presented papers, invited lectures and talks

GigaPan possibilities in environmental design, at Fine Outreach for Science GigaPan workshop, Global Connection Project, Carnegie Mellon University, 2009.

L.E.A.P. to get a bird's-eye view: Low elevation aerial photography for site design and landscape research, at LABash National Conference, Penn Stater Conference Center, 2009.

Off road and engaged: Collaborative action research for resilient Himalayan communities, at Geography Coffee Hour Speaker Series, Penn State University, 2009.

The Mountain Project: Towards adaptive learning communities for Himalayan sustainability, at Focus the Nation: Global Warming Solutions for America, Penn State University, with Sameer Honwad, 2008.

Off road IT: Using technology for communities and sustainability in the Himalayas, at College of IST Research Tea Series, Penn State University, with Chris Hoadley, 2007.

When film and landscape meet: A range of possibilities,at Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture National Conference, Penn State University, introduction to the Negotiated View Film Festival, with Kevin Thompson and Barbara Bird, 2007.

The Mountain Project,“ at International Education Week Speaker Series, Office of International Programs, Penn State University, with Chris Hoadley, 2007.

Designing appropriate collaborative learning technologies for the developing world,at 2007 Open Education Conference: Localizing and Learning, Utah State Unviversity, with Chris Hoadley (presenter) and Sameer Honwad, 2007.

Using technology to elicit biographies in Himalayan villages,” at American Educational Research Association Annual Meeting, Chicago, with Chris Hoadley (presenter) and Sameer Honwad, 2007.

Placing IK: Community-based knowledge, vision and action in environmental design, at Interinstitutional Consortium for Indigenous Knowledge seminar series, Penn State University, 2006.

“Changing nature: Towards a civic culture of urban ecosystems regeneration,” at Urban Waters: First National Conference on Environmental Regeneration in Cities, Brazilian Institute of Architects, Brazilian Association of Landscape Architects, Federal University of Rio de Janeiro,  2005.  keynote address, funded by the Ford Foundation.

“Knowledge-building communities and Himalayan sustainability,” at Open Science Conference on Global Change in Mountain Regions, Perth, Scotland, with Sameer Honwad (co-presenter) and Chris Hoadley, 2005.

“Mapeamento sócio-ambiental de bacias hidrográficas urbanas: Estudo de caso do Rio Carioca,” at 11th Brazilian Association of Graduate Programs and Research in Urban and Regional Planning Conference, Salvador, Brazil, Monica Schlee presented, 2005.

“Ecological restoration education and emerging trends in public scholarship,” at Society for Ecological Restoration International 16th Annual Conference, University of Victoria, Canada, 2004.  

“Interweaving ecological science and ecological design,” at Ecology Speaker Series, IGDP in Ecology, Penn State University, 2004.
    
“Retrospective  / perspective on a regional studio,” at Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture National Conference, Charleston, SC, with Tom Yahner, 2003.  
      
“Preemptive ecosystems planning and large-scale traditional neighborhood development: A watershed case study,” at Chesapeake Basin Restoration Conference, Baltimore, MD, 2002.

“Large-scale traditional neighborhood development and preemptive ecosystems planning: The Markham experience, 1989–2002,” at Association of Collegiate Schools of Planning 44th Annual Conference, Baltimore, David Gordon presented, 2002. 

“India's Ganges paradox: Sacred rites and environmental desecration along an Indian riverfront,” at Religion, Ecology and Culture session, Annual Conference of the American Academy of Religion, DePaul University, with Priyam Das, 2001.

“Teaching watershed-based planning and management,” Water, Oil of the 21st Century: Canadian Institute of Planners National Conference, Charlottetown, Canada, 2000.
      
“Patterns, processes and paradigms: Towards ecologically vital brownfields,” XVI International Botanical Congress, St. Louis, 1999.

“Hope for the hyperstressed: Regenerating Pittsburgh’s post-industrial ecosystems,” Conference on Ecosystems Restoration & Creation, Hillsborough College, Tampa, 1999.

