Waste Not; The Cycle of Life - Live Session meeting virtually on Thursday, October 28
Through construction, New York City alone introduces over 16,500 tons of soil, rocks, concrete, brick and other material into our waste stream each and every day. The creation of a sustainable urban landscape requires an adaptive re-use of resources, and urban soils play a central role in this equation. In this session, we will we explore the role of soils as a primary driver of circularity, and its potential to disrupt an otherwise linear waste stream. How do we turn soil waste into a soil resource, and what implications will it have on economies, quality of life, innovation, culture, and urban space? What historical, contemporary and future contexts does soil play as a common resource, and the lessons that emerge?
Schedule
12:00 - Sensing and Showing Climate Change, Part two of three: Science and magic, carbon and soil by Dr. Margot Lystra, Assistant Professor of Landscape Architecture, Université de Montréal
12:15 - Effect of soil properties on the state of urban lawns by Dr. Olga Bezuglova, Professor, Department of Soil Science & Land Assessment, Southern Federal University (Russia)
12:40 - Garden of Ashes by Jason Smith, Director of Northern Manhattan Parks for the NY Restoration Project
1:00 - Factors Affecting Carcinogenic PAHs and Select Metals in Urban Soil in NYC by Raphael Rosenbaum, Remediation Scientist
1:20 - How much urban soil do we need? by Moreen Willaredt, PhD Candidate, Department of Ecohydrology and Landscape Evaluation, Technische Universität Berlin
1:50 - Mine All Mine by Stephanie Garon, Artist & Sculptor
2:10 - Soil, Environmental Justice and the Law by Joel Kupferman, Attorney, New York Environmental Law and Justice Project - Environmental Justice Initiative
2:30 - Resilient Metabolism of Urban Wastes: Past, Present and Prospects for the Future by Dr. Daniel Walsh, Founding Director of NYC Mayor's Office of Environmental Remediation, Founder of Clean Soil Bank, NYC Voluntary Cleanup Program and NYC Green Property Certification Program
2:50 - Open Discussion between Speakers and Audience