Webinar #34 in the RECLAIM Network Webinar Series will take place on the 5th March 2025.
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 Issy Bray
Associate Professor, UWE
Title of the talk:
"GBGI and Quality of Life in Bristol”
Biography :
Dr Issy Bray is an Associate Professor in Public Health (Epidemiology) based in the Centre for Public Health and Wellbeing at UWE Bristol. She is a Member of the Faculty of Public Health through Distinction. Her research is broadly concerned with understanding the relationship between the environment and health, particularly how access to urban green space can reduce inequalities in mental wellbeing. Much of Bray’s recent work has been commissioned by policy-makers e.g. Scottish Government, WHO Europe and Bristol City Council.
Ben McCallen
Green Futures Engagement Lead, Surrey County Council & Founder, Zero Carbon Guildford
Title of the talk:
“Green Infrastructures in Guildford”
Biography:
Ben studied physical geography at Royal Holloway and has stayed in Surrey since graduating, with a particular interest in local community organising on the climate crisis over the last 4 years. Ben is focused on creating collaborative solutions to help bring residents, councils, and businesses together to tackle climate breakdown, but also has a particular interest in how the co-benefits of urban greening can help us remodel our towns and streets in an effort to adapt to a rapidly changing planet, as well as creating healthier and more enjoyable places to live as part of a strategy to reduce emissions.
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