February 2009
In response to the crash of US Airways Flight 1549 into the Hudson River on January 15th, and to the growing number of "bird strikes" to aircraft in metropolitan areas, Van Alen Institute invites anyone to join Natalie Jeremijenko for a lively discussion and debate about the perceived threats of birds to public safety.
And, about the real risks and challenges one faces in planning and designing for urban biodiversity.
Jeremijenko brings together a cross-disciplinary group from architecture, art, ecology, biology, and environmental planning and policy to better understand the plight of bird populations in the context of our struggles to balance urban infrastructural and ecological agendas and demands.
Participants include Jeremy Edmiston, Architect and principal of SYSTEMarchitects; Paul Mankowitz, Biologist, Plant Scientist, and Director of the Bronx-based Gaia Institute.
Also included are, Eric Sanderson, Landscape Ecologist with the Wildlife Conservation Society and Founder of the Mannahatta Project; and Kim Tripp, Director of the Jamaica Bay Institute at Gateway National Recreation Area.
This program is free and open to the public; no reservations required.
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