants and animals in cities

Chairs: Moritz von der Lippe, Technical University Berlin, Germany & Uwe Starfinger, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Braunschweig, Germany

Guided Poster Session Wednesday, 21 May 2008: Schiller, 18.20 – 19.00

31. C. Acar, E. Eroglu: Ornamental plant diversity characterizing the urban landscapes in Turkey: a case of Trabzon city

32. S. Buggermann, I. Säumel, I. Kowarik: Urban rivers as dispersal corridors for primarily wind-dispersed invasive tree species

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33. P. Farinha-Marques: The Exotic and Native Main "Communities" of Porto Green Structure - opportunities for contemporary diversity"

34. C. Ito, K. Fujiwara: The determinants of woody plant invasion (Ligustrum lucidum) in urban vegetation

35. A. Kyriazopoulos, I. Fraggakis, G. Fotiadis: Behavior and spreading of Ailanthus altissima in urban habitats of continental Greece

36. R. Wittig: The spontaneous flora around street trees in cities: An example for the homogenisation of the urban flora

2.2 Cultural influence on the biodiversity of the urban forest

Chair: Wayne Zipperer, USDA Forest Service Gainesville, United States of America

Guided Poster Session Wednesday, 21 May 2008: Concerto, 17.45 – 18.20

37. A. Alvey: Biodiversity in the urban forest: an overview of current research, patterns and processes, and management options

38. A. Badiru, M. Pires: Redefining the integrated concept of spatial urban ecology by social and environmental perspectives

39. M. Kersting, H. Kenneweg: Biodiversity in urban forests: chances and restrictions, characterized by data on forest structure and forest functions

40. L. Nunes Laera, P. May: Economic Valuation of Urban Forestry - Environmental services valuation for the efficiency and maintenance of urban environmental resource

2.3 Evaluation of historical parks and gardens for biodiversity

Chair: Reinhard Böcker, University Stuttgart-Hohenheim, Germany

Guided Poster Session Wednesday, 21 May 2008: Concerto, 18.20 – 19.00

41. R. Böcker: Are historical parks a contribution to Biodiversity?

42. E. Eroglu, C. Acar, I. Turna: Contribution of homegardens to urban biodiversity in Turkey

43. N. Müller, S. Abendroth, W. Borchardt, H. Schumacher: Biodiversity of urban front gardens (I) an integrated research on social, cultural and biological aspects in Erfurt (Germany)

44. D. Schmittfull, S. Abendroth, K. Hölzer, N. Müller, H. Schumacher: Biodiversity of urban front gardens (II) where are the hot spots in Erfurt (Germany)

45. M. Tabet Helal: Re-establishment of the quality of life in a city of Algeria, Tlemcen

46. E. Yalcinalp, M. Var, M. Pulatkan, C. Sakici: Effects of some heritage areas to woody plant diversity and green spaces in urban areas; a sample of Trabzon city

Topic 3 Social aspects of urban biodiversity

3.1 Urban agriculture, community gardens, allotments and useful plants

Chair: Jürgen Breuste, University Salzburg, Austria

Guided Poster Session Thursday, 22 May 2008: Concerto, 12.00 – 12.05

47. A. Sarti, M. Lombardo: Fibers in the city

3.2 Human well-being and the green environment

Chair: Torsten Wilke, Federal Agency for Nature Conservation (BfN), Leipzig, Germany

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Guided Poster Session Thursday, 22 May 2008: Concerto, 12.10 – 13.00

48. A. Eplenyi, E. Frohmann: Methods for landscape architects to analyze open-space situations

49. A. Faggi, N. Madanes: Human relationships to private green in the metropolitan area of Buenos Aires

50. C. Ioja, M. Patroescu, L. Rozylowicz, G. Vanau: Attractivity assessment of the urban parks from Bucharest (Romania)

51. N. Kabisch, M. Strohbach, D. Haase, A. Lausch: Urban biodiversity as mirror for urban quality of life?

52. A. Kazmierczak, P. James: Biodiversity and usability of green spaces in Greater Manchester, UK

53. S. Plenk, S. Schwingesbauer: Healing Green - Planning and Design of Hospital Gardens

54. T. Wilke: Urban Nature - Habitat and anthroposphere from the view of nature conservation

3.3 Nature experience and wilderness areas in cities

Chair: Charles H. Nilon, University of Missouri-Columbia, United States of America

Guided Poster Session Thursday, 22 May 2008: Schiller, 12.00 – 12.35

55. D. Altunbas: Effects of the illegal settlements on natural conservation areas in Turkey

56. E. Arini: Bogor botanical garden

57. J. Breuste, C. Priego, J. Rojas: Urban nature perception in socio-economic different urban neighbourhoods in Germany, Chile and Spain

58. Y. Kotulski, A. König: Wildboars, foxes and geese invade german cities

59. J. Mehtälä, T. Vuorisalo: Long-term change in public attitudes toward wildlife in the city of Turku, SW Finland

60. R. Scott: Getting Educated by Accident. From a street corner to the wider world, getting the best from the least likely locations

61. A. Seyboth: Linking neighbourhood and nature - Local Action Group for Urban Nature Experience (LAGUNE)

3.4 People participation to design and manage urban green areas

Chair: Keitaro Ito, Kyushu Institute of Technology, Japan

Guided Poster Session Thursday, 22 May 2008: Schiller, 12.40 – 13.00

62. I. Fjørtoft: The importance and effects of outdoor environments on children’s physical fitness and health

63. P. James, J. Warren, K. Greening: Delivering cleaner, greener, safer city environments: Youth Roots Manchester

64. M. Kamada: People's participation in re-designing the forest in urban fringe area in Tokushima, Japan

Topic 4 Urban biodiversity & climate change

4.1 Urban ecosystems – anticipating climate change

Chairs: Herbert Sukopp, Technical University Berlin, & Angelika Wurzel, DRL Bonn, Germany

Guided Poster Session Thursday, 22 May 2008: Goethe, 12.00 – 12.35

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65. S. Drlik, L. Licka, A. Muhar: Securing the multi-functionality of urban public green spaces: challenges from climate change and potential approaches for adaptation

66. P. Gausmann, I. Hetzel: The increase of woody plant diversity in urban forests - an effect of climate change?

67. I. Gomoiu, M. Onete, M. Pauca Comanescu: Epiphyte organisms as bioindicators of air pollution in central parks from Bucharest

68. S. Heemann, K. Stetzka: Aspects of urban air quality in Dresden (Saxony, Germany) - passive monitoring of epiphytic lichen and changes in the contribution of several species

69. M. Mosaad, R. El-Shetay: Environmental impact of using refrigerants on atmospheric ozone layer depletion and climate warming

70. I. Säumel, I. Kowarik: Local actors perceptions of the climate change issue in urban landscapes

71. V. Yli-Pelkonen: Effects of climate change on urban biodiversity and ecosystem services in Finland

4.2 Potential of urban green areas in climate change mitigation

Chair: Wilfried Endlicher, Humboldt University Berlin, Germany

Guided Poster Session Thursday, 22 May 2008: Goethe, 12.35 – 13.00

72. K. Appel, T. Nehls, G. Wessolek: Optimizing the urban watercycle

73. W. Chylinski, L. Aleksandra: Phenology of ornamental perennials in urban conditions

74. P. Gabor, S. Jombach: The relation between the biological activity and the land surface temperature in Budapest

75. C. Law, H. Kasperidus: Quantifying benefits of urban green spaces for climate change mitigation: experiences from a CITYGreen study in Leipzig, Germany

76. D. Miyauchi, K. Fujiwara: Primary production in environmental protection forests

Topic 5 Design and future of urban biodiversity

5.1 From biodiversity analysis to evaluation and design

Chairs: Ingo Kowarik, Technical University Berlin, Germany & Glenn Stewart, Lincoln University Christchurch, New Zealand

Guided Poster Session Friday, 23 May 2008: Goethe, 11.45 – 12.25

77. M. Bochow, K. Segl, H. Kaufmann: Towards an automated update of urban biotope maps using remote sensing data: What is possible?

