Conferences
28–30 March 2019, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA
6th Fábos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning-Adapting to Expanding and Contracting Cities
The Fábos Conference on Landscape and Greenway Planning is held every three years to bring together experts who are influencing landscape planning, policy making and greenway planning from the local to international level. It is intended to highlight recent trends and expand the literature about landscape and greenway planning. The aim is to explore how landscape architects and planners from different countries have approached greenway planning and to understand how greenways have been tailored to each county’s unique geographical, cultural, and political circumstances.
The theme for the 2019 conference (https://sites.google.com/umass.edu/fabosconference2019, 28-30 March 2019, University of Massachusetts, Amherst, MA, USA) explores the social and ecological potential of linear green spaces in urban areas that are experiencing decline or those that are booming. We look to understand the variety of ways in which urban greenways are conceived, designed, built, used, and maintained in cities across the globe in response to economic and demographic trends. More specifically, the following topic areas were covered:
- Cultural and/or Historical Landscapes
- Wildlife Habitat
- Human Health and Well-Being
- Recreation
- Urban Waterfronts
- Expanding and Contracting Cities
- Equity and Access
- Climate Change and Resilience
- Implementation and Governance
The conference provides an opportunity to publish full papers in printed proceedings (https://sites.google.com/umass.edu/fabosconference2019/publications). And a forthcoming Special Issue in Land will be announced after the conference welcomes selected papers from the conference proceedings. Submitted contributions will be subjected to peer review and—upon acceptance—will be published with the aim of rapidly and widely disseminating research results, developments, and applications.
