School of Environmental Studies
Queen's University-
Seminars
- 2012/13 Series
- 2010/11 Series
- 2009/10 Series
2012/13 Seminar Series
The SES seminars deal with a diverse range of environmental issues, with speakers from the humanities, social studies, arts, health sciences, engineering and natural sciences. The typical format is a 45 minute presentation by a speaker, followed by 15 minutes for audience questions, although there may be variations on this depending on the topic of the presentation. All are welcome to attend.
The seminars will take place twice a month on Thursdays from 2:30 pm to 3:30 pm in BioSciences 1120 (unless otherwise indicated below). Please see below for dates.
If you wish to host a speaker or give a seminar this coming term, please contact Dr. Graham Whitelaw
2012/2013 Seminars
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Date
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Speaker
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Affiliation
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Title |
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October 11/12
*NOTE: room change to BioSciences 3232 |
Sithabile Hlahla | M.Sc. candidate, School of Agricultural, Earth & Environmental Sciences, University of KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa |
Merging the social with the economic and environmental: Women paving the way to a sustainable African green economy
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| November 8/12 | Mike Hendren | Kawartha Heritage | The Future of Our Natural Environment is in Our Hands: How community-based organizations are preserving natural and cultural heritage in Ontario |
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November 19/12
*NOTE: room change to Kinesiology Rm. 100 |
Emily Keller | recent MES graduate, Queen's University | Re-Constructing Climate Change: Discourses of the Emerging Movement for Climate Justice |
| November 22/12 |
Korey Walker |
Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources |
Natural heritage and lake planning in southern Ontario: case study of partnership research with Peterborough County and Kawartha Heritage
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December 3/12
*NOTE: time change to 10:30am; room is BioSci Rm. 3110 |
Dr. Christopher Wren | Communicating Risk Information to Stakeholders | |
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February 1/13
*NOTE: time change to 11:30am; room is Kinesiology Rm. 101 |
Dr. Kathryn Lindsay |
Environment Canada/Carleton University | Biogeography for Wildlife Conservation Planning |
| February 7/13 | Dr. Adrien Djomo | Ecological management of forests: implications for REDD and Carbon stocks | |
| March 7/13 | Ryan Katz-Rosene | Carleton University (PhD student) | Alberta's Great Battle of Ideas: The Construction of Environmental Common Sense in the Bituminous Sands |
| March 21/13 | Helen Power |
Queen's University (MES student) |
Risk of Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline Oil Spill to Eulachon (Thaleichthys pacificus) |
| March 28/13 | Steve Hounsell | Biodiversity: making the link with business |
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| April 18/13 |
Riley Cassidy
Samantha Tavenor |
Queen's University (MES student)
Queen's University (MES student) |
Kayaking the 1000 Islands: The Effects of Paddling Recreation on Sense of Place Attachment
Threats, Assessment, Monitoring, and Policy in the Algonquin to Adirondack Corridor |
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April 24/13
*NOTE: date is Wednesday*
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Colin Khan
Ellen Letts
Joanne Linnay |
Queen's University (MES student)
Queen's University (MES student)
Queen's University (MES student) |
Anarchy is no Match for Panarchy! Enhancing Resilience in Complex Social-Ecological Systems
Food Security in Cape Town: A case study examining the influences of urban agriculture interventions and social networks on food security among Cape Town’s urban poor
Exploring the collision between good intentions and profitability: The limitations of social entrepreneurial approaches in Cape Town, South Africa |