78. M. Dinetti: Urban biodiversity study and conservation in Italy

79. M. Gryssels, O. Beck, B. Van der Wijden: Urban biodiversity research in the Brussels Capital Region

80. M. Marques Freire: Biodiversity - a vital role in the landscape transformation.

81. M. Moretti, T. Sattler, R. Home, F. Bontadina, N. Bauer, S. Gloor, P. Peter, P. Della Bruna, M. Obrist, M. Hunziker: BiodiverCity - Ecological and social value of urban nature. How to maintain and improve biodiversity and its acceptance in urban areas?

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5.2 Urban biosphere reserves and master planning for biodiversity

Chair: Christine Alfsen, UNESCO Office New York, United States of America

Guided Poster Session Friday, 23 May 2008: Goethe, 12.25 – 13.00

82. T. Andresen, J. Almeida, A. Quintas: An ecological network for the Northeastern Metropolitan Arc in Portugal

83. A. Badiru: The natural drawing of urban forest: comparing the Metropolitan Regions of Sao Paulo and of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

84. F. Brekelmans, G. Smit: Safeguarding the urban bat Common pipistrelle for the future

85. P. Kowalski: Lost chance - open future. A historical manorial farm in town neighbourhood.

86. S. Munzhedzi: Socio-ecological approaches to urban open spaces

5.3 Preservation of original natural vegetation in cities

Chair: Clas Florgård, Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Sweden

Guided Poster Session Friday, 23 May 2008: Plenary Room, 11.45 – 12.30

87. B. Baser: Preserving natural vegetation in Istanbul with a systematic guidance approach to native plant selection philosophy

88. D. Esen, H. Muderrisoglu: Potential use of some neglected broadleaved tree species for urban ecosystems in western black sea region of Turkey

89. D. Haas: Urban floodplain forests in transition: how to evaluate changes in environmental conditions and the forest stand over long periods?

90. A. Lorenzo, T. Zhang, C. Yun, Y. Lanfang: Landscape valuation to preserve canopy roads in tallahassee-leon county, Florida, USA

91. U. Mortberg, M. Gontier, S. Eggers: Coniferous forest in a suburban and peri-urban landscape as habitat for forest birds

92. M. Onete, M. Pauca-Comanescu, J. Mountford: Synanthropic vegetation of central parks from Bucharest (Romania): diversity and bio-indicators of air pollution

5.4 Shrinking cities – new chances for biodiversity

Chair: Ulrike Weiland, Helmholz Center for Environmental Research Leipzig, Germany

Guided Poster Session Friday, 23 May 2008: Schiller, 11.45 – 12.05

93. I. Burkhardt: Ecological urban regeneration? Urban woodlands in Leipzig

94. M. Prominski, S. Langner: Design strategies for using common local vegetation to revaluate unused space in shrinking cities (Part 1: design strategies)

95. S. Schetke, D. Haase: Shrinking cities - new chances for biodiversity?

5.5 Fast-growing cities – challenges for biodiversity

Chair: Richard Boon, Durban Metropolitan Council, South Africa

Guided Poster Session Friday, 23 May 2008: Schiller, 12.05 – 12.25

96. V. Hernandez, B. Ocon, D. Pereira: Searching for participatory planning in the urban-rural fringe in Spain

97. A. Ifesanya, O. Ifesanya: The impact of dams on biodiversity in Nigeria

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98. A. Tetior: Biopositive buildings as real way of support of urban biodiversity

5.6 Ecological restoration and design for biodiversity in urban areas

Chair: Colin Meurk, Landcare Research, New Zealand

Guided Poster Session Friday, 23 May 2008: Concerto, 11.45 – 13.00

99. S. Abendroth, N. Müller: Ecological design and management of parks and gardens - making it mainstream for landscape architects and gardeners

100. W. Altherr, D. Blumer, H. Oldörp, P. Nagel: How green is green? Comparison of urban green space and conservation practises on five brownfield redevelopment projects in Europe

101. G. Bischoff, D. Keßler, B. Burmeister: Green Concrete - an EU-financed test of gravel turf consisting of recycled construction materials with grass and herbs for parking areas

102. S. de Oliveira, C. Peiter, R. Villas-Boas: Indicators of sustainability for the mining industry

103. B. Faisal: Restoring eco-historical village in Aceh after Tsunami

104. J. Hale, J. Sadler, R. Donovan, J. Bryson: Designing for local ecological priorities in urban regeneration

105. R. Raksadjaya: Evaluation of ITB campus area for increasing Bandung urban biodiversity

106. H. Schumacher: Challenge the future - the ‘Energiegarten’: a chance for new townscapes and landscapes with renewable energy

107. B. Tschander, K. Hindenlang: Facilitating biodiversity and quality of life in urban settlement areas by ecological compensation measures

5.7 Ecological design and management of parks and gardens

Chair: John Kelcey, Bor U Tachova, Czech Republic

Guided Poster Session Friday, 23 May 2008: Plenary Room, 12.30 – 13.00

108. P. Hutama, D. Dodo Abdurrasyid: Public Parks Design: Integrating biodiversity and sustainable technology

109. D. Lombardo, F. Larcher, M. Devecchi: Establishing low-maintenance wildflowers vegetation in urban parks in Piedmont, Italy

110. S. Prabonno, S. Halida: An approach to urban parks planning and design based on the principles of landscape ecology and landscape planning: an application to Cibeunying Park

111. C. Smaniotto Costa, H. Kasperidous: Challenges and opportunities of green space development - notes on the process of formulating an urban greenspace strategy

5.8 Living walls and living roofs

Chair: Manfred Köhler, University of Applied Sciences Neubrandenburg, Germany

Guided Poster Session Friday, 23 May 2008: Schiller, 12.25 – 13.00

112. N. Baumann, F. Kasten: Green roofs - urban habitats for ground-nesting birds and plants

113. S. Brenneisen: Designing green roofs for biodiversity - nature conservation and landscape transformation aspects

114. D. Roehr, L. Jon Laurenz: Living skins in the city context

115. W. Timmermans, R. Snep: Architecture may provide unexplored opportunities for urban biodiversity conservation: case-studies from the Netherlands

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Advice for talks & posters

Instructions for talks We like to provide a maximum number of participants the possibility to give an oral presentation. Accordingly, there will be 20 min time for each speaker: 15 min + 3 min discussion + 2 min for moving between sessions and change of speakers. Please make sure to stay in this time period. The session chairs will cut you off if you try to overrun. In particular, please ensure you leave time for questions and brief discussion.

