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Thursday, December 03, 2009 from 9:00 AM - 11:30 AM (GMT)
Following the popularity of the seminar held in July, the Landscape Institute will host a free breakfast seminar in Cardiff.
Green infrastructure is a critical approach to landscape management, design and planning. As part of the Landscape Institute's disemination of its work in this area, the LI and WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Programme) are delighted to invite you to attend a free breakfast seminar which looks at how this approach has been developed at a policy level and how it is being implemented locally. One of the key recommendations of the position statement is to significantly improve multi-disciplinary working. The seminar will be an opportunity to discuss some of the key issues in delivering GI projects from a range of perspectives including master planning, regional development, use of recycled materials, planning and landscape design.
This seminar, for LI and IEMA members only, is sponsored by WRAP, the government funded agency which helps individuals, businesses and local authorities to reduce waste and recycle more, making better use of resources and helping to tackle climate change. Places are restricted so register as soon as possible.
Programme
9-00 refreshments and registration
9-30 Introduction to the Landscape Institute's work on sustainable landscape, climate change policy development and the recent publication on green infrastructure.
Paul Lincoln, Director of Policy and Communications, Landscape Institute
9-35 Green infrastructure from the ground up: the business case for using onsite materials to manufacture new soil; how to capture cost savings; and an explanation of the environmental benefits.
Paul Mathers, Programme Manager, Landscape and Regeneration, WRAP
9-55 Green Infrastructure: understanding it and implementing it: theory and case studies illustrating this approach based on the LI's recent publication Green Infrastructure: connected and multifunctional landscapes.
Annie Coombs FLI, Landscape Architect
10-15 Investing in Green Infrastructure for ecosystem and landscape services
Russell Elliot, Swyddog Polisi Defnydd Adnoddau/
Resource Use Policy Officer, Polisi Cefn Gwlad / Countryside Policy
Cyngor Cefn Gwlad Cymru / Countryside Council for Wales Maes Y Ffynnon
10-35 Green infrastructure applied to the design of new towns with particular reference to housing and sustainable suburbia. Current schemes to be illustrated include the BRE Innovations Parks in Watford, Cardiff, Scotland and Rowan Road, Merton, all of which will be zero carbon developments.
Peter Wilder CMLI, Director, McFarlane Wilder Landscape Architects
10-55 Questions and Discussion
11-30 Close
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