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8.00 am |
Registration desk open |
1 ½ hours |
9.00 am
15 mins |
MC Announcements & Welcome Jenny Brockie – Journalist/ TV -SBS
Official Opening (Government Minister – TBC) |
9.15 am
20 mins |
Setting the scene: Overview of the Issues
Josh Byrne – Environmental Scientist/ Media |
9.35 am
55 mins |
Environment – Overall Research USA – Urban Forests and impacts on Carbon, Water, Heat island Dr Greg McPherson, USDAF |
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10.30 am
30 mins |
Morning Tea |
1 ½ hours
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11.00
30 mins |
Environment – Urban GreenScapes and Green House Gases- can plants have an impact? Dr Stephen Livesley – University of Melbourne |
11.30
30 mins |
Health and Wellbeing: NGIA Research review and Gap analysis Professor Allyson Holbrook – University of Newcastle |
12.00
30 mins |
Health: How Plants affect people
Associate Professor Mardie Townsend - Deakin University |
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12.30
45 mins |
Lunch |
1 ¾ hours
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1.15 pm
30 mins |
Planning: Australian Backyards_ Urban Greenspace is being limited by building regulations and developers. Prof Tony Hall - Griffith University |
1.45 pm
25 mins |
Planning: Local Government issues and GreenSpace Development
Philip Hewett- Newcastle City Council – Urban Forestry NSW |
2.10 pm
50 mins |
CASE STUDY: Who has done it well? – what are the key successes and benefits flowing from increased Urban GreenScapes
Adam Schwerner, City of Chicago |
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3.00 pm
30 mins |
Afternoon tea |
1 ½ hours |
3.30
1.25 hours |
What actions are needed in Australia – Panel x 6 convened by Jennie Brockie
(Byrne, McPherson, Hewett, Schwerner, Prince, Townsend with audience participation) |
4.45 pm
15 mins |
Wrap up and conclusion |
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5.00 pm |
Symposium close |