The conference room is equipped with a beamer and a Windows computer to allow PowerPoint Presentations. It will not be possible to use your own computer. We provide MS Office Version 2003 Therefore please safe the file in a version compatible to Office Version 2003. There will be no Macintosh computer. Please make sure that your PowerPoint presentation can run on a Windows computer. Please include your session number and the name of the presenting author in your filename to make it easier to organise all the ppt-files: e.g. session 1.1-Katti-Becoming Urban.

Slide projector or overhead projector will be provided for participants who indicated during abstract submission that they will need one.

Please provide your PowerPoint Oral Presentations on CD or on a USB memory stick one day in advance of your scheduled time or during the lunch break of the same day in the room in which your presentation will be held. There will be a student volunteer available who will assist you. Make sure that your presentation will work on the laptop. To minimize potential incompatibilities between the software versions you use and those we use to display the presentations, we recommend limited use of animation, use of common Windows fonts for text and symbol fonts for equations.

For all speakers there will be a form in the room of the presentation (next to the Laptop) for you to enter some biographical details for the introduction by the Chairs. Please use the break before your talk to meet with the session chair and assure him/her that you are present and have everything you need to give your talk. The session chairs will be in the session rooms 10-15 minutes before the session starts. Also ensure that you have tried and tested the facilities in the lecture room to avoid delays. Please don't arrive at the last minute!

Instructions for posters Posters are an important part of this conference. To ensure maximum attention guided poster sessions are scheduled for all topics. All posters will be displayed during the day of the planned poster session:

Posters for session 1 + 2: Wednesday, 21 May 2008

Posters for session 3 + 4: Thursday, 22 May 2008

Posters for session 5: Friday, 23 May 2008

Erecting and dismantling: Posters must be handed over at the registration desk. They will be mounted by our student volunteers. Posters will be on panels at the day of the respective poster session. Details can be found in the detailed program as well as in the chapter “list of posters and schedule for guided poster sessions”. In the evening they will be taken down by the volunteers and stored at the registration desk for pick-up.

Guided poster sessions: Authors are expected to attend their poster at the scheduled time slot. Guided poster tours will be organised by session chairs. Poster presenters may give a short introduction to their posters. Each poster presenter will have a time slot of 5 minutes (3 min presentation and 2 min. discussion).

Location of your poster board: Posters are allocated to the session submitted and will have an individual poster ID number that will be visible on the poster panels during the day of the respective poster session. This number can be found in the chapter ‘guided poster sessions - schedule and list of

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posters’ as well as on a list of presenting authors (in alphabetical order) that is available at the registration desk.

Size of poster panels: Each author will be allocated one display board. The dimensions of the poster should be in A0 portrait format (120 cm high and 85 cm wide).

Guidelines for session chairs We like to thank all session chairs for their help! We really appreciate your efforts to make the conference a success!

Preparation of oral sessions

Check that the correct session lists are on the door of your session room.

Take the time to meet with the speakers in your session before the session starts by being in the lecture room 10-15 minutes before the start of the session.

We have asked all speakers to provide biographical details for the introduction by the Chairs. A form for speakers to complete will be available next to the Laptop in the room of the presentation. Please keep the introduction within 20 seconds to avoid delay.

Before the session starts, ensure that your speakers have all loaded their files to the laptop and that all facilities they need are within reach.

Make sure, the speakers are familiar with their timetable and that they know how to run the facilities in the lecture room

There will be a student volunteer in the session room for your assistance

Running the oral sessions

Start sessions on time, regardless of whether people are still arriving and make sure speakers finish precisely after 20 minutes.

Each oral presentation has a time slot of 20 minutes: 15 min for presentation, 3 min for discussion and 2 min for mowing between sessions and changing of speakers.

Chairpersons are responsible for strict time keeping. Yellow and red cards to indicate the remaining time to the presenters will be provided by the student volunteers.

If a speaker finishes early, don’t start the next talk. Invite questions on previous talks until it is time for the next speaker.

There will be a student volunteer in the session room for assistance

For poster sessions

The chairs from the oral sessions are also responsible for the guided poster sessions. Please note that the presentation time for each poster will be 3 minutes followed by 2 minutes of discussion. The general timetable of the poster sessions can be found in the detailed program. A detailed schedule is located in the chapter ‘Guided poster sessions - list of posters and schedule’.

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Excursions For more detailed information please use the conference book ‘Excursion Guide’.

Mid conference excursion: Historic city of Erfurt and Petersberg Citadel Excursion guides: Sascha Abendroth (FHE), Rebecca Dennhöfer (FHE), André Hölzer (FHE), Anita Kirmer (FHE) Rüdiger Kirsten (City of Erfurt, Department of Horticulture), Martin Kümmerling (FHE), Daniel Schmittfull (FHE), Horst Schumacher (FHE), Christian Schumm (FHE), Hain Staiger (FHE).

Thursday, 22 May 2008

Time frame: 14.30 – 18.00

Important information: due to the extremely high interest please enter your name on a list that will be available on the information board adjacent to the registration desk. The participants will be divided into 10 groups with different meeting points and meeting times. Please be aware that there will be German and English speaking groups.

On our tour we will demonstrate the biodiversity of urban wildlife and wildflowers in the medieval city centre of Erfurt, examples of ecological design and river restoration along the green corridor of the river Gera, biodiversity of ornamental plants in urban front gardens and the recently restored and designed green spaces at the Petersberg citadel.

Historic city of Erfurt: Krämerbrücke (Merchant’s Bridge), Petersberg Citadel, recently restored gatehouse with baroque the largest inhabited bridge in northern Europe. Portal.

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Thematic excursion 1: Park ‘An der Ilm’ – Weimar (UNESCO World Heritage Site) Excursion guides: Martin Kümmerling & Norbert Müller (FHE), Dorothee Ahrendt & Angelika Schneider (Klassik-Stiftung Weimar) Saturday, 24 May 2008 Time frame Group I: 8.30 – 17.30 Time frame Group II: 9.30 – 18.30 Excursion Fee: 30 € Meeting time: Group I 8.30; Group II 9.30 Meeting point: Central station Erfurt in front of the main entrance (see map) Group I Language: German Guide: Martin Kümmerling Regionalbahn from Erfurt 09:00 to Weimar 09:16 Group II Language: English Guide: Norbert Müller Regionalbahn from Erfurt 10:00 to Weimar 10:16 Important information: For assignment to one of the groups please insert your name in a list at the registration desk! In Germany, the tradition of landscape gardening reaches back more than 250 years. Nowadays these parks are refuges for endangered species of forests and grasslands within the cities. Together with old brown-fields they harbour the highest biodiversity within urban areas. Several species and habitats are unique to these old landscape parks. The parks ‘An der Ilm’ and ‘Belvedere’ in Weimar, both established in the middle of the 18th century, belong to the most famous examples. We offer a botanical-historical tour through the Park ‘An der Ilm’ where cultural heritage is combined with historical garden culture and the experience of nature. Additional, we will guide you through the historic city of Weimar and the Bauhaus Museum.

Park ‘An der Ilm’, Goethe’s Garden House with park Historic city of Weimar, Lukas Cranach building at the meadow. market square.

