Shades of Green-Exploring Biodiversity, Human Values and Urban Planning March 8, 2007

We invite you to attend a special joint symposium presented by the University of Guelph and Royal Botanical Gardens:

Shades of Green: Exploring Biodiversity, Human Values and Urban Planning on the afternoon of Thursday March 8 2007, Royal Botanical Gardens Centre, Burlington, On.

Please join us for this unique opportunity to explore the inter-relationships between the protection of natural areas, urban planning, rural/urban issues and human values; the complex, exciting and vital issues behind such developments as the Ontario Greenbelt and the growth and sustainability of urban communities and the creation of livable cities.

Don't miss our three exciting speakers at the cutting edge of research in innovation, sustainability and urban design:

Green Infrastructure for Cities: the Spatial Dimension
John Ahern, Professor and Department Head, Department of Landscape Architecture & Regional Planning, University of Massachusetts Amherst

Ecology, Sustainability and Innovation
Dawn Bazely, Director of York University's Institute for Research and Innovation in Sustainability

Landscapes of Human Evolution
William Sullivan, Director, Environmental Council, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Our Master of Ceremonies
Rob MacIsaac, Nominated Head of the Greater Toronto Transportation Authority, former Mayor of Burlington

Event: Shades of Green: Exploring Biodiversity, Human Values and Urban Planning
Date: Thursday March 8 2007, 1:00 - 5:30 p.m.
Venue: Royal Botanical Gardens Centre
680 Plains Road W.
Burlington, Ontario
Free Parking, please car-pool
Registration: Public: $25 (plus gst);
Students, Members of the Royal Botanical Gardens, Friends of the
Arboretum at the University of Guelph: $10 (plus gst)
Visit our Web Site for more information and register on-line:
http://www.rbg.ca/greenspace/
greenspace@rbg.ca

Official Website: http://www.rbg.ca/greenspace/