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SUMMARY:Urbanisation in Latin America and the Caribbean: Pathways to Inclusive and Sustainable Housing
DESCRIPTION:Abstract:  \nLatin America and the Caribbean is one of the most urbanised regions in the world\, yet the pace and pattern of its urban expansion continue to generate major challenges for housing\, spatial equality\, and sustainable development. This presentation examines the evolving dynamics of urbanisation across the region\, exploring the policy frameworks\, investment priorities\, demographic shifts\, and governance innovations required to address these pressures. \nDrawing on recent research from the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC)\, together with regional case studies and emerging trends in urban planning and social policy\, the talk outlines actionable pathways to strengthen affordability\, resilience\, and inclusion in human settlements. Particular attention is given to how cities can transition towards more equitable and sustainable housing systems. \nDiego Aulestia is an economist with extensive public policy experience in urban development\, housing policy\, and development banking across Latin America. Former Minister of Ecuador\, Ambassador to economic organizations in Geneva\, and General Manager of the Development Bank of Ecuador. Currently Head of the Human Settlements Unit at the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean CEPAL in Santiago\, Chile\, driving sustainable urban initiatives. Holds advanced degrees from the USA\, UK\, and Portugal\, and has published on urban resilience\, housing\, and mobility in the region. \n  \nThis event is organised by members of the Reading Latin America and the Caribbean Network\, from the Department of Real Estate and Planning and the School of Architecture\, at the University of Reading.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/urbanisation-in-latin-america-and-the-caribbean-pathways-to-inclusive-and-sustainable-housing/
LOCATION:Carrington Building\, Room 201\, Whiteknights Campus\, University of Reading\, Reading\, RG6 6UA\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Claudia%20Murray":MAILTO:c.b.murray@henley.reading.ac.uk
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SUMMARY:R-LAC 5-Year Anniversary Event
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to be hosting a special event on 9th March 2026 to celebrate 5 years of R-LAC. \nThere will be a short symposium reflecting on R-LAC and the research of some of our members at 3pm\, followed by an exciting public lecture: \nDoes Nature Have Rights? Latin America’s Contribution to Radically Rethinking the Notion of Rights\nSpeaker: Monica Feria‑Tinta\nDate: Monday\, 9 March 2026\nTime: 5.45pm\nVenue: Henley Business School\, Lecture Theatre G11\nFollowed by: A wine reception and book signing in the HBS foyer \nThis keynote will explore the global rise of rights‑of‑nature approaches and the transformative contributions of Indigenous peoples and Latin American experiences\, insights reflected in Feria‑Tinta’s acclaimed book A Barrister for the Earth (Faber\, 2025) \nThe event is free and open to all\, but registration is required. You can register here: Registration for the R-LAC 5-year anniversary event \nWe look forward to celebrating this milestone with you and hope you can join us for what promises to be a fascinating discussion.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/r-lac-5-year-anniversary-event/
LOCATION:Room G11\, Henley Business School\, Henley Business School\, Reading\, Berkshire\, RG6 6UD\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:Strengthening Transdisciplinary Research for Equitable and Adaptive Water Management in Latin America (STREAM)
DESCRIPTION:The Reading Latin America and Caribbean Network (R‑LAC) is pleased to support STREAM\, a two‑day international workshop bringing together leading researchers\, practitioners\, and policy experts to tackle one of the region’s most urgent challenges: water security in a changing climate. \nLatin America faces complex and interconnected water pressures\, from glacier retreat and climate‑driven extremes to governance fragmentation\, urbanisation\, agricultural demand\, and the erosion of traditional water knowledge. STREAM creates a dedicated space for collaborative problem‑solving\, drawing on diverse expertise from climate science\, hydrology\, archaeology\, governance\, agriculture\, economics\, and Indigenous and community‑based knowledge. \nThrough systems‑thinking training\, expert presentations\, stakeholder mapping\, and hands‑on co‑design sessions\, participants will work together to identify evidence gaps\, map key actors\, and build interdisciplinary research pathways that support sustainable\, equitable\, and resilient water management across the region. The workshop will culminate in the co‑creation of a shared research agenda and future work packages that can drive long‑term collaboration and impact. \nSupported by the International Science Partnership Fund (ODA)\, the Leverhulme Trust\, and R‑LAC\, STREAM strengthens Reading’s commitment to global partnerships and inclusive\, collaborative research. This event will serve as a platform for future projects\, capacity building\, and policy‑relevant outputs benefiting communities and institutions across Latin America. \nUniversity colleagues with an interest in Latin America and water security are warmly invited to attend. For further information\, please contact Nicholas Branch at n.p.branch@reading.ac.uk. \nPlease note the event will start at 9.15am on both days.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/strengthening-transdisciplinary-research-for-equitable-and-adaptive-water-management-in-latin-america-stream/
