Climate Change, Sustainability and Ecology

Convenor: Peter Wynn, Department of the Built Environment, Anglia Ruskin University

Is it better to protect individual species or habitats generally? Are single issue pressure groups, such as those seeking protection for birds, distorting the achievement of a balanced viewpoint?
Does it matter whether climate change is driven by human activity or whether it is solely a result of natural processes? Whichever it is, should we still design on the assumption of steady state conditions?
Is it possible to reconcile policies for housing density with desires for wildlife corridors and incorporation of sustainable drainage systems? Have we yet found a way of ensuring any plans for such incorporation are future proof?
We are encouraged to reuse derelict land: how often have such sites developed their own rich ecology? How often are such sites within areas subject to flooding?
Environmental measures recently added about 20% to the cost of a major water supply scheme. Are we prepared to accept the costs associated with protecting the natural environment?

Papers addressing these and similar issues are invited.