Date & time
Wednesday, March 13, 2024
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
12:30 p.m. – 1:30 p.m.
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Transdisciplinarity and agency
Effecting change through research across knowledge systems; Part of the Hope and Agency in Uncertain Times conference
Speaker(s)
Katja Neves and Jochen Jaeger
Cost
This event is free and open to the public in person and online
Contact
Where
J.W. McConnell Building
1400 De Maisonneuve Blvd. W.
4TH SPACE
Wheel chair accessible
Yes
In this session, Katja Neves and Jochen Jaeger will discuss the crucial role of transdisciplinary research in addressing the current sustainability crises and the challenges that this type of research is facing.
About the panelists
Katja Neves is Professor in the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, a fellow of the Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability, and a member of the Loyola Sustainability Research Centre. Her research focused on the reinvention of botanic gardens as significant agents in the governance of biodiversity conservation and on socio-environmental transdisciplinarity.
Jochen Jaeger is Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, Planning and Environment, a fellow of the Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability, a member of the Loyola Sustainability Research Centre, and founder of the Climate Emergency Committee. His research focuses on road ecology, urban sprawl, environmental impact assessment, and novel concepts of problem-oriented transdisciplinary research.
This event is brought to you by the Loyola College for Diversity and Sustainability and the Loyola Sustainability Research Centre in collaboration with 4TH SPACE, with the support of the Office of the Vice-President, Research and Graduate Studies; the School of Community and Public Affairs and First Peoples Studies; the Science College; and the Departments of Biology; Communication Studies; Geography, Planning and Environment; and Political Science at Concordia University.
This event will contribute to the Sustainability in Research section of Concordia's Sustainability Action Plan by increasing the visibility of sustainability research at Concordia.
This event is part of:
Hope and agency in uncertain times