LOCATION:Room 100\, Chancellors Building\, Chancellors Building\, University of Reading\, Reading\, Berkshire\, RG6 6BU\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Claudia%20Murray":MAILTO:c.b.murray@henley.reading.ac.uk
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SUMMARY:A Pluriverse of Outputs: The Built Environment and Climate Change in Latin America
DESCRIPTION:Date & Time: 6th November 2025 @ 13:00\nLocation: London Road Campus\nOrganised by: School of Architecture & Department of Real Estate and Planning \nSupported by: Reading Latin American and Caribbean Network (R-LAC) \nEvent Registration: If you wish to attend\, please complete this registration form – https://forms.office.com/e/uP7APu5Nnn \n  \nEvent Overview \nThis interdisciplinary event brings together colleagues from the School of the Built Environment and the Department of Real Estate and Planning to explore and expand our collective engagement with Latin America. The aim is to identify and strengthen the critical mass of research and activities already underway in the region\, while also welcoming those with no prior experience but a keen interest in development processes across the built environment. \nLatin America presents a rich and complex landscape for research\, encompassing large-scale infrastructure projects\, small-scale housing initiatives\, and everything in between. The development process\, from land acquisition and planning permission to design and delivery\, is deeply shaped by socio-political\, environmental\, and cultural factors. This event will also bring colleagues from Meteorology to engage in the debates around the climate emergency and the vulnerabilities faced by communities across the region\, leveraging the extensive network and expertise of RLAC. \n  \nProgramme \nRegistration: 13:00 – 13:15  \n13-15: Welcome & Introduction (15 min)\nSpeaker: Dr. Penelope Plaza\, co-Head of Architecture\, University of Reading\nDr. Plaza will introduce the RLAC network\, highlighting its role as a bridge between departments and its value in fostering interdisciplinary collaboration. She will also present the concept of the Pluriverse\, a framework that can help us to think different in terms of the diverse and creative research outputs beyond traditional academic formats\, especially relevant to the School of Architecture. \n13:30 Presentation: Understanding the Development Process in Latin America (15 min)\nSpeaker: Dr. Claudia Murray\nDr. Murray will unpack the development process in Latin American contexts and the challenges posed by climate change. This session will provide a foundation for thinking about how different disciplines can contribute to research and practice in the region. \n13:45 Interactive Mapping & Networking Session (30 min)\nParticipants will use large-scale maps and post-it notes to locate their current research activities or areas of interest in Latin America. This informal session doubles as a coffee break and networking opportunity\, encouraging cross-departmental dialogue and collaboration. \n14: 15 Presentation: Meteorological Challenges in Latin America (15 min)\nSpeaker: Dr. Oscar Martinez Alvarado\, Department of Meteorology\nDr. Martinez Alvarado will present key meteorological challenges facing Latin America\, drawing comparisons with Africa\, Asia\, Europe\, and the UK. This session aims to help colleagues unfamiliar with the region identify potential research connections and applications of their expertise. \n14: 30 Group Activity: Designing Pluriverse Outputs (30 min)\nParticipants will be divided into small groups to brainstorm potential research outputs that reflect the Pluriverse approach. These outputs may include visual\, spatial\, or creative formats\, and should be grounded in the knowledge and expertise present in the room. The final 10 minutes will be used to share ideas with the organising team. \n15:00 Closing Remarks & Opportunities (15 min)\nThe event will conclude with a reminder of RLAC’s seed funding opportunities\, the RLAC blog platform\, and the potential for collaborative research applications. Participants will be encouraged to use RLAC as a resource for building long-term engagement with Latin America. \n15:15 Informal networking and farewell (15’) \n15:30 End
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/a-pluriverse-of-outputs-the-built-environment-and-climate-change-in-latin-america/
LOCATION:London Road Campus\, University of Reading\, London Road\, Reading\, Berkshire\, RG1 5AQ\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Claudia%20Murray":MAILTO:c.b.murray@henley.reading.ac.uk
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SUMMARY:Food in Early Modern Latin America
DESCRIPTION:Friday\, 20 June\, 3-5.00pm at the Sorby Room in the Wager Building (in-person) and via Teams \nPlease mark your calendars for an exciting panel discussion of food in Latin America that will range from the Straits of Magellan to Spanish colonial La Florida. This event will bring international historians and archaeologists to campus for a conversation with UoR scholars to discuss how can we learn lessons from the Latin American past to best prepare for the future. The visiting scholars will pre-circulate papers that explore themes of Indigenous resilience\, especially in relation to climate and environmental change\, rural-urban relationships\, and empowerment in food systems. Participants will explore the deep past and colonial legacies of ecosystems of food production and harvesting\, land management practices\, nutrition and dietary preferences\, conceptions of food and the body\, and food and political resistance. \nThis event is supported by funding from the British Academy (Global Professorship of Katie Sampeck (Archaeology) with additional support for the event from R-LAC.  To register for the event please click on the website link below or this link. \nThe celebration of Huey Tozoztli. Digital Florentine Codex/Códice Florentino Digital\, edited by Kim N. Richter and Alicia Maria Houtrouw\, “Book 2: The Ceremonies”\, fol. 28r\, Getty Research Institute\, 2023. https://florentinecodex.getty.edu/en/book/2/folio/28r/images/0
