Nature
in Fragments:
The
Legacy of Urban Sprawl
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Friday,
April 14 |
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| 8:00 A.M. | Coffee |
| Part III | The Challenges |
| 9:00 | Moderator: Elizabeth A. Johnson, Manager, Metropolitan Biodiversity Program, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History |
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9:15 |
Overview
of Anti-Sprawl Initiatives Stuart Meck, Principal Investigator for Growing Smart, American Planning Association |
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9:45 |
The
Disconnect Between Public Understanding and Action Jane Elder, Executive Director, The Biodiversity Project |
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10:15 |
Coffee Break |
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10:35 |
The
Economics of Biodiversity in Urbanizing Ecosystems Stephen Farber, Director of the Environmental Management and Policy Program and Director of the Environmental Decision Support Program, University of Pittsburgh |
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11:05 |
Questions from the Audience |
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11:30 |
Lunch |
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Part IV |
The Opportunities |
| 12:45 P.M. | Moderator: Michael J. Novacek, Senior Vice-President and Provost for Science, American Museum of Natural History |
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1:00 |
Panel
Discussion: Bringing Together Levels of Government Moderator: Michael W. Klemens, Director, Metropolitan Conservation Alliance, Wildlife Conservation Society Linda Cooper, Supervisor, Yorktown, New York Julie Victoria, Nonharvested Wildlife Program Biologist, Connecticut Department of Environmental Protection, Wildlife Division Wayne C. Zipperer, U.S.Department of Agriculture Forest Service Suzi Oppenheimer, State Senator, New York Richard L. Brodsky, 86th Assembly District (Westchester County, NY), Assembly Committee on Environmental Conservation |
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2:30 |
Coffee Break |
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2:50 |
Panel
Discussion: Where Do We Go from Here? Moderator: Eleanor J. Sterling, Acting Director, Center for Biodiversity and Conservation, American Museum of Natural History William Honachefsky, Environmental Planner, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection Aram J.K. Calhoun, Assistant Research Professor of Wetland Ecology, Department of Applied Ecology and Environmental Sciences, University of Main William Klein, Director of Research, American Planning Association John Clark, Developer, Haymount |
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4:20 |
Concluding Remarks |