On Friday 21st February 2020 IACA hosted Trees for Liveable Cities: Delivering Effective Green Infrastructure – a one-day inter-disciplinary forum, which brought together a broad range of speakers and attendees from industries working with trees and the urban forest. The keynote presentation was given by international urban forest and urban greening expert, Professor Cecil Konijnendijk from the University of British Columbia.
Video recordings are now available to watch online, ensuring that the knowledge and insights shared on the day can be spread far and wide to benefit our urban forests, and our collaborative efforts to manage and optimise urban tree cover in Australia and beyond. Watch the videos below, and scroll down to access downloads of the presentation slides!
Download the speakers’ presentations from IACA 2020 Forum – Trees for Liveable Cities:
Cecil Konijnendijk – From Green Infrastructure to Place Making: How Trees Can Make Our Cities More Resilient and Welcoming
Professor Cecil Konijnendijk, The University of British Columbia
Sujata Allan – Impacts of heat on human health; air quality and respiratory disease; sun cancer
Dr Sujata Allan, Doctors for the Environment Australia (DEA)
Sara Barron – Urban Forest Potentials in Dense Landscapes
Dr Sara Barron, University of Melbourne
Steve Hartley – Challenges and Opportunities in Increasing Green Cover and Urban Canopy
Steve Hartley, Department of Planning, Industry and Environment (DPIE)
Ross-Clark – The Urban Tree Puzzle
Ross Clark, Trees Impact
Carol Richards – Interactive Workshops – Strategies for Delivering Effective Green Infrastructure and Improving Urban Forest Canopy
Dr Carol Richards, Consulting Educationist
Ben Peacock – The Power of Collaboration
Ben Peacock, Greener Spaces Better Places
Martin Hartigan – Living Melbourne – Greenprinting a Metropolis
Martin Hartigan, Resilient Melbourne & The Nature Conservancy Australia