Flood Scheme and Climate Resilient opportunities discussed at Hawick workshop
Recreation, energy, the local economy and natural flood management were among the opportunities highlighted at a joint workshop for the Hawick Flood Protection Scheme and the Scottish Borders Climate Resilient Communities project. Members of the public, community groups and politicians attended the event on Monday, held in Hawick Baptist Church’s community hub. The workshop was held in the wake of last month’s devastating flooding in Hawick, which was one of the main topics discussed. With experts from the Joseph Rowntree Foundation in attendance, Teries reflected on their experiences of the fl...
Transdisciplinarity - the future doesn't fit into a single discipline
Friday 18th March, 12.30-14.30, River Room 3, Tower Building Alfonso Montuori, Professor in Transformative Studies, California Institute of Integral Studies Abstract - Disciplinary specialization has produced an overwhelming amount of information, and proved to be enormously generative. At the same time, it’s increasingly unclear what to do with all this information, let alone how to apply it or even begin to think about it, because it mostly remains buried inside the walls of a specific discipline. Particularly during this time of perilous transition and uncertain futures, this is a dangerous s...
Centre for Environmental Change and Human Resilience Annual Review
We are proud to be presenting the Centre for Environmental Change and Human Resilience Annual review. This showcases and celebrates some of the excellent work of and its wide interdisciplinary constituents and associates. Requests for hard copies can be made to Louise Henderson: cechr@dundee.ac.uk. Last year's review can be found at: CECHR Annual Report 2013/14 ...
UoD Lecturer to Talk at Prestigious UN Conference
A University of Dundee lecturer has received a special invitation to speak at the United Nations Human Settlements Program in Saudi Arabia. The invitation is from H.E. Dr. Abdulrahman Al-Shaikh, Deputy Minister for Town Planning/Ministry of Municipal and Rural Affairs in Saudi Arabia and offers Dr. Hasam Al Waer the honour of being guest speaker at the "Saudi Urban Forum 2016" scheduled for 29th -31st March 2016 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. Dr. Hasam Al Waer is a highly skilled Urbanist who writes intensively and speaks regularly on improving our urban environment. He is a...