8:00-9:00Registration (Light Continental Breakfast Will Be Served)

Friday, April 12

8:00-9:00Registration (light continental breakfast will be served)

9:00-9:15Mark Lindhult & Robert Ryan, co-chairs:Celebrating the Global Greenway Planning Movement

9:15-9:30Provost James Staros:Welcome Address

9:30-10:15Jack Ahern, FASLA, Vice-Provost for International Programs: Landscape Planning in the Century of the City: an international perspective

10:15-10:45Break and Refreshments

10:45-12:00Panel Session #1

Urban Waterways / Green Infrastructure / Ecology / Urban Greenways & Ecology
Effects of Detention for Flooding Mitigation under Climate Change Scenarios—Implication for Landscape Planning in the Charles River Watershed, Massachusetts, USA
Chingwen Cheng, Elizabeth A. Brabec, Yi-Chen E. Yang, Robert L. Ryan / Synthesizing An Integrated Green Infrastructure - Establishing a Conceptual Planning Framework in the Western United State’s Urbanizing Communities
Richard LeBrasseur / The Knowledge and Attitude to Species Invasion Issue in Greenway Planning: A Study in China
Fan Fu, Zhao Caijun, Lin Guangsi
The Role of Landscape in Achieving Water Sensitive Cities: the importance and potential of landscape architecture in influencing change towards sustainable water use in Australia’s urban environments
Josephine Neldner / Synergistic design: Detailing the benefits of a Green Infrastructure approach in a Western Australian Landscape
Simon Kilbane, Richard Weller, Richard Hobbs / Opportunities for greenways through development of ecological and green corridor landscape planning in Hungary
Attila Csemez, JuditBárczinéKapovits
Our Way: Urban Waterway Restoration and Participatory Processes
Sharon Moran, Meredith Perreault, Richard Smardon / Assessment matrix based evaluation of ecosystem services in relation to land use change scenarios
GergőGábor Nagy, Veronika Magyar, SándorJombach, LászlóKollányi, BalázsDuray / A New Approach - Dealing with the Challenges of Rapid Urbanization in Hainan, China
Yanhong Tang, Yuezhong Chen
Tree alleys – specific green corridors and their disappearance from cultural landscape of Nitra region
KatarínaKristiánová / Taking the Highline: Elevated parks, evolving neighborhoods, and the ever changing relationship between urban and nature
Hélène Littke, Ryan Locke, Tigan Haas

12:00-2:00Lunch
Christina Castel-Branco

2:00-3:15Panel Session #2

Landscape Planning Strategy / Urban Greenway Planning / Cultural Heritage Panel
Understanding the Evolution of Landscape Planning Strategy in China: From "Fragmented" Urban Green Space System to Regional Greenway Network across Cities
Di Lu, Dr. Zhiming Li, Jianguo Lu / Urban Landscape of informal settlements as a catalyst in developing the informal sector, The case of Egypt
Doa'aMahmou, Nezar A. Kafafy / Ethan Carr moderator
National Heritages Areas: Evaluating Past Practices as a Foundation for the Future
Brenda Barrett
The Portuguese National Ecological Reserve – a mapping tool for Landscape Planning
Pena, Selma B., Magalhães, Manuela R, Abreu, M. Manuela / China’s Eco-cities: Why not a Huge Success to Achieve Sustainability
Kai Wang, Qiuzhuo Zhang, Liang Chen, and Wei-Ning Xiang / Industrial Heritage at Risk: How National Heritage Areas Have Preserved the Landscapes of American Labor and Why this Capacity is Now in Jeopardy
Eleanor Mahoney
Landscape in the spatial planning system of European countries
KisztinaFilepnéKovács, ÁgnesSallay, SándorJombach, IstvánValánszki / The Role of Sustainable Greenways in Achievement of Improving the Quality of Life (Tehran’s greenways as a case study)
FatemehShahani / The Emergence and Significance of Heritage Areas in New York State and the Northeast
Paul M. Bray
Scenario Planning for the Boston Metropolitan Region:
Exploring Environmental and Social Implications of Alternative Futures
Robert L. Ryan, Paige S. Warren, Craig Nicolson, Chingwen Cheng, Rachel Danford and Michael Strohbach / Green structure under pressure – about knowledge in planning processes. Case study from Oslo
KineHalvorsenThorénand Inger-LiseSaglie, / The Hudson River Valley Greenway and Beyond: How a Word Can Change the Way We Think About Our Land
David S. Sampson

