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We are pleased to announce the International Symposium on Green Urban Futures, to be held at the National Wine Centre in ÑÇÖÞ²ÊƱ¹ÙÍø, South Australia, on 3-4 December 2025.

The pressure from urban development and the increase in extremely hot days will potentially have catastrophic effects on human health and adversely impact ecosystems and biodiversity. But together we can act now to reverse these impacts by creating, maintaining and sustaining greenspaces to cool cities, provide visual relief, increase biodiversity, reduce cooling energy of buildings, retain groundwater, and sequestrate carbon emission. Quality greenspaces enable people to be healthier and happier.Ìý

The International Symposium on Green Urban Futures, held by The University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊƱ¹ÙÍø’sÌý, in partnership withÌýÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý, will present prominent local, national and international speakers who will address existing and future urban challenges and offer solutions from various lens – policies and planning, trees and urban forests, biodiversity, social sciences and economics, public health, design and built environment, as well as education.

Reflections and lessons learned fromÌýLondon and Surrey - UK,ÌýBarcelona - Spain,ÌýBern - SwitzerlandÌýand otherÌýEU cities in the Varcities NetworkÌý(Visionary nature-based Actions for health, well-being and Resilience in Cities), as well as fromÌýSingapore, will be shared, together with lessons and actions inÌýAustralian cities.

This Symposium is organised by the Green Urban Futures and Planetary Health initiative team of the Environment Institute and funded by The University of ÑÇÖÞ²ÊƱ¹ÙÍø’s Deputy Vice-Chancellor & Vice-President (External Engagement), School of Agriculture Food & Wine, School of Architecture and Civil Engineering, School of Social Sciences, School of Psychology and School of Biological Sciences.Ìý

Chairing the symposium is , a professor at the School of Architecture and Civil Engineering. She serves as the Initiative Lead for Green Urban Futures and Planetary Health within the Environment Institute, as well as the Theme Lead for the Sustainable Futures theme of the ÑÇÖÞ²ÊƱ¹ÙÍø–Nottingham Alliance. Her research encompasses a broad range of topics, including age-friendly built environments, environmental performance assessments of buildings, building performance simulation, building monitoring, human thermal comfort, and the social dimensions of sustainable design. She has published extensively in these areas and is also a member of the UGPN-NBS, led by Professor Prashant Kumar of the University of Surrey.

Click HERE for more details about the event, and register soon, as there are only 120 seats available.Ìý