Soils Engineers: Soil Biology, Processes, Cycles, Humans, Time - Live Session meeting virtually on Thursday, October 21

Until very recently, "soil building" has been left in the hands of the environment, however through passive anthropogenic processes and active technological optimization of soil properties, a new classification of anthropogenically-modified soils has emerged: engineered soils. More common than you think, engineered soils have begun to dominate urban landscapes and offer us new and emerging insight into the capabilities of soil. This session will explore the role of us humans in soil development, and how our adaptations of nature’s workings in the process of creating sustainable cities bridges our boundaries between land forms and landscapes.

Features

• Dr. Paul Mankiewicz, Ecological Engineer, Co-Founder of Leaf Island, Co-Founger of The Gaia Institute

• Igor Bronz, Co-Founder & Head of Design at Leaf Island

• Ashley Pirovano, Senior Scientist, BioBus & Maria Mazin, Lead Scientist & Program Manager, BioBus

• Xinan (Helen) Ran, Artist & Co-Founder of Tuft Love

• Matt Levy, Artist & Ceramicist

• Dr. Remigio Paradelo Núñez, Ramón y Cajal Research Fellow, Universidade de Santiago de Compostela (Spain)

• William Bryant Logan, Author of Sprout Lands, Oak, Air, and Dirt; Faculty, New York Botanical Garden

• Open Discussion between Speakers and Audience