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/food-in-early-modern-latin-america/
LOCATION:Sorby Room\, Wager Building\, Wager Building\, University of Reading\, Reading\, RG6 6EJ\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Claudia%20Murray":MAILTO:c.b.murray@henley.reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250618T130000
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SUMMARY:GenAI use by informal ventures. A mixed-method approach of business affordances
DESCRIPTION:The informal economy is pervasive in developing countries\, ranging from 20 percent to more than 50 percent in Latin American countries. Informal entrepreneurs are vulnerable due to their lack of skills and business capabilities\, which prevents them from entering the formal economy\, yet they use open technologies to manage business processes. The adoption and use of GenAI by SMEs have been analyzed in the literature\, but vulnerable groups are still unaddressed. Informed by affordance theory\, which addresses potential actions and interactions between GenAI and a sample of 20 in-depth interviews with informal entrepreneurs in Mexico\, preliminary findings show that: (1) GenAI is currently helping informal enterprises to better communicate with customers and get quick information to support their problem solving\, generate content to support their campaigns on Facebook and TikTok for promotion and communication (perceived affordances)\, (2) optimizing business processes (potential affordances)\, such as inventory\, automating order taking and helping to write contracts and basic accounting to avoid costly services\, are at an early stage but are considered to have potential\, (3) hindered affordances\, such as loss of personal touch with customers and over-reliance leading to deskilling\, may prevent informal entrepreneurship from using GenAI. \n  \nBio: \nPavel Reyes Mercado is a marketing professor at the Universidad Anahuac Mexico\, where he has been teaching courses in Fundamentals of Marketing and Pricing Analysis for the past 10 years. His academic research analyses the adoption of technological innovations as drivers of consumer demand and well-being. He has published over 30 research papers\, chapters\, and three books. His most recent research papers deal with mixed methods. He has professional experience in manufacturing and service industries and is a member of the Academy of Marketing Science. He holds a Ph.D. in Administrative Sciences from EGADE Business School\, Mexico.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/genai-use-by-informal-ventures-a-mixed-method-approach-of-business-affordances/
LOCATION:Edith Morley\, Room 175\, Whiteknights\, Reading\, Berkshire\, RG6 6EL\, United Kingdom
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SUMMARY:PhD training session: Getting your Work Published in Journals
DESCRIPTION:This session will cover key essentials to help PhD students navigate the academic publishing process. It will support you to understand the current publishing landscape\, how to prepare your manuscript for submission\, how to write for a relevant audience\, and what peer review involves.  \nThe session will be led by two expert speakers who are current journal editors. Dr Juan Pablo Ferrero is the co-ordinating editor of the Bulletin of Latin American Research (BLAR)\, a peer-reviewed journal that covers all academic disciplines within the Social Sciences and Humanities. Prof Angelique Chettiparamb is Managing Editor of the journal Planning Theory\, an international peer-reviewed publication that is a core publication for planning theorists\, but also targets an interdisciplinary audience among scholars of human geography\, public administration\, administrative science\, sociology and anthropology.  \nBy the end of the session\, attendees will be better prepared to approach the complexities of academic publishing\, avoid common pitfalls\, and increase their chances of successful publication.   \nThe session will have a particular focus on publishing research about Latin America\, however\, students from the Social Sciences and Humanities who work on other areas are also welcome to attend.  \nThe content will include:  \n\nWhat editors are looking for \n\n\nHow to make claims to originality\, significance\, and rigour  \n\n\nWriting for an interdisciplinary journal \n\n\nHow the peer-review process works \n\n\nThe implications of open-access publishing \n\n\nSpecific considerations when publishing research on Latin America \n\nThere will be a strong interactive focus during the session\, with your questions leading much of the discussion.  \nChair: Dr Catriona McAllister  \nExpert speakers: Dr Juan Pablo Ferrero and Prof Angelique Chettiparamb  \nTo register\, please sign up using this form by 20th May 2025.  \nRefreshments will be provided. \nThis event is sponsored by R-LAC (Reading Latin America and the Caribbean Research Network). 
