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Call for Papers by the Institute of Historical Research

24th October 2007

As part of ‘The History of Gardens and Landscapes’ Seminars at the Institute of Historical Research a conference on how green initiatives have been used to regenerate brown sites from the 1980s onwards will be held at the IHR on 24 and 25 October 2008.

Recent history has shown that there is a greater awareness of the need to improve urban environments. There are many issues here: they include problems caused by deindustrialisation in Europe and North America; climate change aggravated by changing land use; population migration calling for more housing and less space to build it on, and a need for quality green space for recreation.

Themes which should stimulate papers and discussions include:

The use of old commercial waterfronts
New botanic gardens
The regeneration of old industrial sites
Woodlands and reafforestation
Garden festivals
Revival of old parks
Creation of new parks
Tourism based on gardens
Seaside revival
The Olympic Arena
The Thames Gateway

Papers are invited on these and other appropriate themes, and can relate to sites in the UK, Europe and North America.

If you would like to take part, please send by email a title and a short synopsis as soon as possible to: Janet Waymark, janetwaymark@yahoo.co.uk