World Landscape Expert Conveys Latest Knowledge about Sustainable Landscape Development at IPB University
World landscape experts have the opportunity to share the latest knowledge on sustainable landscape development at the 7th International Symposium of Sustainable Landscape Development (ISSLD) 2023 which is being held at IPB University.
The experts were Dr Bruno Marques President of IFLA World, Assoc Prof Miwa Yashima Chiba University, Japan, Assoc Prof Mike Barthelmeh Chair of IFLA Asia Pacific Region, Dr Lee Yoke Lai Universiti Teknologi Malaysia and Dr Nurhayati lecturer at the Department of Landscape Architecture (ARL) IPB University .
The Dean of the Faculty of Agriculture (Faperta) IPB University, Prof Suryo Wiyono, in his remarks said that in facing the challenges of the landscape, it is necessary to encourage initiative and innovation. IPB University’s Landscape Architecture (ARL) Department is expected to be a pioneer in creating a resilient environment to provide solutions to future challenges.
“There are challenges in the form of climate change, global political campaigns, environmental problems and scarcity of resources. Therefore, this requires a higher, stronger and innovative role of landscape architecture,” he said some time ago.
“In ISSLD 2023, world-class experts will discuss it. How does the world of landscape architecture support human life, how to consider, an area of landscape is sustainable. How to prevent the environment from being polluted, how to advocate, share knowledge, experience, ideas from knowledge to best practices that can be applied,” said Prof Suryo.
Chairman of the IPB University Landscape Architecture (ARL) Department, Dr Ahmad Arifin Hadi said that the ISSLD 2023 event was very relevant to the current situation. “It is a challenge at the moment, especially in Indonesia which has areas prone to disasters, frequent earthquakes, volcanic eruptions and a tropical climate. Under these conditions, we must be able to address how sustainable landscapes are in the tropics. How can you see the latest models of sustainable landscapes in the world that are appropriate to the region in Indonesia,” he said.
Apart from that, he said, the ISSLD 2023 event could enrich knowledge in the field of landscape architecture and add to academic publications. He said papers presented at the ISSLD 2023 would be included in the Scopus indexed journals of the Institute of Physic (IOP) and IFLA.
Dr Nizar Nasrullah as the chief organiser added, the 7th ISSLD is a medium for exchanging information in terms of the latest technology in the landscape sector. ISSLD 2023 participants are academics, practitioners, professionals, domestic and foreign students. “This activity is also an event for gathering, exchanging information ideas and developing the science of sustainable landscape architecture,” he said.
ISSLD is held every two years. This year, participants came from seven countries, namely the Philippines, Japan, South Korea, England, Indonesia, New Zealand and Malaysia. In this event, there were 46 Scopus indexed papers in the form of proceedings. (dh/Rz) (IAAS/Res)
