Archived Seminars
Sat 30th Jun 12
New senses of place, new practices of provenance: ethical framings and actor networks of regional brand creation in Central Otago
Dr Chris Rosin
Centre for Sustainability Seminar Room, Thursday 12 July, 4-5pm
CSAFE deputy director Dr Chris Rosin will be presenting a paper at the XIII World Congress of Rural Sociology in July. This is your opportunity to get the jump on his international audience and hear a précis of the work. Abstract: Within the Biological Economies project, the developmen...Read More
Thu 14th Jun 12
Resilient rural communities and climate change
Dr Ann Pomeroy
Centre for Sustainability Seminar Room, Thursday 28 June, 4-5pm
Abstract: This presentation reviews rural community perspectives about climate change and community resilience. It is based on focus group meetings and interviews with people in North Canterbury and Central Hawkes Bay, as well as interviews with key personnel from national and regional organisation...Read More
Wed 13th Jun 12
Rewilding in 'Monarch of the Glen' country:
a critical and applied review of wild land management practices in the Scottish Highlands
Holly Deary
Centre for Sustainability Seminar Room, Thursday 14 June, 4-5pm
Abstract: ?Enhancing wildness? is an increasingly prominent objective on Scotland?s nature conservation agenda as conservation practices move further beyond the protectionist paradigm towards more creative strategies for habitat restoration. However, while conservation bodies are ...Read More