Reducing Risks - Ecosystems, Landuse and Well Being course

 

Organised by the Countryside Council for Wales, the CoHaB initiative (Ireland) and the Wales Environment Research Hub. This course was held at the Plas Tan y Bwlch Snowdonia National Park Study Centre in Wales and supported by the Welsh Government, The Scottish Government and Defra.

6-8 February 2012

                                                                                                          

                                                                                                                                                  Conference Programme   

Introduction

Summary of Workshop

 

Presentations

Ecosystem Services Research Update

Shaun Russell (Wales Environment Research Hub)

Contribution of Ecosystem Services to Mental Health

Carly Wood (University of Essex)

Biodiversity and Well-being - Understanding the connections

Conor Kretsch (COHAB)

Addressing Ecosystems and Human Well-being through the Planning Process

Conor Kretsch (COHAB)

Making Value Judgements

Conor Kretsch (COHAB) 

Llyn Tegid Catchment Land Management and Use Issues

Dafydd Roberts (Snowdonia National Park Authority)

Water Sensitive and Biodiverse Cities

Gary Grant

Water Management - Llyn Tegid & Catchment

Helen Millband (Senior Environment Planning Officer)

Climate Change and Biodiversity: a collaborative response

John Clark (RSPB Cymru)

Ecosystem Change and Infectious Diseases

Kate E. Jones

The economic value of biodiversity and ecosystem services

Dr Mark Everard

More than water

Sheilagh Hourahane

Valuing Biodiversity

Sam Tarrant

Urban Green Infrastructure

Pete Frost

Working with other sectors

Stephen Blunt

Participatory approaches to spatial planning using visual tools

Tim Pagella