Nature: at your service.Urban forests are important for more than just park benches and property values: in fact, they're vital for a community's health, enjoyment, and economic well-being. The 2005 National Conference on Urban Ecosystems Urban ecosytems are the cities, towns and urban strips constructed by humans. This growth in the urban population and the supporting built infrastructure has impacted on both urban environments and also on areas which surround urban areas. will show participants how to reconnect people to their city's natural resources. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The conference, Nature at Your Service, will be organized by AMERICAN FORESTS American Forests is a nonprofit conservation organization that promotes healthy forests and urban tree planting. The organization was established in 1875 as the American Forestry Association, by physician/horticulturist John Aston Warder and a group of like-minded citizens and held Nov. 17 and 18 in Charlotte, North Carolina “Charlotte” redirects here. For other uses, see Charlotte (disambiguation). Charlotte is the largest city in the state of North Carolina and the 20th largest city in the United States. . It will give practical advice for helping cities meet regulatory requirements Regulatory requirements are part of the process of drug discovery and drug development. Regulatory requirements describe what is necessary for a new drug to be approved for marketing in any particular country. for clean air and water, revitalizing re·vi·tal·ize tr.v. re·vi·tal·ized, re·vi·tal·iz·ing, re·vi·tal·iz·es To impart new life or vigor to: plans to revitalize inner-city neighborhoods; tried to revitalize a flagging economy. neighborhoods, and reducing the cost of building and maintaining infrastructure. The latest chapter in urban thinking for the 21st century recognizes the ecological city and the importance of respecting and using natural systems--forests, soils, water, and air--to support urban areas. Nature at Your Service is designed both for those who want to infuence the shape and direction of their community and for those who must meet environmental quality requirements. Attendees can expect information on the latest technologies and emerging public policies, as well as take-home tools to help put the trees in their urban forests to best use. For more information about the conference, visit americanforests.org |
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