An Urbanicity Alert for Urban Environmental Pollution 2010

Urban Environmental Pollution - UEP 2010
Overcoming Obstacles to Sustainability and Quality of Life

Boston, USA • June 20-23, 2010

Oral and poster abstract submission deadline: February 1, 2010

Submit abstracts now at: www.uep2010.com


SUBMIT ORAL AND POSTER ABSTRACTS NOW

Please remember to submit abstracts for oral and poster presentations at UEP2010 by February 1, 2010.

Contributions on the following themes are invited to supplement the plenary lectures
listed below.

 

CONFERENCE THEMES

Globalization and the Urban Environment: Setting the Scene
- Urban metabolism
- Processes and dynamics of megacities
- Urbanization in China: Problems & prospects

Urban Environmental Pollutants: Nature and Effects
- Air quality in urban environments
- Particulates and human health
- Urban warming: Human health
- Urban warming: Ecology, diversity

Urban Environmental Pollutants: Nature and Effects
- Urban water pollution and storm water
- Urban chemical pollution

Moving Toward Sustainable Development and Improved Life Quality
- Sustainability: Eco-urban space
- Ecoroofs (green roofs)
- Trees, cooling, air quality

Moving Toward Sustainable Development and Improved Life Quality
- Adaptation of the built environment to climate change
- Utility of increasing reflective surfaces

 

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Christopher Kennedy, University of Toronto, Canada
- Urban metabolism

 

PLENARY SPEAKERS

Douglas M. Brugge, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA
-Traffic pollution and human health

Linda Davies, Imperial College, London, UK
OPAL - Open Air Laboratories

Francisco Escobedo, University of Florida, USA
- Urban trees and sustainability

Roy Harrison OBE, University of Birmingham, UK
- Air quality in urban environments

Jan Kleissl, University of California, San Diego, USA
- Urban heat island mitigation

Ingo Kowarik, Technical University of Berlin, Germany
- Biodiversity in urban environments

Frauke Kraas, University of Cologne, Germany
- Megacities of the world

Bradley Rowe, Michigan State University, USA
- Ecoroofs (green roofs)

Yong-Yuan Zhu, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China
- Urbanization in China: Problems and prospects

CONFERENCE REGISTRATION

Online registration is now open. Register by April 9, 2010 to take advantage of reduced rates. Concession rates are available for students.


Urban Environmental Pollution is organized and sponsored by Elsevier and the journal Environmental Pollution.

Conference Chair
William Manning, University of Massachusetts, USA
Editor-in-Chief: Environmental Pollution

Program Committee and Scientific Advisory Committee

For further information visit: www.uep2010.com or contact Kay Russell at UEP2010@elsevier.com

 

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