U.S.-India Joint Workshop: Coupled Natural-Human Systems and the Challenge of Rapid Urbanization to the Resiliency of Water Systems

该奖项为美国-印度研讨会提供支持，该研讨会的重点是在波特兰州立大学(PSU)和其他几所美国大学的美国研究人员与印度班加罗鲁的阿肖卡生态与环境研究信托基金(ATREE)之间开展研究和教育合作。美国的PiVivek Shandas和印度的合作者Harini Nagendra将召开一个为期五天的研讨会，主题是人与自然系统的耦合以及快速城市化对水系统弹性的挑战。印度是世界上城市化速度最快的一些城市的所在地，为研究人类与自然系统的耦合提供了一个难得的机会。多学科研究人员小组期望，通过让印度科学家和教育工作者参与讨论共同感兴趣的问题，讲习班将有助于从理论和方法上了解城市生态系统。三个工作组将集中讨论与城市形态和空间分析、城市化和水质以及课程开发有关的关键问题。具体成果包括：1)制定了关于快速城市化城市的水系统弹性的研究建议，以便同时提交给美国和印度的资助机构；2)开发了试点课程模块，使高等教育中的城市生态学课程国际化；3)建立了一个由城市生态学领域的坚定研究人员和教育工作者组成的全球社区。此外，研讨会将促进所有参与者的跨文化和教育体验。美国方面包括女性、职业早期教师和研究生。这项活动得到了国际科学和工程办公室以及地理和区域科学方案的支持。

Shandas This award provides support for a U.S.-India workshop focused on developing research and education collaborations between U.S. researchers at Portland State University (PSU) and at several other U.S. universities and the Ashoka Trust for Research in Ecology and the Environment (ATREE) in Bangaluru, India. US PI Vivek Shandas and Indian collaborator Harini Nagendra will convene a five-day workshop on Coupled Human-Natural Systems and the Challenge of Rapid Urbanization to the Resiliency of Water Systems. India, which is home to some of the most rapidly urbanizing cities in the world, offers an exceptional opportunity to study the coupling of human and natural systems. The multi-disciplinary group of researchers expects that the workshop will contribute to theoretical and methodological understanding of urban ecosystems by engaging Indian scientists and educators in discussing topics of high mutual interest. Three working groups will focus on key questions having to do with Urban Morphology and Spatial Analysis, Urbanization and Water Quality, and Curriculum Development. Concrete outcomes include: 1)development of research proposals on the resiliency of water systems in rapidly urbanizing cities for parallel submission to US and Indian funding agencies, 2)development of pilot curricular modules to internationalize urban ecology courses in higher education, and 3)establishment of a global community of committed researchers and educators in the field of urban ecology. Additionally, the workshop will promote cross-cultural and educational experiences for all participants. The US-side includes women, early-career faculty, and graduate students. This activity is supported by the Office of International Science and Engineering and the Geography and Regional Sciences Program.