[Aqualist] River Rehab Conference in Australia in 2005

[Tim Barrows]

From: "Kirstie Fryirs" <kfryirs at els.mq.edu.au>

FRAMING SOLUTIONS FOR LANDSCAPE FUTURES: GEOMORPHIC PERSPECTIVES ON RIVER 
REHABILITATION PRACTICE

A workshop under the auspices of the
IGU Commission Geomorphic Challenges for the 21st Century

Organized by Gary Brierley, Kirstie Fryirs & Nick Preston
Dept. of Physical Geography, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia

Workshop background and aims
The IGU Commission Geomorphic Challenges for the 21st Century seeks to 
identify important avenues for future geomorphological research and to 
improve the dialogue between geomorphology and other areas of Geography 
enabling geomorphological ideas and concepts to be better incorporated into 
environmental policy and planning. Under the auspices of this Commission, 
we propose to host a workshop promoting geomorphic solutions to 
environmental problems, and highlighting 'geomorphology in action'.

Appraisal of biophysical fluxes, connectivity, and responses to disturbance 
(both natural and human-induced) in their landscape context provides a 
coherent template for management initiatives and rehabilitation practice. 
Communicating these notions presents a key challenge for ongoing and future 
geomorphic research, striving to attain an appropriate balance between 
grounded case studies and modeling applications.  This will be the core 
theme of this workshop.

Workshop structure
The conference, workshop and associated field excursions will take place in 
the Hunter Valley, north of Sydney, from Sunday March 13th to Friday March 
18th 2005 (dates are inclusive). The structure and timetable of the 
workshop will be as follows:

Sunday 13th March  Visit a range of rivers en route from Sydney to the 
Hunter Valley
Monday 14th March  Invited talks and associated presentation of papers 
(conference venue to be announced)
Tuesday 15th March  Appraisal of river rehabilitation initiatives in the 
Upper Hunter Catchment (Muswellbrook)
Wednesday 16th March  Targeted workshop: 'Geo-ecology and river 
rehabilitation practice' (conference venue)
Thursday 17th March  Field excursion to differing forms of river 
rehabilitation initiatives (Upper Hunter and surrounding areas)
Friday 18th March  Synopsis/synthesis of findings from the workshop 
(Macquarie University, Sydney)

Expressions of interest are sought. To facilitate planning, an early 
indication of numbers is essential. Please contact Kirstie Fryirs 
(kfryirs at els.mq.edu.au) or Nick Preston (npreston at els.mq.edu.au) by 30th 
April 2004 to indicate interest, or to obtain further information.  A 
circular outlining workshop costs, accommodation and venue will be 
forwarded to interested participants at a later date.

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Dr Kirstie Fryirs
ARC Postdoctoral Fellow
Department of Physical Geography
Division of Environmental and Life Sciences
Macquarie University
North Ryde, NSW, 2109
Australia
Ph 61 2 9850 8367
Fax 61 2 9850 8420
Email kfryirs at els.mq.edu.au
www.es.mq.edu.au/physgeog/staff