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/phd-training-session-getting-your-work-published-in-journals/
LOCATION:Edith Morley\, Room 175\, Whiteknights\, Reading\, Berkshire\, RG6 6EL\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20250519T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20250519T140000
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SUMMARY:Online book launch - Fernando Gomez Herrero (Salamanca)\, 'Do you take “colonial” with your Early Modern? The (Latin) American Scene\, Present and Future (Im-)Perfect.'
DESCRIPTION:Dear R-LAC members\, \nR-LAC is very excited to be co-hosting\, alongside the Early Modern Research Centre (EMRC) and the Seminar on Race\, Empire and Decoloniality the online book launch: Fernando Gomez Herrero (Salamanca)\, ‘Do you take “colonial” with your Early Modern?’ The (Latin) American Scene\, Present and Future (Im-)Perfect. \nPlease join us on 19 May at 13:00 (UK time) to celebrate the publication of Dr Fernando Gomez Herrerro’s new book\, The (Latin) American Scene\, Present and Future (Im-)Perfect (Anthem Press\, 2025) – for further information about the book\, see this interview on the Anthem Press website. \nIf the Early Modern is typically restricted to Europe and its imperial expansion and the “colonial” is part of the latter\, The (Latin) American Scene proposes a focus on the American side\, prioritizing the “colonial” including its post/de-colonial provocations. This presentation on the book\, ‘Do you take “colonial” with your Early Modern?’\, will illustrate some challenges\, problems\, troubles and dilemmas apropos historical studies of the Early Modern/colonial Euro-Americas in university life in between geopolitics and popular cultures\, including in the UK. \nDr Fernando Gomez Herrero is currently Visiting Research Scholar at the Instituto de Iberoamérica\, University of Salamanca\, Spain. He has taught mostly in the U.S. (Duke University\, Stanford U\, Pittsburgh U\, Oberlin College\, UMass\, Boston\, Boston College) and the U.K. (University of Birmingham\, University of Manchester) in the last three decades. He is the author of Good Places and Non-Places in Colonial Mexico: Vasco de Quiroga (1470-1565) (University Press of America\, 2001). \nAnthem Press will make discount flyers available to attendees. \n  \nWe meet online on MS Teams: \n________________________________________________________________________________ \nMicrosoft Teams Need help? \nJoin the meeting now \nMeeting ID: 361 407 548 710 7 \nPasscode: zF39XV26 \nDial in by phone \n+44 20 7660 8335\,\,931405968# United Kingdom\, City of London \nFind a local number \nPhone conference ID: 931 405 968# \nFor organizers: Meeting options | Reset dial-in PIN \nUniversity of Reading \n________________________________________________________________________________ \n 
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/online-book-launch-fernando-gomez-herrero-salamanca-do-you-take-colonial-with-your-early-modern-the-latin-american-scene-present-and-future-im-perfect/
LOCATION:Berkshire
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ORGANIZER;CN="Cherilyn%20Elston":MAILTO:c.elston@reading.ac.uk
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SUMMARY:Passages
DESCRIPTION:Join us at the Minghella Cinema at the University of Reading for an exclusive screening of the award-winning film Passages by Prof. Lucia Nagib. This captivating 96-minute essay-documentary will be followed by an engaging Q&A session with our special guest\, Dr Tiago de Luca from the University of Warwick. \nDive deeper into the making of this remarkable film and explore the rich tapestry of Brazilian culture. After the screening and discussion\, we invite you to continue the conversation over pizza and drinks at the Green Room. \nDon’t miss this unique opportunity to enjoy a thought-provoking film and lively discussion in a relaxed and friendly atmosphere. We look forward to seeing you there! \nPASSAGES synopsis\, credits\, bios \nLúcia Nagib FBA is Professor of Film at the University of Reading and Honorary Professor of Film at the University of Nottingham\, Ningbo. She is an internationally recognised specialist in world cinema\, cinematic realism and cinematic intermediality\, which she has explored through a novel approach in many publications\, including her single-authored books\, Realist Cinema as World Cinema: Non-cinema\, Intermedial Passages\, Total Cinema (Amsterdam University Press\, 2020) and World Cinema and the Ethics of Realism (Bloomsbury\, 2011). Her edited books include The Moving Form of Film: Historicising the Medium Through Other Media (with Stefan Solomon\, Oxford University Press\, 2023)\, Towards an Intermedial History of Brazilian Cinema (with Luciana Araújo and Tiago de Luca\, Edinburgh University Press\, 2022)\, Impure Cinema: Intermedial and Intercultural Approaches to Film (with Anne Jerslev\, I.B. Tauris\, 2013)\, Theorizing World Cinema (with Chris Perriam and Rajinder Dudrah\, I.B. Tauris\, 2012) and Realism and the Audiovisual Media (with Cecília Mello\, Palgrave\, 2009). She is the director of feature-length documentary films Passages (with Samuel Paiva\, UK\, 2019) and Films to Die For (UK\, 2025). \nDr Tiago de Luca is Reader in Film Studies at the University of Warwick. He is the author of Realism of the Senses in World Cinema: The Experience of Physical Reality (2014) and Planetary Cinema: Film\, Media and the Earth (2022)\, and the editor (with Nuno Barradas Jorge) of Slow Cinema (2016) and (with Lúcia Nagib and Luciana Corrêa de Araújo) Towards an Intermedial History of Brazilian Cinema (2022). He is the editor (with Lúcia Nagib) of the Film Thinks series (Bloomsbury).
