Events in March 2013
Northern Ireland: From the Crossroads to the Roundabout.
Professor Peter Shirlow - Queen's University, BelfastThursday 21st March 2013 - 5:30pmPeter Shirlow has written widely upon conflict and transformation in Northern Ireland. Peter has also undertaken conflict transformation work in Iraq, Jordan and the Balkans Region.
Reinventing Cardiff: Tourism, Consumption and Cultural Regeneration
Ana Gonçalves, Estoril Higher Institute for Tourism and Hotel Studies, Portugal.Wednesday 20th March 2013 - 5:15pmCardiff presents itself today as an enticing worldly city that epitomises a quintessential case of urban makeover and cultural and social transformation.
Reconfiguring Users in Automated Farming: Cows, Farmers and Robotic Milking
Dr. Chris Bear, School of Planning and Geography, Cardiff UniversityTuesday 19th March 2013 - 4:00pmThis paper builds on recent research in human geography, rural studies, and STS to explore the relationship between technologies and their ‘users’.
Making Emerging Infections: The Insecurities That are Made When We Try to Make Life Safe
Professor Stephen Hinchliffe, Professor in Human Geography, University of ExeterTuesday 12th March 2013 - 5:30pmHow do emerging infections happen and why have they seemingly become more active in the last decade or so?
Webinar on Urban Food Strategies
Professor Kevin Morgan, Jessica Jane Spayde and Jess HallidayTuesday 12th March 2013 - 3:00pmOnline event only! We are holding a webinar on Urban Food Strategies to explore recent and ongoing research in this field.
UCAS Open Day - Cardiff School of Planning and Geography (06/03/13) - FULLY BOOKED
Wednesday 6th March 2013 - 10:30amGame Changers: Can Sport Save the Environment?
Russell Seymour Ph.D, Sustainability Manager, Marylebone Cricket ClubTuesday 5th March 2013 - 5:30pmSport is a multi-million pound business with millions of particpants everey week; for many people it provides their main link to the environment.
Land Ownership and Community Based Sustainability Practice
Dr Alex Franklin, Sustainable Places Research Institute, Cardiff UniversityTuesday 5th March 2013 - 4:00pmWhilst there is wide spread interest in researching community-based sustainability initiatives, far less attention has thus far been afforded to the land on which such practices take place.