Shandas, Vivek2011-07-272011-07-272005-02-17http://hdl.handle.net/1773/16996Shandas will discuss challenges to urban watershed management. He will consider ecological research in urban areas and human preferences for vegetation along urban streams. He will describe a study that investigated how urban ecological information in conjunction with social preferences of watershed residents can aid planners in developing appropriate riparian management strategies. He will cover the conceptual framework, the methods, and the preliminary results of this study. He will conclude by offering management implications.en-USwatershed hydrologywatershed managementurban areasurban forestryurban horticultureconsumer preferencesstreamslimnologyanthropogenic activitiesriparian areasquestionnaireswaterWashingtonlowlandsPresentation