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/passages/
LOCATION:Minghella Cinema\, University of Reading\, Reading\, Berkshire\, RG6 6BT\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Lucia%20Nagib":MAILTO:l.nagib@reading.ac.uk
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SUMMARY:R-LAC Impact Event
DESCRIPTION:Arrival and registration 12:30 – 13:00 (light lunch provided)\n13:00 Welcome and introduction\n13:05 Impact Case studies\n13:20 Case study 1 – Mike Garrett\, Driving a Step Change in International Policy to Protect Pollinators\n13:40 Case study 2 – Rosa Freedman\, Changing Global and UK Domestic Policy to Safeguard Against Sexual Exploitation and Abuse by Peacekeepers\, UN agencies and NGOs\n14:00 Case study 3 – Lucia Nagib\, Brazilian Film History and Intermediality: Inspiring Audiences\, Artists and Cultural Institutions to Reconnect the Arts\, Media and Film\n14:20 Panel discussion with Q&A from audience\n14:55 Closing remarks\n15:00 Closure\n\n  \nHere is the link to the Microsoft forms to sign up\, please let us know if you have any dietary requirements.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/r-lac-impact-event/
LOCATION:HBS Room 208\, HBS\, University of Reading\, Reading\, RG6 6UD\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240313T160000
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SUMMARY:Seminar: The Red Puna project: Sustainability\, community and craft
DESCRIPTION:We are delighted to announce that we will soon welcome 2 representatives from Red Puna\, a collective of indigenous communities based in northwest Argentina\, to campus. \nOn Wednesday 13th March\, 4-5.30pm they will give a talk about their female-led project to create sustainable\, fair income through handwoven llama wool crafts. This is an exciting project showcasing successful grassroots organising alongside creative\, community-driven approaches to sustainability. It will provide an opportunity to reflect on how researchers can engage with this type of work from our different disciplines. \nAlongside the talk\, Red Puna will also display a range of the crafts produced by their network. We therefore recommend attending in-person (Edith Morley 127) but this will be a hybrid event. \nPlease sign up via this link. \nWe are grateful for funding from a Research England ISPF Institutional Support Grant (ODA) to enable this visit (PI: Catriona McAllister. CoIs: Cherilyn Elston and Claudia Murray).
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/seminar-the-red-puna-project-sustainability-community-and-craft/
LOCATION:Edith Morley\, Room 127\, Reading\, RG6 6EL\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240202T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240202T160000
DTSTAMP:20260410T203516
CREATED:20240126T143636Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240126T143636Z
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SUMMARY:TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS - DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGY AND METHODOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
DESCRIPTION:The purpose of the event is to move towards the development of an innovative framework for wetland ecosystem evaluation\, protection\, restoration and utilisation\, and a solution-driven strategy that will result in community-led management of wetlands\, which will contribute to more sustainable agri-food systems and improved water security. To achieve this\, we believe that an interdisciplinary approach is required\, co-produced with NGOs\, farming communities and industry. The disciplines/sub-disciplines include hydrology\, biogeochemistry\, ecology\, climate science and meteorology\, social science\, archaeology and ethnohistory\, and engineering\, as well as rural development and environmental management. \nOver three afternoons\, we will start to review the issues we are addressing and the impact we are trying to achieve\, the methodologies and (if there is time) potential future funding sources. In March\, we will continue our discussions with the 2nd stage of the project (details to follow). \nThe geographical focus will be Peru and Argentina. \n  \nFriday 2nd February @1pm (Room 201A\, Russell Building) – social science \nFollowing lunch at 12 noon\, Professor Nick Branch will briefly introduce this topic\, including the work of CROPP. \nThis will be followed by a presentation by Francisco Ferreira on the Peruvian study areas. \nThen a review of the social science focus of our research\, especially the questions and methodologies. This will be an open discussion.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/tropical-and-subtropical-wetland-ecosystems-development-of-a-strategy-and-methodology-for-sustainable-management-3/
LOCATION:Room 201A\, Russell Building\, University of Reading\, Reading\, RG6 6DR\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Claudia%20Murray":MAILTO:c.b.murray@henley.reading.ac.uk
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240201T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240201T160000
DTSTAMP:20260410T203516
CREATED:20240126T143434Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240126T143434Z
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SUMMARY:TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS - DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGY AND METHODOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