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Thematic excursion 2: Wartburg Castle by Eisenach (UNESCO World Heritage Site) Excursion guides: André Hölzer (FHE), Anita Kirmer (FHE) Saturday, 24 May 2008 Time frame: 8.00 – 18.30 Excursion fee: 30 € Meeting time: 7.45 Meeting point: Parking lot before Radisson Hotel Attention: You can order a low-budget packed lunch in advance adjacent to the registration desk

Castles are evidence of human influence that reaches back in time for many centuries. Isolated on hilltops, they altered the course of natural vegetation development in their surroundings because of clear-cutting and logging, eutrophication by waste deposition, introduction of ornamental plants, forestry and agriculture, recreational activities and tourism. Ancient and actual human interference is reflected by the actual vegetation and can be documented by characteristic indicator species. In otherwise natural surroundings, castles are hot spots of urban biodiversity. In a botanical-historical tour round the Wartburg Castle we will show you the human influence on typical plant communities of the region. Spectacular views reveal the natural beauty of the area. In addition the Wartburg Society will provide a guided tour through Wartburg Castle showing its cultural highlights.

In addition, we will visit the world-famous Bachhaus Eisenach which is now over 600 years old. It is dedicated to Johann Sebastian Bach. Since 1907, it has served as a museum. Its purpose is to provide information about Johann Sebastian Bach to the public and to care for his music.

Unesco World Heritage Site Wartburg Castle Wartburg Castle: inner yard, medieval garden

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Thematic excursion 3: Natur-Park Südgelände Excursion guides: Ingo Kowarik, Moritz von der Lippe (Technical University of Berlin)

Saturday, 24 May 2008 Time frame: 6.30 – c. 20.30 Excursion Fee: 30 € Meeting time: 6.15 Meeting point: Parking lot before Radisson Hotel Attention: You can order a low-budget packed lunch in advance adjacent to the registration desk

The special political situation in West Berlin enabled the development of specific urban-industrial ecosystems. One excellent example is the Natur-Park Südgelände (Schöneberger Railway Area) that is situated on the southern border of the inner city of Berlin and covers an area of approximately 18 ha. It is the oldest documented brown-field in the world. Originally a desolate freight railyard, then for over four decades an almost untouched new wilderness, today it is one of the first official conservation areas in Germany in which urban-industrial nature is protected and made accessible to the public. The excursion will show you most interesting places, characteristic vegetation communities and typical plant species within the nature park.

Berlin, the capital of Germany, is one of the most fascinating cities of Europe due to its unique history, culture and world class museums. It is a city of contrasts and contradictions, countless historical and modern attractions. Monuments of Prussian grandeur stand side by side with reminders of a divided country alongside stunning new architectural developments. Therefore, the rest of the afternoon is reserved for a guided tour through parts of the inner city of Berlin.

Natur-Park Südgelände Berlin (Schöneberger Railway Area).

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Post conference excursion: Hainich National Park, Western-Thuringia Excursion guides: Manfred Großmann & co-worker of the Hainich National Park Organisation Sunday, 25 May 2008 Time frame: 8.00 – 17.30 Excursion Fee: 30 € Meeting time: 7.45 Meeting point: Parking lot before Radisson Hotel

Beech forests with Fagus sylvatica are typical and unique to Europe. Their highest variability is documented in Central Europe. The Hainich Nationalpark in the heart of Central Europe is the most important and largest beech forest in Germany. It covers 76 km² and is the 13th and most recent National Park in Germany. Situated on a shell limestone mountain range of 494 m above sea level, the Hainich features a broad variety of natural vegetation types. Unlike other woodland areas in Germany and Central Europe, the Hainich beech forests have developed with little human intervention. At its fringes, we find dry grasslands interspersed with little ponds and scrub. Woody species are colonising the open grasslands and the shrub and woodland stages merge into species-rich, well structured deciduous forests. A guided tour organised by the Hainch National Park Organisation will provide an opportunity to enjoy the wilderness of a natural deciduous forest with its characteristic plant and animal species.

The excursion includes a visit to the ‘Tree Tops Walk’. On this 308 m route you can experience unique beech forests from a very different perspective and the 44 m high tower allows a wonderful view over the Hainich National Park and the Thuringian Basin.

Hainich National Park: Old beech forest Hainich National Park: Tree Tops Walk

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Conference Proceedings

Information for authors After the conference a reviewed book with papers and results of the conference will be edited by the organisers. Currently the organisers are in discussions with famous international publishers to produce the book. The Secretariat of the CBD has committed to assist the distribution of this conference proceedings “Urban Biodiversity and Design”. The content of the book will assemble the contributions according the five key topics of the conference. It will uniquely bring together a global review of fundamentals and examples of the implementing of the convention on biological diversity in towns and cities and it will be addressed to the interface between science and practice. All delegates who have already expressed their interest to participate in the proceedings (compare query of the conference office Urbio 2008 from the 10. March 2008) will be invited to submit a manuscript after the conference. The submitted contributions should present the state of the art. The organisers and the advisory board of the conference will review the submitted manuscripts very thoroughly. Deadline: The deadline for the submission of the manuscripts is 31 July 2008. Submission to: Conference Office Urbio 2008 - Prof. Dr. Norbert Müller University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Faculty Landscape Architecture P.O.Box 450155, 99051 Erfurt, Germany e-mail: conference@urbio2008.com In general the manuscript should contain the following parts (details will be fixed by the publisher): a) title b) name of the author/s; c) abstract (should not exceed 250 words); d) key words (5-8 words); e) the main text should be subdivided in clear sections, usually in the sections: Introduction,

methods, results, and discussion; f) list of references alphabetical; g) full author/s address (postal & e-mail)

The size of the paper should not extend – including tables and figures – over 15 pages (main text: Arial 10 pt, justified typesetting, paragraph spacing 6 pt.) or 5000 words. High resolution images and graphics can be printed in the book. The manuscripts must be submitted electronically either per email (if the size of the file is not too large) or on CD respectively DVD per postage to the conference office Urbio 2008. The text should be written in concisely and grammatically correct English, that means it should be checked and revised by a native speaker. Text program: Word for Windows (2003 compatible). Figures, photographs and tables also in digital form (e. g. Excel for Windows or Corel Draw for Windows, JPEG, TIF etc.). The figures, tables and photographs must be clear for publishing (no copyrights of third parties). Before submission of your manuscript, please wait for detailed guidelines. The Conference Office will send the guidelines to all authors immediately after the conference.

