Webinar #12 in the RECLAIM Network Webinar Series took place on the 3rd May 2023.
Webinars will share best-practice and facilitate knowledge exchange between practitioners, researchers, policymakers, businesses, environmental groups, charities and individuals interested in implementation of green-blue-grey infrastructure for making our vulnerable living spaces more healthy, sustainable and resilient.
Speakers
Dr. María del Carmen Redondo Bermúdez
University of Sheffield
Grantham Centre for Sustainable Futures
Title of the talk: “A practical nature-based solution to mitigate air pollution in a UK school playground”
Biography
Born and raised in Mexico City, María del Carmen is a multi-disciplinary scientist interested in creating fair and livable cities that incorporate nature. She worked as a consultant after studying for a BEng in environmental engineering. She also holds an MSc in applied ecology from a joint Erasmus Mundus programme of the European Commission. She has recently been awarded a PhD in landscape architecture, with a specialisation in nature-based solutions and clean air.
Dr.habil. Luis Inostroza
Faculty of Regional Studies and International Development Mendel University in Brno
Title of the talk: ““Can cities be sustainable at all? The big challenges of urban development in the XXI century” ”
Biography
Dr. Luis Inostroza is a senior researcher at the Faculty of Regional Studies and International Development, Mendel University in Brno where he leads the urban ecology research lab. He applies spatially explicit quantitative methods based on GIS and remote sensing to analyse the metabolism of socio-ecological systems and their links to ecological and economic functions, from local to global scales. Luis possesses profound working experience across Europe, Latin America, Africa and Asia having published his work in more than 70 scientific publications and presented at more than 50 international conferences.
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