Professor Moira Zellner Presents Research at Tufts University and University of Massachusetts Amherst
Urban Planning and Policy Associate Professor Moira Zellner traveled to Massachusetts to give talks at Tufts University and University of Massachusetts Amherst.
The lecture “How Effective is Green Infrastructure for Stormwater Management?” at the University of Massachusetts Amherst on April 10 focused on specific policies and legislation for promoting sustainable landscape practices. She examined how what factors and processes need to be taken into consideration for future legislation promoting sustainable landscape practices, such as green roofs and rain gardens. Also, she explained how specific policy, technological and behavioral factors influence the emergence and impacts of a range of complex environmental problems.
Zellner's presentation for the Tufts Environmental Studies Program given within the “Environmental Studies Lunch & Learn Program” that was held on April 11 focused on participatory modeling for environmental planning. She discussed how the use of visualization tools in collaborative water planning efforts allow people who are planning for future water sustainability to see the hidden aspects of land- and water-use decisions on water supply and flooding, and how such visualization contributes to collective deliberation and innovation.
Links:
https://www.umass.edu/sbs/calendar/event/zube-lecture-how-effective-green-infrastructure-stormwater-management
https://as.tufts.edu/environmentalstudies/lunch/