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List of participants (status 30 April 2008)

title surname first name institution country e-mail Prof Dr Abd El-Ghani Monier Cairo University Egypt elghani@yahoo.com

Abendroth Sascha University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Biodiversity Group

Germany abendroth@fh-erfurt.de

Dr Adam-Bradford

Andrew The University of Sheffield United Kingdom andy@adambradford.eu

Afshar Mohammad Islamic Azad University of Qazvin Iran muhammadafshar@gmail.com

Dr Ahamada Boina A.C.P.C.S Comoros acpcs_oa@hotmail.fr

Alamu Olabisi OYO State Agricultural Development Programme

Nigeria oyssadep@yahoo.com

Dr Albrecht Harald Vegetation Ecology - TU Muenchen Germany albrecht@wzw.tum.de

Alfsen Christine UNESCO Office New York United States of America

alfsen-norodom@un.org

Mr Alamu Olabisi OYO State Agricultural Development Programme

Nigeria oyssadep@yahoo.com

Dr Almeida Joao Botany Department, Faculty of Sciences, University of Porto

Portugal joao.almeida@fc.up.pt

Dr Altherr Wendy Institute of Biogeography Basel Switzerland gwendoline.altherr@unibas.ch

Dr Anwar Muhammad Mushahid

The Islamia University of Bahawalpur Pakistan mushahid.anwar@gmail.com

Appel Katharina TU Berlin, Dep. of Soil Sciences Germany Katharina.Appel@gmx.net

Arini Esti Institut Teknologi Bandung Indonesia estigaluharini@yahoo.com

Dr Aronson Myla Luther College United States of America

aronmy01@luther.edu

Dr Badiru Ajibola Isau IPEN - BRAZIL Brazil aibadiru@ipen.br

Bangura J.M. Patrick Mayeama Agricultural Land Tillers Association

Sierra Leone afrolamco@yahoo.com

Bakker Garry bSR- Urban Ecology Rotterdam Netherlands g.bakker-bsr@nmr.nl

Barnard Francois North-West University South Africa francois.barnard@nwu.ac.za

Baros Adam VUKOZ, v.v.i. Czech Republic baros@vukoz.cz

Barre Maryline Conseil général de la Seine-Saint-Denis France mbarre@cg93.fr

Baser Bahar ITU Faculty of Architecture, Dept. of Landscape Architecture

Turkey baserba@itu.edu.tr

Baumann Nathalie Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Natural Resource Sciences

Switzerland nathalie.baumann@zhaw.ch

Bayode Oluwatosin James

Corban Bee Industries Ltd Nigeria crbnenterprises@yahoo.com

Behrens Friederike (Rieke)

Lincoln University New Zealand behrensf@lincoln.ac.nz

Benkowitz Dorothee Pädagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe Germany benkowitz@ph-karslruhe.de

Berges Regine ZALF e.V. Muencheberg Germany berges@zalf.de

Bochow Mathias GFZ Potsdam Germany mbochow@gfz-potsdam.de

Prof Dr Böcker Reinhard University Stuttgart-Hohenheim Germany boeckerr@uni-hohenheim.de

Dr Bontadina Fabio Swild – Urban Ecology and Wildlife Research

Switzerland fabio.bontadina@swild.ch

Boon Richard Durban Metropolitan Council South Africa boonr@durban.gov.za

Prof Dr Borchardt Wolfgang University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Faculty Landscape Architecture

Germany Borchardt@fh-erfurt.de

Brennan Michael University College Dublin Ireland michael.brennan@ucd.ie

Prof Dr Breuste Juergen University Salzburg, Austria Austria juergen.breuste@sbg.ac.at

Burkhardt Irene Irene Burkhardt Landschaftsarchitekten Germany info@irene-burkhardt.de

Dr Capotorti Rahmi Hasanah

Sapienza University of Rome Italy giulia.capotorti@libero.it

Dr Chanse Victoria Clemson University United States of America

vchanse@clemson.edu

Dr Chylinski Wojciech Karol

Warsaw University of Life Sciences Poland chylinski@mail.pt

Dr Cignini Bruno Municipality of Rome Italy b.cignini@comune.roma.it

Prof Dr Cilliers Sarel North-West University South Africa Sarel.Cilliers@nwu.ac.za

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Dr Clemants Steven Brooklyn Botanic Garden United States of America

steveclemants@bbg.org

Colon Paul-Louis ULG Belgium plcolon@student.ulg.ac.be

Culescu Mihai University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine-Landscape Department

Romania mihaiculescu@gmail.com

Dr Daniel Hervé Institut National Horticulture Paysage France Herve.Daniel@inh.fr

Daòková Jana Mendel University of Brno Czech Republic jdankova@email.cz

Dennhöfer Rebecca University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Biodiversity Group

Germany rebecca.dennhoefer@fh-erfurt.de

de Vries Jeroen Van Hall Larenstein Netherlands Jeroen.deVries@wur.nl

de Zwarte Niels bSR- Urban Ecology Rotterdam Netherlands n.dezwarte-bsr@nmr.nl

Dr di Marino Mina Politecnico di Milano Italy mina76@libero.it

Diermayer Ellen Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Germany ellen.diermayer@geo.hu-berlin.de

Dietrich Regina Office for Urban Planning Leipzig Germany regina.dietrich@leipzig.de

Dinetti Marco Ecologia Urbana Italy robin.marco@tiscalinet.it

Dotse Samuel Confidence

HATOF Foundation Ghana samuel-dotse@excite.com

Drlik Stephanie Doctoral School Sustainable Development – University of Natural Resources and Applied Life Sciences

Austria stephanie.drlik@boku.ac.at

Dr Dunsiger Zoe Department of Landscape, University of Sheffield

United Kingdom z.dunsiger@sheffield.ac.uk

du Toit Marié North-West University South Africa 13062638@student.nwu.ac.za

Durnbaugh Aaron N. City of Chicago United States of America

adurnbaugh@cityofchicago.org

Prof Dr Elias Pavol Dept. of Ecology, Slovak Agricultural University

Slovakia pavol.elias@uniag.sk

Prof Dr Endlicher Wilfried Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin Germany wilfried.endlicher@geo.hu-berlin.de

Eplényi Anna Corvinus University, Budapest Hungary anna.eplenyi@uni-corvinus.hu

Eroglu Engin Karadeniz Technical University, Faculty of Forestry, Department of Landscape Architecture

Turkey eroglu_e@ktu.edu.tr

Essakow Motti OmWard Bound Canada omwardbound@yahoo.com

Dr Faggi Ana MACN-CONICET Argentina afaggi@macn.gov.ar

Dr Faisal Budi Department of Architecture, Institute of Technology Bandung

Indonesia budifsl@yahoo.com

Fernandes Francisco

Maria Cristina Institut of Geography, Uni Hamburg Germany cristina.francisco@gmx.net

Fischer Leonie Technische Universität Berlin Germany leonie.fischer@tu-berlin.de

Prof Dr Fjortoft Ingunn Telemark University College Norway Ingunn.Fjortoft@hit.no

Prof Dr Florgard Clas Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences

Sweden clas.florgard@sol.slu.se

Foo Katherine University of Michigan United States of America

kaephu@gmail.com

Freire Maria da Conceiçao

University of Évora Portugal mcmf@uevora.pt

Gausmann Peter Geographisches Institut Ruhr-Universität Bochum – AG Landschaftsökologie

Germany sphagnumgausmann@web.de

Prof Dr Glenn Stewart New Zealand Research Centre for Urban Ecology

New Zealand glenn01@xtra.co.nz

Graham Timothy E. Dept Landscape, University of Sheffield

United Kingdom tim.graham@shef.ac.uk

Granger Stephen City of Cape Town LAB South Africa stephen.granger@capetown.gov.za

Dr Gryseels Machteld Brussels Environment (IBGE-BIM) Belgium mgr@ibgebim.be

Gyimóthy Adél Bauhaus-Universität Weimar, Professorship of Landscape Architecture

Germany adel.gyimothy@archit.uni-weimar.de

Dr Haaland Christine University of Fribourg, Dep. Of Biology, Unit Ecology and Evolution

Switzerland christine.haaland@unifr.ch

Dr Haase Dagmar Helmholtz centre for Environmental Research – UFZ, Department of Computational Landscape Ecology

