Monthly Archives: October 2008

The Sea was Boiling

The Sea was Boiling – a documentary by Richard Kendall and Guatam Raju, Master of Development student.

The Sustainable Cities Round Table on Healthy Cities

nbsp;SustainableMelbourne.com and the Victorian Eco-Innovation Lab (VEIL) invite you to:
The Sustainable Cities Round Table on Healthy Cities
Village Roadshow Theatrette, The State Library of Victoria
6-8pm, Wednesday12 November 2008
A free event!
In partnership with the Australasian Centre for the Governance and Management of Urban Transport (GAMUT) and the State Library of Victoria.
Register your attendance to  RSVP at SustainableMelbourne.com [...]

Performing Nature at the World’s Ends

UN Reform and the value of multilateral agreement

The School of Philosophy, Anthropology and Social Inquiry – Development Studies Program
In conjunction with the 2008 Development Career’s Day Conference,
Presents a
Public Seminar: ‘UN Reform and the value of multilateral agreement’
Dr Bruce Jenks
Assistant Secretary-General, Bureau for Resources and Strategic Partnerships
United Nations Development Program
Thursday 23rd October, 2008
12:00 – 1:00 Harold White Theatre, Arts Centre (Campus map ref: [...]

Battling Networks of Rival Environmental Social Movements

FREE COLLOQUIUM: ‘Battling Networks of Rival Environmental Social Movements’ by Professor Pat Doreian, Department of Sociology, University of Pittsburgh
Tuesday, 21 October, 1-2pm,
Rm 516 Redmond Barry Building
Enquiries:  lisajp at unimelb.edu.au or 8344 6377, School of Behavioural Science.

Landscape Stories: Arts and Humanities Approaches to Environmental Change

The Melbourne School of Land and Environment is proud to host:
Professor Stephen Daniels
Chair of Human Geography and Professor of Cultural Geography at the University of Nottingham
Stephen Daniels will present the following seminar:
Landscape Stories: Arts and Humanities Approaches to Environmental Change
Monday, 13 October 2008
5.30pm
Agar Theatre, Zoology Building
More information: http://www.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/info/seminars/stephendaniels.html
Landscape and environment [...]

Primary Industries: Responding to Climate Change

Climate change remains controversial but is a critical topic to agriculture and forestry, not just for the adoption of strategies to adapt to risks such as drought, but also to understand tactics for greenhouse gas reductions.
To help inform the academics, students, and the agricultural community on climate change impacts and adaptation, issues that [...]

Global Carbon Markets and the Australian Carbon Pollution Reduction Scheme

The Melbourne School of Land and Environment is proud to host:
Dr Nicholas Linacre
Researcher and Investment Manager, Federal Department of Innovation
Nicholas Linacre will present the following seminar:
Global Carbon Markets and the Australian Carbon Pollution Reduction
Scheme
Thursday, 9 October 2008
12.30pm
Kimpton Theatre, LFR Building (142)
More information: http://www.landfood.unimelb.edu.au/info/seminars/nicholaslinacre.html
Globally climate change mitigation efforts are increasing [...]

Reduction Festival of Environmental & Green Short Films

‘Reduction Festival’ is the environmentally-themed creative industries festival dedicated in its debut year to short film and video content. The festival runs from the 10th October to the 19th October 2008 and encompasses film competitions as well as screenings and events.
http://reductionfestival.wordpress.com/

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