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The 8th SURE Summer School Urban Biodiversity and Conservation: Global Perspectives and Comparisons

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The 8^th SURE Summer School

Urban Biodiversity and Conservation: Global Perspectives and Comparisons

Organizer: Dr. Prof. Junxiang LI (School of Design, Shanghai Jiao Tong University), Dr. Prof. Juergen BREUSTE (University of Salzburg), and Dr. Amy HAHS (The University of Melbourne).

Venue: Hybrid of online and in-person in Minhang Campus, Shanghai Jiao Tong University

Time: August 8 to 12, 2022

Program Overview

SURE Summer School on Urban Ecology is a training program for graduate students. It has been co-organized by the Society for Urban Ecology (SURE) and SURE-China chapter since 2011. The 2022 international Summer School on Urban Ecology is the 8^th one in the series, which is co-organized by Shanghai Jiao Tong University (SJTU), SURE, SURE-China Chapter, and the University of Melbourne, and hosted by School of Design at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, Shanghai, China. It is sponsored by the Graduate School of Shanghai Jiao Tong University.

Biodiversity is essential for sustainable development. Biodiversity loss threatens UN Sustainable Development Goals, and has significant impacts on ecosystem functions, human health and well-being. The 2022 Summer School will focus on hotpots of urban biodiversity, and the nexus of human activities, human habitats, and urban ecology. The Summer School aims to cover the following topics: urban biodiversity protection, urban biodiversity research methodology, state-of-the-art theories of urban biodiversity, and urban biodiversity conservation practices.

About the tutors

Many distinguished scientists in urban ecology and urban biodiversity are invited to give lectures at the 8^th SURE Summer School. They are listed in the following table.

Speaker	Institute
Prof. Dr. Jürgen Breuste	University of Salzburg, Austria
Dr. Amy Hahs	The University of Melbourne, Australia
Prof. Dr. Marc Cadotte	University of Toronto, Canada
Prof. Dr. Dagmar Haase	Humboldt Universität zu Berlin & Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research-UFZ, Germany
Dr. Juliane Mathey	Leibniz Institute of Ecological Urban and Regional Development--IÖR
Prof. Dr. Ana Faggi	University of Flores, Argentina
Assist. Prof. Dr. Alessandro Ossola	University of California, Davis, USA
Prof. Dr. Jun Yang	Tsinghua University, China
Prof. Dr. Yongchuan Yang	Chongqing University, China
Assoc. Prof. Dr. Yong Zhang	Nanjing Forestry University, China
Prof. Dr. Junxiang Li	Shanghai Jiao Tong University, China

Activities: Lectures, seminars, course discussion, student oral presentations.

Application

Application time: 07/12/2022. to 07/25/2022.

How to apply: For overseas students, please complete and submit an online application at Study@SJTU (http://apply.sjtu.edu.cn), or send application materials to caiyanwu@sjtu.edu.cn, including a copy of ID card or passport, English proficiency certificate (not necessary for students whose native language is English), an updated CV, and Personal Statement. For domestic students, please apply through the WeChat linkage: https://mp.weixin.qq.com/s/4EUg8lRbovvZBNxNBE4H2Q

Eligibility: Graduate student at Master or Ph.D level. We will host a total of 40 graduate students from domestic and overseas universities and research institutes. Students whose research interests intersect with urban ecology, landscape architecture, landscape design are encouraged to apply.