22aug2020

An Online Seminar "Looking ahead beyond tree stumps -- tree species selection for resilient cities" was successfully held on 22 August 2020 with over 300 participants from the academic, public and private sectors.

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The "Looking ahead beyond tree stumps -- tree species selection for resilient cities" webinar was a resounding success with lots of positive comments on every aspect of the event. Over 96% of respondents of the Webinar Feedback Survey considered they gained new knowledge applicable to their work/future careers from this webinar.

Dr Zhu Chun shared her findings of a study on technical analysis of tree root system and how it impacts on the stability of urban trees in high wind.

Ms Huang Songyi gave a presentation on “A review of recent typhoon disturbances on urban forest in the Southern China region and the emergency measures to address the post-typhoon disasters”.

Prof. Qin Xinsheng shared the findings of the systematic quantitative literature review on the impacts of wind on trees and followed by a case study on impacts of Typhoon Mangkhut on street trees in the Bao’an District, Shenzhen.

An Online Seminar "Looking ahead beyond tree stumps -- tree species selection for resilient cities" was successfully held on 22 August 2020 with over 300 participants from the academic, public and private sectors. The webinar was a resounding success with lots of positive comments on every aspect of the event. Over 96% of respondents of the Webinar Feedback Survey considered they gained new knowledge applicable to their work/future careers from this webinar.

“Looking Ahead Beyond Tree Stumps -- Tree Species Selection For Resilient Cities” webinar was hosted by Bachelor of Science (Honours) Horticulture, Arboriculture and Landscape Management in collaboration with Greening, Landscape and Tree Management Section, Development Bureau and Hong Kong Institute of Horticultural Science. This webinar is second of the seminar series on “Finding Our Way Out For Our Urban Forest – The Lessons Learned From The Aftermath After Super Typhoon” fully funded by Research Grants Council. The seminar series aims to enhance public awareness of policy, planning and management strategies on urban greening by bringing together insights and experiences from local and overseas experts.

The guest speakers are prominent and well-known names in the Urban Greening industry in Guangzhou, China. The webinar was held in Mandarin and provided analysis and summary of best practices, lessons learned and conclusions from various research projects and real-life events in the Hong Kong-Macau Greater Bay Area (GBA). The GBA experiences are considered relevant and particular beneficial to our webinar audience given the fact that HK and the wider GBA cities have similar climates and are prone to experience frequent and severe typhoons.

Timetable for the remaining sessions in this seminar series

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Event Date

(Tentative)

Seminar 3 –"Smart city for urban forests? What changes can big data and technology bring us?"

Date: 10 Oct. 2020

Time: 14:00 – 17:00

Seminar 4 –"Reforming tree pits -- subterranean engineering design of planting spaces"

Date: 5 Dec. 2020

Time: 10:00 – 13:00

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For enquiries, please contact Dr. Caroline LAW (Principal Investigator of Seminar Series) at (852) 3890 8283 or carolinelaw@vtc.edu.hk

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An Online Seminar "Looking ahead beyond tree stumps -- tree species selection for resilient cities" was successfully held on 22 August 2020 with over 300 participants from the academic, public and private sectors.