3:15-3:45Break and Refreshments

3:45-5:00Panel Session #3

Landscape Planning / Greenways & Agriculture / Ecological Urban
Reuse of the post mining landscape under the condition of integration urban-rural development -In the case of mining region Xuzhou China
CHANG Jiang, TIAN Hai-peng, GAO Xiang-guan / Opportunities for Greenways development in the south wine region of Ensenada, Baja California, Mexico
Yolanda Torres, Rosa Contreras, Jesús Serrano / Greenway Ecological Planning and Design for a Sustainable City in China
Yan WANG & Yongbin Sun
Here comes the boom: shale gas, landscapes and an ecological planning imperative
Brian Orland, Timothy Murtha,
Megan Prikockis, Danielle Sette, Christopher Maurer, Michael Humes, Emily Carlson, Elliot Shibley, Michelle Zucker and Brianna Hammond / Integrating agriculture in greenways: a methodology for planning connected urban and peri-urban farmlands in a Mediterranean city
Luca Barbarossa, Daniele La Rosa, Riccardo Privitera / Link Detroit! A New Paradigm for Detroit’s Non-Motorized Community
Neal J. Billetdeaux, Henry L.Byma
Legible Greenways: Enhancing the Visual Coherence and Imageability of the Western Sydney Parklands
Catherine Evans, Linda Corkery / Chelas Valley and Coina Wetlands Agricultural Parks
Magalhães, Manuela R.; Silva, João; Leitão, Manuel; Saavedra, Andreia; Müller, Ana / The Art of Managing Long and Skinny Places: A Case for Regional Collaboration
Jim Klein
Revisiting urban brownfield regeneration and beyond within the lens of green infrastructure-based design and management
Adnan Kaplan, KorayVelibeyoğlu, ÇiğdemKılıçaslan, MerveÖzeren, İremİnce
İzmir / Ankara – Sakarya Greenway Planning
Prof. Dr. MukerremArslan,Prof. Dr. M. EminBarış, Prof. Dr. ElmasErdoğan, Assist.Prof.Dr. ZuhalDilaver / Infrastructure, Landscape Ecology and Urbanism; Linking Theoretical and Practical Frameworks in Design and Delivery Process: A Case of Melbourne’s EastLink
Mahdi Khansefid

5:00-6:30Reception and Social Hour

6:30-8:30Dinner and Fabos Award Ceremony
Teresa Anderson:Fabos Medalist Speaker

Saturday, April 13

8:30-9:00Registration (light continental breakfast will be served)

9:00-9:45Dr. Wei-Ning Zhang:With Black Swans and Wicked Problems We Live and Plan

9:45-10:15Break and Refreshments

10:15-11:45Panel Session #4

Green Infrastructure / Greenway Planning / Greenway Design
Potentials and limitations of implementing linear infiltration systems on urban streets
Frank Sleegers / Greenways: An American Model Takes Root in Belarus
Dr. Valeria Klitsounova / The Chinese Characteristics in the Planning and Design of Guangdong Greenway
He Fang, SuoXiu, Li Hui
Assessing public health benefits through green infrastructure strategies in medium-sized cities in Spain. Case study: La Coruña.
Dr. Pedro Calaza-Martínez, Dr. Luis Ribeiro / Green space typologies in the city of Porto – Portugal: Identifying nodes and links for greenway planning.
Paulo Farinha-Marquesa,CláudiaFernandesa, José M. Lameirasa, FilipaGuilherme Isabel Leal, Sara Silva / Shadley
The Importance of Urban Corridors in Improving the Green Infrastructure in Cities: Case Study Gaziantep-Turkey
NasimShakouri, Mehmet Emin / Factors Influencing Greenways Use in Italy: Definition of a Method for Estimation
G. Senes, R. Rovelli, D. Bertoni, L. Arata, N. Fumagalli, A. Toccolini / Edessa Greenways: a land use planning tool promoting sustainable development in Northern Greece
Alexander Kantartzis, Martha Schwartz, Spiro Pollalis, Nina Chase
Green Infrastructure, Greenways, and Trail Planning: Frameworks for Sustainably in Maryland
David. N. Myers / Challenging Scarcity: Exploring Opportunities for Creating Green Spaces & Greenways within Arid, Compact and Dense Built Environments, the Case of Cairo City, Egypt
Nezar A. Kafafy / Aqueduct Trail Network Development in Metro Boston
David Loutzenheiser, MAPC
Tom Lindberg, MWRA
Joel Barrera, MAPC
Verdeacqua: An Environmental Project for Gallarte, a town Near Milan
Arch. DavideSironi / Impressions from a Lost World: The Coneecticut River Valley Trackway Plan: Preliminary Concepts
Annaliese Bischoff

