The Life & Legacy of Ian McHarg – the genesis of Urban Ecology

The Scottish Ecological Design Association is delighted to invite you to the 4th Howard Liddell Memorial Lecture: Eco Max 4 on

"The Life & Legacy of Ian McHarg – the genesis of Urban Ecology"

Sandy Liddell Halliday will share Howard's enthusiasm about Ian McHarg - the Scottish Landscape Architect and pioneer of regional planning using natural systems. Born in Clydebank, Ian McHarg (1920-2001) established the Landscape Architecture department at the University of Pennsylvania, USA. His book Design with Nature (1969) pioneered "Ecological Planning" and is a seminal book on landscape architecture and land-use planning.

Sandy will present McHarg’s thoughts and ideas - some in his own inimitable words - and share her own recent review of the best contemporary European practice in Urban Ecology.

This enlightening evening will show why Ecological Planning is as vital as ever to support well-being in Scotland.

Timetable

6.00pm - Registration and informal refreshments for those coming early

6.30pm - Professor Sandy Halliday on

"The Life & Legacy of Ian McHarg – the genesis of Urban Ecology"

7.15pm - Reflections on McHarg's & Howard Liddell's contributions

7.30pm - Sandy then shares her own review of

"Current European Practice in Urban Ecology"

8.30pm - Wrap up and move to Close

The History of Eco-Max: Howard Liddell OBE was a co-founder of SEDA. When he died in 2013 he was working on a book, "Eco-Max”, about pioneers of ecological design and their legacy. In 2015 Howard’s widow, Sandy Halliday, gave SEDA's first Howard Liddell Memorial Lecture on this theme. The 2nd memorial lecture in 2016 focused on the life of Rachel Carson and the 3rd in 2017 on Barry Commoner.

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Students will get free admission to this lecture, but will be required to show their Student ID cards on the door, on the night.