DESCRIPTION:The purpose of the event is to move towards the development of an innovative framework for wetland ecosystem evaluation\, protection\, restoration and utilisation\, and a solution-driven strategy that will result in community-led management of wetlands\, which will contribute to more sustainable agri-food systems and improved water security. To achieve this\, we believe that an interdisciplinary approach is required\, co-produced with NGOs\, farming communities and industry. The disciplines/sub-disciplines include hydrology\, biogeochemistry\, ecology\, climate science and meteorology\, social science\, archaeology and ethnohistory\, and engineering\, as well as rural development and environmental management. \nOver three afternoons\, we will start to review the issues we are addressing and the impact we are trying to achieve\, the methodologies and (if there is time) potential future funding sources. In March\, we will continue our discussions with the 2nd stage of the project (details to follow). \nThe geographical focus will be Peru and Argentina. \n  \nThursday 1st February @1pm (Room 201A\, Russell Building) – cultural heritage \nFollowing lunch at 12 noon\, Prof. Nick Branch will briefly introduce this topic\, including the work of CROPP. \nThis will be followed by a presentation by Jen Grant (University of Buenos Aires) and Lorena Grana (University of Jujuy) on the Argentinian study areas\, and Kevin Lane (University of Buenos Aires) on the Peruvian study areas. \nThen a review of the cultural history focus of our research\, especially the questions and methodologies. This will be an open discussion.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/tropical-and-subtropical-wetland-ecosystems-development-of-a-strategy-and-methodology-for-sustainable-management-2/
LOCATION:Room 201A\, Russell Building\, University of Reading\, Reading\, RG6 6DR\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Claudia%20Murray":MAILTO:c.b.murray@henley.reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20240131T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20240131T160000
DTSTAMP:20260410T203516
CREATED:20240126T143026Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20240126T143026Z
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SUMMARY:TROPICAL AND SUBTROPICAL WETLAND ECOSYSTEMS - DEVELOPMENT OF A STRATEGY AND METHODOLOGY FOR SUSTAINABLE MANAGEMENT
DESCRIPTION:The purpose of the event is to move towards the development of an innovative framework for wetland ecosystem evaluation\, protection\, restoration and utilisation\, and a solution-driven strategy that will result in community-led management of wetlands\, which will contribute to more sustainable agri-food systems and improved water security. To achieve this\, we believe that an interdisciplinary approach is required\, co-produced with NGOs\, farming communities and industry. The disciplines/sub-disciplines include hydrology\, biogeochemistry\, ecology\, climate science and meteorology\, social science\, archaeology and ethnohistory\, and engineering\, as well as rural development and environmental management. \n  \nOver three afternoons\, we will start to review the issues we are addressing and the impact we are trying to achieve\, the methodologies and (if there is time) potential future funding sources. In March\, we will continue our discussions with the 2nd stage of the project (details to follow). \n  \nThe geographical focus will be Peru and Argentina. \n  \nWednesday 31st January @ 2pm (Sorby Room\, Wager Building) – environmental science \nFollowing lunch at 1pm\, Professor Nick Branch will provide an introduction the project\, including the work of CROPP and PERUPEAT. \nThis will be followed by a presentation by Jen Grant (University of Buenos Aires) and Lorena Grana (University of Jujuy) on the geography of the Argentinian study areas\, and myself on the Peruvian study areas. \nThen a review of the environmental focus of our research\, especially the questions and methodologies. This will be an open discussion with some presentation content.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/tropical-and-subtropical-wetland-ecosystems-development-of-a-strategy-and-methodology-for-sustainable-management/
LOCATION:Sorby Room\, Wager Building\, Wager Building\, University of Reading\, Reading\, RG6 6EJ\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Claudia%20Murray":MAILTO:c.b.murray@henley.reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231108T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231108T163000
DTSTAMP:20260410T203516
CREATED:20231018T133332Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20231018T133332Z
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SUMMARY:R-LAC Networking Event: Building Interdisciplinary Teams
DESCRIPTION:This event aims to bring together the whole R-LAC (Reading Latin American and the Caribbean Network) community to establish new connections between members.  \nWe are an extremely interdisciplinary network\, which offers valuable opportunities to build exciting research teams. This is an interactive session that aims to elicit meaningful conversations about how our different specialisms can work together to produce innovative research on\, and for\, Latin America and the Caribbean.  \nYou do not need to prepare anything in advance; the format will be interdisciplinary group discussions that will allow you to connect with other researchers.  \nIf your research relates to Latin America and you are interested in building links with Reading researchers in other disciplines\, please do come along.  \nRefreshments will be provided. \nHow do I sign up?  \nPlease complete this very short registration form to sign up.  \nIf you are not yet a member of R-LAC and would like to formally join the network please also email r-lac@reading.ac.uk.  
