Sustainable Places Research Institute

5th December 2012

Past, Present and Prospective Energy Transitions Seminar
Transition pathways for a UK low carbon electricity system: Agency and governance within sustainability transitions
Speaker: Dr Tim Foxon, School of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds
Location: Welsh School of Architecture, Bute Building 2.32
Time: 14:00-16:00

Past, Present and Prospective Energy Transitions Seminar
Investigating community led energy demand reduction initiatives through the lens of “energy biographies”

7th November 2012
Speaker: Professor Karen Henwood, School of Social Sciences, Cardiff University
Location: Welsh School of Architecture (WSA), Bute Building 2.32
Time: 14:00-16:00

Coming together for Ely-Caerau

8th November 2012
Location:The Dusty Forge Centre, Cowbridge Road West, Ely

Cardiff International Conference on Sustainable Place-Making

29th/30th October 2012

Speakers: Alison Blay-Palmer, Assistant Professor, Wilfred-Laurier University Arthur Mol, Professor in Environmental Policy, Wageningen University James Meadowcroft, Professor in Public Policy, Carleton University Tony Capon, Head of Public Health, University of Canberra Hilkka Vihenen, Professor of Rural Policy, MTT Agrifood Research Finland
Location: Sustainable Places Research Institute, Cardiff University

Past, Present and Prospective Energy Transitions Seminar

Challenging Lock-in through Urban Energy Systems

1 May 2012

Speaker: Prof. Yvonne Rydin, Planning, Environment and Policy, UCL
Location: Welsh School of Architecture, Bute Building 2.32
Time: 13:30-15:30

Past, Present and Prospective Energy Transitions Seminar

Energy Policy: Innovation and Governance

15 May 2012

Speaker: Prof. Catherine Mitchell, Exeter University
Location: Room 0.86, Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University
Time: 13:30-15:30

Past, Present and Prospective Energy Transitions Seminar

Politics, Governing and the Transition to a Low Carbon Nation?

22 May 2012
Speaker: Dr. Mike Hodson, Centre for Sustainable Urban and Regional Futures, University of Salford
Location: Room 0.86, Glamorgan Building, Cardiff University
Time: 13:30-15:30

A future zero carbon built environment?

24 May 2012
Speaker: Professor Phil Jones
Location: Room 1.40, The Beverton Lecture Theatre, Main Building

Time: 11.30am

River Landscapes – Safeguarding Vital Resources

Saturday 2 June 2012
Speaker: Dr Isabelle Durance, Sustainable places Research Fellow
Location: Hay on Earth Stage, Hay Festival

Time: 2pm

Sense of place, its role in shifting behaviour toward a more sustainable path

3 April 2012

Speaker: F. Stuart Chapin, III

Location: Room 1.40, The Beverton Lecture Theatre, Main Building

A seminar exploring the use of cultural knowledge and experiences to inform natural resource management

24 April 2012

Speaker: Ms Marilyn Wallace, executive officer of Bana Yarralji Bubu Inc, and the executive manager of the Bana Yarralji Ranger Service

Location: 51a Park Place

Time: 10am – 12noon

The Economics of Low Carbon Cities

21 February 2012
Speaker: Prof Andrew Gouldson, University of Leeds
Location: Welsh School of Architecture, Bute Building 2.28
Time: 13:30-15:30

Past, Present and Prospective Energy Transitions Seminar

China’s energy transition: squaring economic growth with environmental protection?

27 March 2012

Speaker: Prof. Jim Watson, Head of the Sussex Energy Group, SPRU, Sussex University
Location: Welsh School of Architecture, Bute Building 2.32
Time: 13:30-15:30
Discussants:
Prof. James Foreman-Peck, Cardiff Business School, Cardiff University
Dr Andrew Flynn, PLACE, Cardiff University

Managing everyday life in a fragmented city