“Post-industrial landscapes: Vegetation, ecology and ecosystems-based regeneration,” symposium convenor with Sue Thompson, XVI International Botanical Congress of the International Union of Biological Sciences, St. Louis, 1999.

“Connections old and new: Ecological design in a post-industrial culture,” at American Society of Landscape Architects Penn/Del. Chapter Conference, Philadelphia, 1998.    plenary address.

“Applying ecology in the undergraduate studio,” panel paper at Building Toward Diversity: Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Conference, Asheville, NC, 1997.

“Restoration planning in the urbanizing (bio)region: Ecological themes and regional imperatives,” at American Society of Landscape Architects Conference on Sustainability in the Chesapeake Basin, University of Maryland, 1997.

“Weaving landscape ecology into the design studio,” panel paper, at 12th Annual Conference of the International Association of Landscape Ecology, Duke University, 1997.

“Ecology & placemaking: Towards an enriched urban design theory,” at American Collegiate Schools of Architecture S.E. Regional Conference, Hampton University, 1996.
 
“Urban ecological restoration in a post-modern landscape: A Rouge retrospective,” at Society for Ecological Restoration International Conference, Rutgers University, 1996.

“Synecologies, greenway planning and the pursuit of synergies,” at Sixth Biennial International Linear Parks Conference, Virginia Polytechnical Institute, 1995.

“Across the Great Divide: Landscape architecture, ecology and the city,” at American Society of Landscape Architects Conference, Cleveland, with Don Luymes and Dan Nadenicek, 1995.

“Restoring the urban river valley: The value of principles,” at American Society of Landscape Architects Annual Meeting, West Virginia Chapter, University of West Virginia, 1994.    keynote address.

“The urban valley as linear place and ecological corridor,” at Third Annual Pennsylvania Community Forestry Conference, Penn State University, 1994.

“Urban greenways and restored landscapes: Places and patterns of apprehension,” at Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture Conference, Long Beach, MS, 1994.

“Holism in restoration planning: A systems approach in Markham, Ontario,” at Society for Ecological Restoration International Conference, Michigan State University, 1994.

“Designing viable open space: Restoring nature and finding place in the city,” at Planning for Community Open Spaces Conference, Harrisburg, PA, 1994.

work exhibited / profiled / curated

Partnering to Restore Spring Creek, Elks Country Club riparian ecological restoration, feature, Environmental Institute for Golf's Green Links website, fall 2008.

Water Past and Present: a Documentary by the Children of the Himalayas, videodocumentary, S. Honwad producer, at Focus the Nation: Global Warming Solutions for America, Penn State University, Jan. 2008.

The Negotiated View Film Festival, co-curator with K. Thompson (PI) and B. Bird,
Council of Educators in Landscape Architecture National Conference, Penn State University, August 2007.

The Mountain Project: north India and Nepal, at International Programs Gallery, 40 photographs, J. Haner curator, Penn State University, summer-fall 2007.

Partnering to Restore Spring Creek, in Case Studies in Surface Water Quality, Audubon International, 2006.

Reconnecting with the Don: Balancing the Valley, at Toronto's Market Gallery, curated by Task Force to Bring Back the Don, fall 2004.

Conversations in the Rust Belt: Nine Mile Run Project, at Miller Gallery, Purnell Center for the Arts, T. Collins curator, Carnegie Mellon University, Pittsburgh, winter 2000.

Conversations in the Rust Belt: Nine Mile Run Project, at Wood Street Galleries, T. Collins curator, Pittsburgh, summer 1999.

Dock 20/22 Festival Park, at Celebration Spaces CAT Charrette exhibit, American Society of Landscape Architects 1995 conference, Cleveland.

Bringing Back the Don, at McMichael Canadian Art Collection exhibit on landscape urbanism, M. Bice and G. Kapelos curators, Kleinburg, Ontario, summer 1994.

Toronto Brickworks Renewed, at Powerhouse Gallery, Toronto, spring 1992.