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/r-lac-networking-event-building-interdisciplinary-teams/
LOCATION:Chancellors Building\, Room G15\, Chancellors Building\, Reading\, RG6 6BU\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20231019T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20231019T183000
DTSTAMP:20260410T203516
CREATED:20230913T154513Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230914T122415Z
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SUMMARY:BOOK LAUNCH: We\, The King: Creating Royal Legislation in the Sixteenth-Century Spanish World\, by Adrian Masters. Cambridge University Press\, 2023
DESCRIPTION:Kicking-off the R-LAC events for this academic year (2023-2024)\, we are delighted to host the presentation of this new exciting book by Adrian Masters as an Online Event. \nThe volume challenges the standard academic top-down analytical approach of the sixteenth century Spanish Monarchy\, uncovering and highlighting instead the importance of petitioning to the King and its relevance in the process of legislation development and governance. Masters therefore argues that this was a monarchy built from below and in permanent conversation with its subjects\, radically opposing the view of a centrally managed system with limited participation of its subjects. The book questions the governance of Early Modern polities\, and invites the readers to challenge academic understanding of political representation in the period\, as well as its impact on the political construction of the Americas and Spain. \nThe event will be introduced by Dr Mario Graña Taborelli\, Historian and Visiting Fellow at the Center for Latin American and Caribbean Studies\, Institute of Languages\, Cultures and Societies at the University of London and commentaries by Dr Fernando Cervantes\, Historian\, Reader in History\, Bristol University. Author of: Conquistadores\, A New History\, Penguin Random House\, UK\, 2020 (15 minutes) and Dr Francisco Quijano\, Historian\, Main Researcher\, Universidad Autónoma de México (UNAM). Author of: Las repúblicas de la monarquía. Pensamiento constitucionalista y republicano en Nueva España\, 1550-1610\, UNAM\, 2017. \n  \nEvent outline \nIntroduction (5’) \nBook presentation by the author (20’) \nComments from academic colleagues (20’) \nQ&A Session open to all participants (15’) \n  \nMicrosoft Teams Meeting \nJoin on your computer\, mobile app or room device \nClick here to join the meeting \nMeeting ID: 376 316 744 979\nPasscode: aTWymy \nDownload Teams | Join on the web \nOr call in (audio only) \n+44 20 7660 8335\,\,6341330#   United Kingdom\, London \nPhone Conference ID: 634 133 0# \nFind a local number | Reset PIN \nUniversity of Reading
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/book-launch-we-the-king-creating-royal-legislation-in-the-sixteenth-century-spanish-world-by-adrian-masters-cambridge-university-press-2023/
LOCATION:Online Event\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Claudia%20Murray":MAILTO:c.b.murray@henley.reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230628T130000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230628T140000
DTSTAMP:20260410T203516
CREATED:20230330T105306Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230330T105306Z
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SUMMARY:Beyond metro-centricity: socio-spatial effects of housing policies in cities of different sizes
DESCRIPTION:Urban studies have been organized on the basis of the study of a few large metropolitan cities. This trend\, called metro-centricity\, not only configures monistic understandings of the urban\, but also leads to decisions regarding territorial policies based on the analysis of few case studies\, which is particularly problematic in centralist countries such as Chile. Analysing Chilean housing policy\, this presentation compare its socio-spatial effects in a metropolitan city and a small city\, showing how urban integration\, accessibility and the meaning of housing have different dynamics in both types of cities. It concludes by reflecting on the need to overcome metro-centricity and study “other urban spaces”\, in order to produce territorially suitable housing policies. \nBio: Luis Vergara Erices is an academic at the Department of Social Sciences at the Universidad de La Frontera in Temuco\, Chile. He is Ph.D. in Urban Studies from the Pontificia Universidad Católica de Chile and Master in Social Science from the Universidad de La Frontera.  His research interests are housing policies\, social cohesion\, and small cities. He is currently the researcher responsible of the ANID-Fondecyt project Iniciación 11200793 “Social housing policies in cities of different sizes: from metro-centricity to the localization of housing policies.”
