About the Author

Philippe Poullaouec-Gonidec is Director of the Chair in Landscape and Environmental Design and of the UNESCO Chair at the University of Montreal. A landscape architect and environmental designer, he is professor at the School of Landscape Architecture of the University of Montreal, where he was director from 1991 to 1996. He chairs a network of 23 academic institutions around the world to promote interdisciplinary research and multicultural dialog on the future of urban landscapes. Pursuing his interest in contemporary art, he was co-founder and artistic-director from 2000-2003 of the M�tis International Garden Festival. Sylvain Paquette conducts research at the Chair in Landscape and Environmental Design. He completed a PhD in Environmental Design at the University of Montreal and is currently Associate Professor at the School of Landscape Architecture of the University of Montreal. His expertise resides in landscape sociology, which examines landscapes from social and cultural perspectives. He has contributed to the renewal of landscape and planning studies, with regard to both theory and methodology, among others by developing landscape management tools. Patrick Marmen is a research officer at the Chair in Landscape and Environmental Design and studio instructor at the School of Landscape architecture of the University of Montreal. Primarily interested in developing and improving the urban planning mechanisms that promote design quality in architecture and urban design, he was the professional advisor for the YUL-MTL: Moving landscapes international ideas competition. He holds a Master in architecture from University Laval.