The Bath Spa University (UK) ‘Hazard, Risk and Disaster’ Research Lecture Series 2020-2021, brings international speakers together with an audience to discuss the latest research, policy and practice, addressing DRR and climate change adaptation themes. This will be of interest to academic, government and NGO organisations.
When: Selected Wednesday afternoons (UK time) between February 2021 and May 2021; 7 scheduled events
How to Join: Free, via the BSU HRD webpage (see links), and click on the ‘book now’ icons for each event you are interested in.
2020/21 Hazard, Risk and Disaster (HRD) Research Lecture Series will be held online. Please visit the event pages for more information and a booking form to register your place.
- February 17 2021: The governance of disaster risks in megacities: Before and After Covid-19 – Prof. James K. Mitchell (Rutgers University, USA) https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/the-governance-of-disaster-risks-in-megacities/
- February 24 2021: ‘A journey with Delhi’s urban poor – words and images’ – Patralekha Chatterjee (Journalist-columnist and Visiting Fellow, GHJP, Yale, USA) https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/a-journey-with-delhis-urban-poor/
- March 17 2021: ‘Bordering, Outsiding and Other(world)ing in the Anthropocene’ – Dr. Gaia Giuliani (University of Coimbra, Portugal) https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/otherworlding-in-the-anthropocene/
- April 14 2021: ‘Enablers and barriers to building resilience: a coastal community perspective’ – Dr. Eugene Farrell (National University of Ireland Galway, Ireland) https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/enablers-and-barriers-to-building-resilience/
- April 28 2021: ‘Disasters as betrayal’ – Dr. Omer Aijazi (Brunel University London, UK) https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/disasters-as-betrayal/
- May 12 2021: ‘Déjà vu or jamais vu? How history and memory shapes responses to tropical cyclones in the longue durée in Mauritius’ – Dr. Rory Walshe (University of Cambridge, UK) https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/deja-vu-or-jamais-vu/
- May 26 2021: ‘Disasters, Climate Extremes and Human Predicament in Himalayan Mountain State of Himachal Pradesh With Special Reference to Kullu Valley, India’ – Dr Vishwa Chandel (Panjab University, India) https://www.bathspa.ac.uk/news-and-events/events/himachal-pradesh/