ISSUES SEMINAR 4:
"We have the technology; the challenge is decision making”
Transdisciplinary seminar on Sustaining Urban Ecosystem Services
University of Northampton (Avenue Campus)
Thursday 19th March 2009
Time |
Item, topic and speaker(s) |
10:00 |
Coffee and registration |
10:30 |
Introduction to the day: Janet Jackson (Northampton) and Rebecca Wade (Abertay) |
10.50 |
Heiko Sieker, Ingenieurgesellschaft Prof. Dr. Sieker mbH, Hoppegarten, Germany. |
11:20 |
David Blackwood, University of Abertay Dundee, Dundee, Scotland. Title:The Challenges of Decision-making, and Decision-support for Environmental Management" |
11.35 |
Ruth Falconer (presenting on behalf of John Isaacs), White Space Research Unit, University of Abertay Dundee, Scotland. Title: 3D Visualisation as a Decision-support Tool for Environmental management |
11.50 |
Workshop/ Discussion session: Practical aspects of valuing ecosystem services |
12:20 |
Janet Jackson, University of Northampton. |
12:40 |
Conclusion from morning session / questions? |
13:00 |
LUNCH |
14:00 |
Depart for site visit |
14:15 |
Site visit commences (Upton village) - Click here for link to site visit Photos |
16:30 |
End of site visit / Close of meeting; Delegates can be dropped at Northampton railway station or return to the University of Northampton campus |
