International conference to focus on greening old cities

The International Green City Conference will take place in the Italian city of Padova on Wednesday 19 September for city decision-makers, planners, landscape architects, horticulturists and those with an interest in greening cities.

Organised by the International Association of Horticultural Producers (AIPH) the ‘New Greening in Old Cities’ conference will focus on how to retrofit cities with living green, the plants to use and how this will benefit the health of citizens and environmental biodiversity.

Speakers will include landscape expert Prof Valerio Morabito from Pennsylvania University, USA, who will talk about how heritage cities in Italy are rising to the challenge of greening. Prof Paolo Semenzato from University of Padova will speak about how green infrastructure improves the health of citizens. Dr Maria Yeroyanni from the European Commission will outline how the EU is supporting city greening and future plans and Dr Chiara Catalano from Zurich University of Applied Sciences will demonstrate how city greening increases urban biodiversity.

For further details click here and register by 10 August.