Events
Dispute Resolution in Planning - There IS a Better Way of Doing it
Professor Leonora Rozee - Former Deputy Chief Executive of the Planning InspectorateTuesday 5th February 2013 - 5:30pmimage by Rob Cowan courtesy of the NPF. Based on research published in June 2010 the lecture will look at the opportunities mediation presents to fundamentally change the culture of the UK planning systems from plan-making to enforcement.
UCAS Open Day - Cardiff School of Planning and Geography (06/02/13)
Wednesday 6th February 2013 - 10:30amJoin us for the UCAS Open Day at the Cardiff School of Planning and Geography.
Building Food Democracy through Civic Food Networks: Analysing Power in GAS in Valencia, Spain
Dr Ana Moragues FausTuesday 19th February 2013 - 4:00pmThe seminar will present a participatory action research project conducted with an innovative civic food network emerging in Spain, grupos de consumo or solidarity purchasing groups.
Death and Space - Planning and Graveyards in the Netherlands
Paul Van Steen - Rijks University of GroningenTuesday 19th February 2013 - 5:30pmRecently, the provision of space for the dead has become more problematic in The Netherlands. Local governments experience difficulties in expanding existing or creating new graveyards, or meeting environmental legislation.
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.
Game 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.
UCAS Open Day - Cardiff School of Planning and Geography (06/03/13)
Wednesday 6th March 2013 - 10:30amJoin us for the UCAS Open Day at the Cardiff School of Planning and Geography.
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?
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. He is a recipient of the Brian Farrall book prize. Peter has also undertaken conflict transformation work in Iraq, Jordan and the Balkans Region.
From the Consumption Countryside to the Bioeconomy: Explorations in the Race for Resources
Professor Terry Marsden, Director of the Sustainable Places Research InstituteTuesday 28th May 2013 - 5:30pmPublic lecture hosted by the Innovation and Engagement Unit.