The 4th Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU) Sustainable Cities and Landscapes Conference and PhD Symposium will be held virtually from 14-18 December 2020. Session times are in New Zealand Daylight Time (UTC+12).
The conference is an exciting opportunity for academics, practitioners and public officials from different disciplines to collaborate on research and advocacy projects that foster long-term sustainability and resilient city-landscape relationships.
By 2050, urban areas will account for nearly two thirds of the global population and create three-quarters of the world’s emissions.
In the face of unprecedented population growth and climate change, we need to better understand and manage the interconnections between cities and their surrounding ecology. We cannot ignore that our cities are inextricably linked and a part of nature, not separate from it. Understanding the interconnection between human activity, resource use, biodiversity protection and the interdependence between cities themselves is essential to solve the critical sustainability issues facing the Pacific Rim, one of the world’s most rapidly urbanizing regions. Here, interconnection is key to solving critical sustainability issues, including supplying adequate food, water and energy, while preserving vulnerable populations, including indigenous communities and ecosystems.
Price: 220 NZD (Full registration fee); 99 NZD (One day registration fee)