Isikhungo se-Auburn University's Center for Forest Sustainability sizosingatha ingqungquthela yaso yesi-3 yezinhlaka ezihlukene, "Izinkinga Eziqhamukayo Ku-Urban-Rural Interfaces: Ukuxhumanisa Isayensi Nomphakathi" e-Sheraton Atlanta, ngo-April 11-14, 2010. Itimu nenhloso enkulu yengqungquthela ixhumanisa ubukhulu bomuntu/izindawo zezindawo zasemadolobheni. Isikhungo sikholelwa ukuthi ukuxhumana okunjalo kunikeza isithembiso semininingwane emisha, enamandla yokuqonda amandla abumbayo, futhi alolongwa ukufudukela emadolobheni futhi anikeze ukuqonda okuhlanganisayo nokuphoqelelayo kwezimbangela nemiphumela yezinqubomgomo ezihlobene nokufudukela emadolobheni. Bafuna ukuhlanganisa abacwaningi, ochwepheshe, nabenzi bezinqubomgomo ukuze babelane ngemiphumela yocwaningo lwamanje namasu okusebenzisa, futhi bahlonze izikhala zolwazi, izinselele, namathuba aphathelene nokusebenzelana phakathi kokufudukela emadolobheni nemithombo yemvelo. Ikakhulukazi, izindlela ezigxile ekuhlanganiseni ucwaningo lwezenhlalo nezomnotho kanye nezemvelo zizogqanyiswa. Kulindeleke ukuthi le ngqungquthela ibe inqola yokungagcini nje ngokuhlinzeka ngezinhlaka zomcabango zokufeza ucwaningo oludidiyelwe, kodwa futhi ibe yindawo yokwabelana ngezifundo eziyisibonelo, kanye nokukhombisa izinzuzo ucwaningo oludidiyelwe olungahlinzeka ososayensi, abahleli bokusetshenziswa komhlaba, abenzi bezinqubomgomo, kanye nomphakathi.
Izikhulumi eziyinhloko eziqinisekisiwe yilezi:
- UDkt Marina Alberti, University of Washington
- UDkt. Ted Gragson, waseNyuvesi yaseGeorgia naseCoweta LTER
- UDkt. Steward Pickett, i-Cary Institute of Ecosystem Study kanye ne-Baltimore LTER
- UDkt. Rich Pouyat, i-USDA Forest Service
- UDkt. Charles Redmon, Arizona State University kanye Phoenix LTER
Kukhona iqoqo lemali elilinganiselwe lokuhlinzeka ngokusekela kwabafundi.
Ukuze uthole ulwazi olwengeziwe thintana noDavid N. Laband, Forest Policy Center, School of Forestry and Wildlife Sciences, 334-844-1074 (izwi) noma 334-844-1084 ifeksi.