Germany dagmar.haase@ufz.de

Hagen Katrin TU Vienna Austria katrin.hagen@gmx.at

Hale James The University of Birmingham United Kingdom j.hale@bham.ac.ukl

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Hamberg Leena Finnish Forest Research Institute Finland leena.hamberg@metla.fi

Harms Karina University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Faculty Landscape Architecture

Germany Harms@fh-erfurt.de

Hazell David Salford University United Kingdom D.K.Hazell@salford.ac.uk

Heemann Sonja TU Dresden Germany sonja24@gmx.de

Heikkonen Kaarina City of Helsinki Environment Centre Finland kaarina.heikkonen@hel.fi

Prof Dr Heiland Sfefan TU Berlin – Institut für Landschaftsarchitektur und Umweltplanung – Fachgebiet Landschaftsplanung

Germany stefan.heiland@tu-berlin.de

Prof Dr Hermy Martin Cath.University Leuven, Div. Forest, Nature & Landscape

Belgium martin.hermy@biw.kuleuven.be

Herzog Cecilia PROURB – UFRJ Brazil cecilia@infolink.com.br

Himba Zonir KLP Azerbaijan rio3107@gmail.com

Hindenlang Karin Grün Stadt Zürich Switzerland karin.hindenlang@zuerich.ch

Hirou Philippe ECOCERT – Eve France philippe.hirou@ecocert.com

Prof Dr Hitchmough James Dept. of Landscape, University of Sheffield

United Kingdom j.d.hitchmough@sheffield.ac.uk

Hodder Daniel City of Montreal Canada dhodder@ville.montreal.qc.ca

Hölzer André University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Biodiversity Group

Germany andre_hoelzer@web.de

Hofmann Mathias Humboldt-University Berlin, Cognitive Psychology

Germany mathias.hofmann@psychologie.hu-berlin.de

Home Robert WSL Switzerland Switzerland robert.home@wsl.ch

Honbo Chikara City of Nagoya Japan

Dr Honciuc Viorica Romanian Academy, Institute of Biology, Department of Ecology, Taxonomy and Nature Conservation

Romania v_honciuc@yahoo.com

Dr Hornung Elisabeth Szent Istvan University, Fac Vet Sci, Inst. Biology

Hungary Hornung.Erzsebet@aotk.szie.hu

Hutama Prasetiya Institut Teknologi Bandung Indonesia hutamaprasetiya@yahoo.com

Dr Idowu Adesola Olatunde

Afican-European Young People Initiatives

Nigeria afro_eurosummit@yahoo.com

Ifesanya Adekunle The Federal Polytechnic, Ado-Ekiti, Nigeria

Nigeria kunleifesanya@yahoo.com

Dr Ignatiewa Maria Lincoln University New Zealand ignatiem@lincoln.ac.nz

Ionescu Rodica University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary medicine, Bucharest

Romania afiliescu@gmail.com

Ingram Keeshi University of Texas United States of America

keeshi@gmail.com

Dr Ioja Cristian University of Bucharest Romania cristi@portiledefier.ro

Ionescu Rodica University of Agronomical Sciences and Veterinary Medicine Bucharest

Romania

Dr Isermann Maike Bremen University Germany maike.isermann@uni-bremen.de

Dr Ito Keitaro Kyushu Institute of Technology Japan keitaro@tobata.isc.kyutech.ac.jp

Jaehnchen Immanuel Leibniz Universität Hannover Germany i.jaehnchen@gmx.de

Dr James Philip University of Salford United Kingdom p.james@salford.ac.uk

Prof Jerzak Leszek University of Zielona Gora Poland l.jerzak@wnb.uz.zgora.pl

Prof Dr Jim C.Y. University of Hong Kong – Department of Geography

China hragjcy@hkucc.hku.hk

Johns Joseph Babadi

MASIANDAY Foundation Senegal masiandaygm@gmail.com

Johnson Lea Rutgers University United States of America

leaj@eden.rutgers.edu

Johnson Sholabomi Oriyomi

Data Source Educational Institute Nigeria gorolee2002@yahoo.com

Jombach Sandor Dep. Of. Landsc. Plan. Corvinus University of Budapest

Hungary sandor.jombach@uni-corvinus.hu

Jung Kirsten Institut of Experimental Ecology, University Ulm

Germany kirsten.jung@uni-ulm.de

Kabisch Nadja Helmholtz Zentrum für Umweltforschung – UFZ Department Landschaftsökologie

Germany nadja.kabisch@ufz.de

Prof Kamada Mahito Tokushima University Japan kamada@ce.tokushima-u.ac.jp

Kanoje Ravi Shanker Freelance Environmental Researcher & Consultant

India ravi-s-kanoje@yahoo.com

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Kasperidus Hans Dieter Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research – UFZ

Germany hans.kasperidus@ufz.de

Kasten Friederike Zurich University of Applied Sciences, Institute of Natural Resource Sciences

Switzerland friederike.kasten@zhaw.ch

Dr Katti Madhusudan California State University, Fresno United States of America

mkatti@csufresno.edu

Prof Kavtaradze Dmitry Moscow State University Russia kavtaradze@spa.msu.ru

Kawada Seiichi City of Nagoya Japan

Kawasaki Atsuhiro City of Nagoya Japan

Kazmierczak Aleksandra University of Salford United Kingdom a.e.kazmierczak@pgr.salford.ac.uk

Kelcey John JGK Consultants Czech Republic johnkelcey@hotmail.com

Kersting Michael TU Berlin Germany michael.kersting@tu-berlin.de

Dr Kirmer Anita University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Biodiversity Group

Germany anita.kirmer@fh-erfurt.de

Dr Kirsten Rüdiger City of Erfurt, Department of Horticulture

Germany ruediger.kirsten@erfurt.de

Khan Sanullah Rural community development program Pakistan sanaepa@hotmail.com

Dr Khera Neeraj TERI University India neerajkhera@gmail.com

Dr Klotz Stefan Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ

Germany ellen.selent@ufz.de

Knapp Sonja Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ

Germany sonja.knapp@ufz.de

Knight David Natural England United Kingdom david.knight@naturalengland.org.uk

Knotkova Ivana VUKOZ, v.v.i. Czech Republic knotkova@vukoz.cz

Köhler Richard Biologische Station östliches Ruhrgebiet

Germany r.koehler@biostation-ruhr-ost.de

Dr Köhler Karlheinz Pädagogische Hochschule Karlsruhe Germany k.koehler@ph-karlsruhe.de

Prof Dr Köhler Manfred FH Neubrandenburg Germany koehler@hs-nb.de

Dr Ryo Kohsaka Nagoya City University Japan kohsaka@econ.nagoya-cu.ac.jp

Kotulski York Technische Universität München Germany york.kotulski@gmx.de

Kowalski Przemys³aw Cracow University of Technology - Institute of Landscape Architecture

Poland pmkowal@interia.pl

Prof Dr Kowarik Ingo TU Berlin Germany kowarik@tu-berlin.de

Kräher Daniel University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Faculty Landscape Architecture

Germany daniel.kraeher@fh-erfurt.de

Dr Krause Beate University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Faculty Landscape Architecture

Germany b.krause@fh-erfurt.de

Prof Dr Krause Gerlinde University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Faculty Landscape Architecture