11:45-1:15Lunch

1:15-2:30Panel Session #5

Watershed / Wildlife / Ecology / Campus / Scientific / Technical
A Watershed Event: Communicating Landscape Processes
JeanMarie Hartman and Donna Webb / Connecting the “Big Easy”: Lessons from the people surrounding the Lafitte Greenway in New Orleans, Louisiana
Phillip Koske / Scientific approaches for Designing Ecological Networks: a Case Study for the Faunal Species of Inland Wetlands of Lower Saxony, Germany
Rosa Contreras
Incorporating Wildlife Conservation within Local Land Use Planning and Zoning: Ability of Circuitscape to model conservation corridors
Virginia L. Batha and Dr. Toru Otawa / Greenways as an Integrative Framework for Campus Green Infrastructure: A StormwaterMasterplan Vision for the University of Connecticut
Kristin Schwab / Optimal Routing of Wide Corridors
Dana Tomlin
The Portuguese National Ecological Network - A mapping proposal
Natália S. Cunha; Manuela R Magalhães / A New Park as Sustainable Strategy for the Green Network of Brescia, Lombardy
Luca Maria Francesco / “But how do we get to the Greenway?”—a multi-disciplinary, multi-jurisdiction, multi-modal strategy to increase connections to the Charles River Basin
Cynthia Smith, Phil Goff
Christopher Greene
New Villages: Planning and Design of Compact Growth Centers- Shaped by Natural, Cultural and Recreational Greenways
Peter Flinker / An Evaluation of Open Space Quality in Suburban Residential Communities: A Comparison of Neo-traditional, Cluster and Conventional Developments
Elizabeth Brabec

2:30-3:00Break and Refreshments

3:00-4:30Panel Session #6

Social / Grad students / Greenway Planning & Design
The way towards landscape integrity Integration of social framework: The intangible value-based landscape planning
ÁronSzabó / Water-related Ecosystem Services from Green Infrastructure
MeilanChen, Ying Cao, Zhangkan Zhou / Soft mobility towards ecological sustainability in Lisbon Metropolitan Area – case study of Almada Municipality
Manuela R.MAGALHÃES, Duarte MATA, Ana MÜLLER
The Mill River Greenway Initiative
Reid Bertone Johnson, Sohpia Geller, John Sinton, Neal Bastek / A vision for future development in historic district
Yiwei Huang / G27: Greenway patterns and City Planning
Archana Sharma
Greenways for a Greater Good- An Indian Perspective
Samir Mathur, Sandeep B. Menon, PriyadarshiniKacker / Retrofitting Cities: A Case Study in Baltimore - Exploring New Trends in Urban Greenways
Jim Brown / A Half- Century of Community Effort to Protect Nantucket’s Specialness
Jim Lentowski
Principles of Universal Design for Urban Greenways- The case of “Milan University Sustainable Campus” (Italy)
Alessandra Rizzi, GiulioSenes
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Elizabeth Carroll / Exploring the significance of greenway concept, to assist landscape planning and design: contributions to theory from African, Asian and European case studies
Dr. LuísRibeiro, Arch. Teresa Dias, Arch. CatarinaViana
Oasis Greenways: A New Model of Urban Park within Street Right-of-Ways in Dorchester, Massachusetts
Tom Bertulis, Peter Furth

4:30-4:45Closing Comments Thanks.

Sunday, April 14

8:00Field Trip