F IRST A NNOUNCEMENT & C ALL FOR A BSTRACTS T HE 1 ST I NTERNATIONAL W ORKSHOP ON Urbanization in Watersheds: Ecological and Environmental Responses T he academic committee of the 1 st International Workshop on Urbanization in Watersheds invites you to join us on October 12-17, 2014 in Xiamen, China. Scientists, scholars, and graduate students from developing and developed countries to share experience and establish collaborations in understanding and alleviating urbanization impacts in watersheds. The scientific program will address basic and applied science as well as management and policy issues related to urbanization,with a focus on comparison of cities in developed and developing regions. O RGANIZERS Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, USA S PONSORS Ecological Society of China National Science Foundation of China B ACKGROUND U rbanization has become one of the predominant forces driving global change. Over the past decades, the impacts of urbanization on the environment and ecosystems have been reduced in developed countries. However, the rapid urbanization experienced in developing countries have presented new challenges and impeded sustainable development of economy. Frequent floods, eutrophication of limited water resources, degradation of regional soil, water, and air quality, and risks to food security and human health which were obstacles for developed countries in the past century are now onerous in developing countries. What lessons can be learned and applied from the experience in developed countries that will help alleviate environmental degradation and promote sustainable development in the developing world today and in the future? Watershed approach has proved useful in understanding impacts of human activities in watershed and managing water quality and resources in the world. This international workshop focuses on urbanization-driven changes in water resources, environmental quality, contaminant fates, modeling and prediction, and related management strategies and policies at a watershed scale in between developed and developing countries. T HEME U sing the watershed approach to holistically understand ecological and environmental responses to urbanization in watersheds S UB - THEMES S hort- and long-term impacts of urbanization on eco-hydrology, water resources and quality at a watershed scale; S ources and processes of inorganic and organic contamination in watersheds; R esponses of biota to environmental changes in watersheds; M odeling and prediction of environmental changes in urbanized and urbanizing watersheds; S trategies and policies for watershed management.

B OARD OF A CADEMIC C OMMITTEE Dr. Pen-Chi Chiang, National Taiwan University, China Dr. Bojie Fu, Research Center for Eco-Environmental Science, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Dr. Nancy Grimm, Arizona State University, USA Dr. Arthur J. Gold, University of Rhode Island, USA Dr. Peter M. Groffman, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, USA Dr. Max Häggblom, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA Dr. Hans-Hermann Richnow, Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research, Germany Dr. Mark Robson, Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey, USA Dr. Sergi Sabater Cortes, University of Girona, Spain Dr. Williams Schlesinger, Cary Institute of Ecosystem Studies, USA Dr. Heikki Set ä l ä, University of Helsinki, Finland Dr. Ming-Hung Wong, Hong Kong Institute of Education & Hong Kong Baptist University, China Dr. Shen Yu, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Dr. Bo Zhu, Institute of Mountain Hazards and Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China Dr. Yongguan Zhu, Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China S ECRETARIAT Dr. Shen YU, Dr. Tao LIN, Ms. Jinwei LIN, Mr. Jun MA, C ALL FOR A BSTRACTS T he Workshop Secretariat invites abstract submissions. Acceptance of abstracts and mode of presentation (oral and poster) will be determined by the Workshop Academic Committee. The abstract should have the following structure: Title, authors’ names and institutional affiliations, background and objectives, methods, findings and conclusion. Mark the name of the presenting author (*) and the corresponding author Provide addresses of the presenting and corresponding authors. An abstract must not exceed an A4 page using Times New Roman 12 and Line Spacing Authors of the talks selected by the academic committee may be eligible to submit full papers for publication in a peer-reviewed journal devoted to papers from the conference. I MPORTANT D ATES Abstract submission open December 1, 2013 Online registration open January 1, 2014 Abstract submission deadline July 31, 2014 Author notification August 15, 2014 Early-bird registration deadline August 31, 2014 Regular registration deadline September 15, 2014 E-Program & abstracts September 16, 2014 Fax: Institute of Urban Environment Chinese Academy of Sciences 1799 Jimei Road, Xiamen , China T he city of Xiamen is located on the southeast coast (Taiwan Strait) of China with a monsoonal humid subtropical climate. Formerly known as Amoy, with a European history back to 1541 when Portuguese traders first visited, Xiamen is one of the most beautiful cities in China. Xiamen was named “The Most Suitable City for Living” in China in 2006 and “The Most Romantic Leisure City in China” in 2011 ( i/Xiamen). The workshop will be held at the newly founded Institute of Urban Environment, Chinese Academy of Sciences which is located on Xinglin Bay, which is tributary to Xiamen harbor ( Xinglin Bay