Germany krause@fh-erfurt.de

Dr Krellenberg Kerstin Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ

Germany kerstin.krellenberg@ufz.de

Kroll Franziska University of Kiel Germany fkroll@ecology.uni-kiel.de

Kube Alice Bundesamt für Naturschutz (BfN) Germany alice.kube@web.de

Kümmerling Martin University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Biodiversity Group

Germany martin.kuemmerling@fh-erfurt.de

Kunz Norbert Bavarian Environment Agency (LfU) Germany norbert.kunz@lfu.bayern.de

Kwak Robert G.M. Birdlife Netherlands Netherlands robert.kwak@chello.nl

Langensiepen Ines Bayer. Landesamt für Umwelt Germany ines.langensiepen@reg-schw.bayern.de

Dr Langer Andreas planland - Planungsgruppe Landschaftsentwicklung

Germany a.langer@planland.de

Dr Langner Marcel Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin, Department of Geography

Germany marcel.langner@geo.hu-berlin.de

Dr Larcher Frederica University of Turin Italy federica.larcher@unito.it

Law Caroline Man Yee

The University of Hong Kong Hong Kong carolinelaw@hku.hk

Lawal Muhammed Olantuji

European University of Lefke, Dep. Arch Masters Class

Cyprus lawalmoa@yahoo.com

le Picard Michegrave City of Montreal, Canada Canada mpicard@ville.montreal.qc.ca

Leschner Jana Irene Burkhardt Landschaftsarchitekten Germany leipzig@irene-burkhardt.de

Lin Yu-Fang Institute of Environment Planning, Leibniz University of Hannover

Germany lin@umwelt.uni-hannover.de

Dr Lipp Torsten University of Potsdam Germany tlipp@uni-potsdam.de

Dr Lososova Zdenka Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University

Czech Republic lososova@ped.muni.cz

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Louwe Kooijmans

Jip (L.H.) Birdlife Netherlands Netherlands jip.louwekooijmans@vogelbescherming.nl

Lutalo Hood Mpigi district local government Uganda musihoima@yahoo.co.uk

Prof Machon Nathalie National Museum of Natural History France machon@mnhn.fr

Macias Ana Universidad Politecnica de Madrid Spain ana.macias@upm.es

Mader Andre ICLEI South Africa andre.mader@iclei.org

Dr Magura Tibor Hortobágy National Park Directorate Hungary magura@hnp.hu

Maques Paulo Farinha ICETA - UP Portugal pfmarques@fc.up.pt

Dr Marta Miriam Sapienza University of Rome Italy miriam.marta@uniroma1.it

Martens Dörte Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL Switzerland doerte.martens@wsl.ch

Dr Mathey Juliane Leibniz Institute of Ecological and Regional Development

Germany j.mathey@ioer.de

Maunsell Michael Tipperary Institute Ireland Ireland mmaunsell@tippinst.ie

Maurel Noëlie National Museum of Natural History (France)

France maurel@mnhn.fr

Dr Max Johannes Humboldt-Universität Germany johannes.max@geo.hu-berlin.de

Meffert Peter Research Training Programme Germany Peter.Meffert@hu-berlin.de

Dr Meurk Colin Landcare Research NZ Ltd New Zealand meurkc@landcareresearch.co.nz

Mielke Erica Curitiba City Hall Brazil erica@smma.curitiba.pr.gov.br

Dr Millard Andy Leeds Metropolitan University United Kingdom a.millard@leedsmet.ac.uk

Prof Mohamed Loulou A.C.P.C.S Comoros acpcs_oa@hotmail.fr

Dr Moretti Marco Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL Switzerland marco.moretti@wsl.ch

Dr Mortberg Ulla Dept of Land and Water Resources Engineering, Royal Institute of Technology

Sweden mortberg@kth.se

Dr Mounir Mmadi A.C.P.C.S Comoros acpcs_oa@hotmail.fr

Mpindi Lukoki Fondation des oeuvres pour la solid arite et le bien-etre social, fosbes ongd

Zaire blukoki@yahoo.fr

Muchuruza Yusto Paradius

KADETFU Tanzania kadetfu@gmail.com

Müller Felix Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)

Germany felix.mueller@zalf.de

Prof Dr Müller Norbert University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Biodiversity Group

Germany n.mueller@fh-erfurt.de

Dr Muratet Audrey Muséum national d'Histoire naturelle France muratet@mnhn.fr

Murcahyani Aryani Institut Teknologi Bandung Indonesia aryani_linea@yahoo.com

Dr Murgui Enrique Grupo para el Estudio de las Aves Spain enmurpe@alumni.uv.es

Mustapha Modupe Muyiwa

African Youth Forum For Environment & Community Development.

Nigeria adminnorthwestlga@gmail.com

Prof Dr Naumann Andreas University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Faculty Landscape Architecture

Germany A.Naumann@fh-erfurt.de

Dr Neuschulz Frank Deutsche Umwelthilfe (DUH) e.V. Germany neuschulz@duh.de

Prof Dr Niemelä Jari University of Helsinki Finland jari.niemela@helsinki.fi

Nilon Charles University of Missouri-Columbia United States of America

nilonc@missouri.edu

Dr Novak David. J. USDA Forest Service United States of America

dnowak@fs.fed.us

Prof Nunes Laera Luiza Helena Rio de Janeiro Stat University Brazil llaera@gmail.com

Oluwafemi Mayowa Federal Polytechnic ado Ekiti Nigeria examinedeji@yahoo.co.uk

Onete Marilena Institute of Biology, Romanian Academy

Romania m_onete@yahoo.com

Dr Oumouri Asmahani A.C.P.C.S Comoros acpcs_oa@hotmail.fr

Oyinloye Adedeji Moses

Corban Bee Industries Ltd Nigeria crbnenterprises@yahoo.com

Prof Dr Pauleit Stephan Centre for Forest and Landscape, University of Copenhagen

Denmark sp@life.ku.dk

Dr Pellissier Vincent University of Nice Sophia Antipolis France vincent.pellissier@unice.fr

Dr Plenk Sabine BOKU Vienna Austria sabine.plenk@boku.ac.at

Dr Politi Bertoncini

Alzira Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle France politi@mnhn.fr

Dr Pouyat Richard USDA Forest Service United States of America

rpouyat@fs.fed.us

Preiss Jürgen MA 22 Wiener Umweltschutzabteilung Austria prj@m22.magwien.gv.at

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Mr Prof Dr

Prieto Antonio Universidad Politecnica de Madrid Spain antonio.prieto@upm.es

Putri Rahmi Hasanah

Architecture Landscape of Bandung Institute of Technology

Indonesia rahmi_chaniago@yahoo.co.id

Radford Kathleen Salford University United Kingdom k.g.radford@pgr.salford.ac.uk

Dr Ramseier Dieter IBZ, ETH Zürich Switzerland ramseier@ethz.ch

Rayner John University of Melbourne Australia jrayner@unimelb.edu.au

Rayner Michelle The Patch Primary School Australia rayner.michelle.t@edumail.vic.gov.au

Dr Richter Matthias Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research UFZ, Deptm. Urban Ecology, Environmental Planning

