         
Event: Environment Symposium: 'Living with Eroded Soil' and 'A Manifesto for a Lower Carbon Future'Event: Environment Symposium: 'Living with Eroded Soil' and 'A Manifesto for a Lower Carbon Future' On: Saturday 6th of September, 2008 From: 1:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. Contact: Maria Mansfield Contact email: events@REMOVE.eci.ox.ac.uk Venue: Martin Wood Lecture Theatre, University of Oxford, Parks Road Details: "Living with Eroded Soil". The Symposium of Professor John Boardman from 1.30 pm Welcome Professor Andrew Goudie, The Future of Land Degradation (Professor John Boardman); How to control muddy floods from cultivated catchments (Karel Vandaele, Soil and Water Conservation Unit); The Catchment Sensitive Farming scheme: is it the answer to our problems? (Sarah Olney, Natural England); Sustainable management of upland soils and landscapes: is it achievable? (Bob Evans). Followed by Panel discussion and Tea Break. Chair: Professor Andrew Goudie "A Manifesto for a Low Carbon Future". The Symposium of Dr Brenda Boardman from 3.30pm Welcome Dr Heather Viles, A Manifesto for a Low Carbon Future for: The Treasury (Dr Cameron Hepburn, Deputy Director, Smith School of Enterprise and the Environment, Oxford University); Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (Prof Catherine Mitchell, Exeter University); Department for Transport (Dr Jillian Anable, Aberdeen University); Department of Communities and Local Government (Dr Joanne Wade, Director, Impetus Consulting); Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Dr Brenda Boardman, Environmental Change Institute, Oxford University). Followed by Panel discussion ( Chair: Dr Heather Viles). Tags: Boardman |