Restoration of Urban Ecosystems Seminar - Proceedings

Cyclists and birdwatchers next to a wetland landscape

This seminar was held at Sydney Olympic Park on the 21st February 2003. A range of experts presented key issues regarding urban ecosystem restoration. Historically urban issues have not been considered environmental issues, although today we recognise that social, political, economic, demographic and environmental consequences are all connected.

While there is no one size fits all model, our speakers provided actual experiences and practical tips on environmental management in the urban landscape.

This section links you to the actual transcriptions of the presentations and the subsequent panel discussion.

SEMINAR PROCEEDINGS

Welcome Note (PDF - 58KB)	David Grant	Executive Director Parklands, Sydney Olympic Park Authority
Session 1: Identifying the Issues	Chair: Con Lambous	Manager, Environmental Quality Sydney Olympic Park Authority
Urban Environmental Management (PDF - 94KB)	Maurice Daly	Principal, Daly Research Systems
Lessons Emerging from Research in Urban Ecosystems (PDF - 856KB)	Allen Kearns	Deputy Chief, CSIRO Sustainable Ecosystems
Involving the Stakeholder - the HomBERG Experience (PDF - 726KB)	Irene Simms	Councillor, Auburn Council (and former member of HomBERG)
Contaminated Sites - the Unwanted Legacy: State of Play in NSW(PDF - 1.70MB)	Niall Johnston	Manager Contaminated Sites Regulatory Unit, NSW EPA
Green Print for Sydney (PDF - 107KB)	Jeff Angel	Director, Total Environment Centre
Session 2: Drivers and Solutions	Chair: Allen Kearns
Sustainable Development at Previously Degraded Sites (PDF - 138KB)	Simon Pagett	General Manager, Delfin Lend Lease
Living Centres: A Case Study from Powells Creek (PDF - 1.14MB)	Libby Ozinga, Genevieve Milham	Director Special Projects, Planning NSW Project Coordinator, Planning NSW
Practical Lessons in Ecological Restoration (PDF - 754KB)	Paul Zissermann	Senior Project Manager, Greening Australia
Using Site Data for Adaptive Management (PDF - 1.17MB)	Edwina Laginestra	Manager Research Programs, Sydney Olympic Park Authority
Practical Considerations in Preparing a Plan of Management (PDF - 105KB)	David Grant	Executive Director Parklands, Sydney Olympic Park Authority
Greening Sydney - Constructed Ecologies (PDF - 1.21MB)	Martin Bryant	Architect, DPWS
Question Time Panel (PDF - 100KB)	Facilitator: David Grant
Seminar Summary (PDF - 73KB)	by Maurice Daly

Question time panellists include speakers plus:

Leta Webb, Manager Planning and Assessment - Auburn Council
John Pym, Project Manager for Sydney Olympic Park remediation (retired from Waste Services New South Wales)
Mark Dangerfield, Director Bio Track - Centre for Biodiversity and Bioresources, Macquarie University
Alex Pulkownik, Course Director and Lecturer, Environmental Biology - University of Technology, Sydney
Gee Chapman, Deputy Director - Centre for Research on Ecological Impacts of Coastal Cities (EICC)
Warwick Proctor, Director Asset Management, Sydney Olympic Park Authority