Germany m.richter@ufz.de

Prof Dr Rink Dieter Helmholtz-Centre for Environmental Research

Germany dieter.rink@ufz.de

Rolf Markus Fachhochschule Osnabrück Germany m.rolf@fh-osnabrueck.de

Dr Rostanski Krzysztof Marek

Silesian University of Technology, Faculty of Architecture

Poland krzysztof.rostanski@polsl.pl

Roulet Antoine Département de la Seine-Saint-Denis France aroulet@cg93.fr

Dr Samash Zimare Universite de Conakry - Departement de Medecine

Guinea zimare@gmail.com

Prof Sarti Antonio Carlos

PG UNESP - Rio Claro Brazil acasarti@unimep.br

Dr Sattler Dietmar University of Leipzig Germany sattler@uni-leipzig.de

Sattler Thomas Swiss Federal Research Institute WSL - University of Bern

Switzerland thomas.sattler@wsl.ch

Schetke Sophie Insitute of Geodesy and Geoinformation, University of Bonn

Germany schetke@uni-bonn.de

Dr Schildwacht Peter BELW Wageningen NL Netherlands peter@schildwacht.nl

Dr Schinninger Ingeborg ETH Zurich Switzerland inge.schinninger@gmx.at

Schmid Anja Association Canal France canalpaysage@nordnet.fr

Schultz Andreas Office for Urban Planning Leipzig Germany andreas.schultz@leipzig.de

Prof Schumacher Horst University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Faculty Landscape Architecture

Germany Schumacher@fh-erfurt.de

Dr Schwarz Friedrich Inst. of Urban Ecology Linz Austria friedrich.schwarz@mag.linz.at

Schwinges-bauer

Sonja BOKU Vienna Austria s.schwingesbauer@gmx.net

Scott Richard Landlife United Kingdom rscott@landlife.org.uk

Seyboth Alexander Local Action Group for Urban Nature Experience (LAGUNE)

Germany LAGUNE_Erfurt@web.de

Simonova Deana Department of Botany and Zoology, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University

Czech Republic deanas@seznam.cz

Smith Nicoleen North-West University South Africa 11771151@nwu.ac.za

Snep Robbert Alterra - Wageningen UR Netherlands robbert.snep@wur.nl

Soeriaatmadja Agus Landscape Architecture of Bandung Institute of Technology

Indonesia goose@melsa.net.id

Dr Soilih Ahamada

Fatima A.C.P.C.S Comoros acpcs_oa@hotmail.fr

Sousa Matos Rute University of Évora Portugal rsm@uevora.pt

Staiger Hein FH Erfurt Germany staigerhein@freenet.de

Dr Starfinger Uwe Julius Kuehn Institute, Federal Research Centre for Cultivated Plants, Braunschweig

Germany uwe.starfinger@jki.bund.de

Stern Nicole University of Salzburg Austria nicole.stern@sbg.ac.at

Strohbach Michael Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research - UFZ

Germany michael.strohbach@ufz.de

Prof Dr Sukhorukikh Yuri Maikop State Technological Univercity Russia drsuchor@rambler.ru

Prof Dr Sukopp Herbert TU Berlin, Institute of Ecology Germany herbert.sukopp@tu-berlin.de

Mrs Suliman Yusra I. Storm Associates United Arab Emirates

eng.yusra.izz@hotmail.co.uk

Dr Szlavecz Katalin Johns Hopkins University United States of America

szlavecz@jhu.edu

Prof Tabet Helal Mohamed Abdellatif

Université Aboubekr Belkaid Tlemcen Algeria am_tabet@yahoo.fr

Terpstra Maarten Larenstein Netherlands m.terpstra@xs4all.nl

Dr Terranova Marco Istituto Universitario Architettura Venezia

Italy marcoterranova@gmail.com

Thierer Klaus Fachhochschule Osnabrück Germany k.thierer@fh-osnabrueck.de

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Dr Thomas Siegmar Dresden University of Technology Germany siegmar.thomas@mailbox.tu-dresden.de

Prof Dr Tobias Kai TU Kaiserslautern Germany tobias@rhrk.uni-kl.de

Dr Togni Gianni University of Pistoia Italy gianni@unipt.it

Tschander Bettina Grün Stadt Zürich Switzerland bettina.tschander@zuerich.ch

Uustal Meelis SEI-Tallinn Estonia meelis.uustal@seit.ee

Vähä-Piikkiö Inkeri The City of Helsinki, Urban research Finland inkeri.vaha-piikkio@hel.fi

van der Veen Arjan city of Lelystad (gemeente Lelystad) Netherlands a.vander.veen@lelystad.nl

Dr van Heezik Yolanda University of Otago New Zealand yolanda.vanheezik@stonebow.otago.ac.nz

Dr Vanau Gabriel University of Bucharest, CCMESI Romania cristi@portiledefier.ro

Dr Vasiliu-Oromulu

Liliana Institute of Biology, Romanian Academy

Romania liliana_oromulu@yahoo.com

Venn Stephen University of Helsinki Finland stephen.venn@helsinki.fi

Vilisics Ferenc Szent István University, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Institute for Biology

Hungary vilisics.ferenc@aotk.szie.hu

Dr von der Lippe Moritz TU Berlin Germany moritz.vdlippe@tu-berlin.de

Prof Dr Vuorisalo Timo Department of Biology Finland timovuo@utu.fi

Weaver Jenn University of Toronto Canada jennifer.weaver@utoronto.ca

Prof Dr Weiland Ulrike UFZ - Uni Leipzig Germany ulrike.weiland@ufz.de

Welzel Jan-Tobias University of Applied Sciences Erfurt, Biodiversity Group

Germany jan-tobias.welzel@fh-erfurt.de

Prof Dr Werner Peter Institut für Wohnen und Umwelt Germany pwerner@iwu.de

Westermann Janneke TU Berlin Germany janneke.westermann@staff.hu-berlin.de

Dr White Nicholas London Biodiversity Partnership United Kingdom nwhite@lbp.org.uk

Wilke Torsten Bundesamt für Naturschutz Germany PBox-BfN-Leipzig@BfN.de

Dr Williams Nicholas The University of Melbourne Australia nsw@unimelb.edu.au

Winkler Peter Triton College United States of America

pwinkler@triton.edu

Winkler Sebastian IUNC Regional office for Europe Belgium smw@iucn.org

Prof Dr Wittig Rüdiger University of Frankfurt Germany r.wittig@bio.uni-frankfurt.de

Wurzel Angelika Deutscher Rat für Landespflege Bonn Germany DRL-Bonn@t-online.de

Yalcinalp Emrah Karadeniz Tec. University Turkey emrahyalcinalp@gmail.com

Yamada Masao Deputy Mayor, City of Nagoya Japan

Yeboah Ofori Benjamin MPhil.Biodiversity Studies Student, University of Ghana, Legon.

Ghana byofori@yahoo.com

Ylikotila Tuuli Streets and Parks Division, City of Helsinki

Finland tuuli.ylikotila@hel.fi

Dr Yli-Pelkonen Vesa University of Helsinki Finland vesa.yli-pelkonen@helsinki.fi

Yokota Shigehiro Shimizu Corporation Japan s-yokota@shimz.co.jp

Zahner Rudolf Institut Wohnen und Umwelt Germany zahner@uni-mainz.de

Zasada Ingo Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF)

Germany ingo.zasada@zalf.de

Zhang Tao University of Michigan United States of America

taoz@umich.edu

Dr Zipperer Wayne USDA Forest Service United States of America

wzipperer@fs.fed.us

Dr Zisenis Marcus State of Berlin, Central District Office Germany lspljjah@mailbox.TU-Berlin.de