Integrating green infrastructure across a city requires strategic planning and policy.
Urban greening initiatives improve residents’ quality of life, supporting biodiversity, and provide resilience to climate change. By incorporating urban greening objectives into city planning policies, decision makers can create more resilient and prosperity within urban areas. Hear from case studies where vibrant, sustainable developments have been established through planning and policy change.
Programme
13:00 – Welcome by MC Dr. Ing. Pietro Elisei, President of the International Society of City and Regional Planners (ISOCARP)
13:15 – Presentation by Peter Massini – Director of Future Nature Consultancy
Peter will present on Greening cities – policy shifts for a changing world, including:
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- Traditional policies for a green city
- The need for policy change
- Developing new policy
- From policy to practice – successes and constraints
13:30 – Presentation by Lyne Mousseau, Head of Environmental Services Division for the City of Saint-Lazare, Montréal, Canada
13:45 – Q&A
14:00 – Briefing closes