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/beyond-metro-centricity-socio-spatial-effects-of-housing-policies-in-cities-of-different-sizes/
LOCATION:Room TBC\, University of Reading\, Reading\, United Kingdom
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ORGANIZER;CN="Claudia%20Murray":MAILTO:c.b.murray@henley.reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230627T140000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230627T153000
DTSTAMP:20260410T203516
CREATED:20230530T134724Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230530T135005Z
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SUMMARY:Transatlantic event Europe and the Americas THEME: URBAN LAND FOR AFFORDABLE HOUSING
DESCRIPTION:Context:\nThe issue of providing affordable housing in urban areas is a complex one that involves a variety of factors\, including land availability and cost\, zoning regulations\, construction costs\, and financing. \nThe aim of this session is to enable a transatlantic (Americas and Europe) dialogue on the subject\, by examining exemplar cases in Europe and the US with a critical reflection from government officials operating in both continents. \nMuch has been written about land value capture tools and tax incentives mechanisms to gain developers’ contributions in the form of housing units. The focus here will be more on the supply of urban land and how this can be achieved. We will particularly examine cases that: \n\nIncrease the supply of land\, such as rezoning underutilized land or converting abandoned buildings into residential spaces. (José Téllez\,  SostreCivic\, Spain)\nCreate community land trusts: Community land trusts are non-profit organizations that purchase and hold land in trust for the benefit of the community. This can help ensure that the land is used for affordable housing and can also provide long-term stability for residents. (John Emmeus Davis –CLT Innovation)\n\n\nEvent timeline: 1h 30’\n5’ Welcome and introduction: Intro to the theme\, importance of the topic and organizations collaborating (Claudia Murray Henley Business School\, University of Reading) \n10’ Reflections on land and affordable housing (Semida Munteanu\, Lincoln Institute for Land Policy) \n5’ Panel presentation: Introduction to panel members (Henk Bouwman -Metrex) \n30’ =15’ presentation each Sostre Civic and CLT Innovation. \n5’ Experts responses introduction to panel (Fiona Littlejohn Carrizo  -CEPAL) \n21’ = 7’ each metropolitan/regional authority (3) in LAC: \n\nCristina Gomez Jurado Director of Urban Operations\, Municipality of Quito\, Ecuador.\nErik Solano\, Ex president National Institute of Housing (INVU)\, Costa Rica.\nMichaela Kauer\, Director\, Brussels Liaison Office\, City of Vienna\n\n7’ ECLAC/CEPAL Comments and reflections (Diego Aulestia Head\, Human Settlements Unit) \n5’ Closing remarks -highlight opportunities for future interaction (Luis Vergara-Universidad de La Frontera) \n2’ Thanks to all panellist\, translators and farewell to all participants (Stephen Gallagher-Metrex) \n  \nOrganisers:\nEconomic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (CEPAL) \nMETREX Housing Expert Group \nUniversidad de La Frontera (UFRO)\, Chile \nHenley Business School\, University of Reading\, UK \nLincoln Institute of Land Policy\, US \nSostre Civic (Spain) \nCentre for Community Land Trust Innovation (International) \n  \nID meeting/ID de reunión: 826 5008 8380\nAccess Code/ Código de acceso: 725354
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/transatlantic-event-europe-and-the-americas-theme-urban-land-for-affordable-housing/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
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ORGANIZER;CN="Claudia%20Murray":MAILTO:c.b.murray@henley.reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230525T133000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230525T160000
DTSTAMP:20260410T203516
CREATED:20230111T152905Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230518T083256Z
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SUMMARY:Roundtable: Imagining Argentina's Independence
DESCRIPTION:This event will be a roundtable discussion of different perspectives on Argentina’s nineteenth-century independence process. It will explore both historical dimensions and literary responses that reimagine the nation in contemporary perspective\, departing from 2 recent publications by R-LAC members (Claudia Murray and Catriona McAllister). \n \n \nThe discussion will be chaired by Dr. Mario Graña Taborelli\, Historian and Team Leader for Latin America at M-Brain UK.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/roundtable-imagining-argentinas-independence/
LOCATION:Edith Morley\, Room 175\, Whiteknights\, Reading\, Berkshire\, RG6 6EL\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230523T180000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230523T193000
DTSTAMP:20260410T203516
CREATED:20230425T130755Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230426T102912Z
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SUMMARY:Class\, Gender and Race in the Latin American “Unidad Vecinal” (virtual event)
DESCRIPTION:This roundtable adds to existing scholarship on the Unidad Vecinal by exploring the intersection between architecture\, class\, gender\, and race in Latin American modern housing. Did a working class exist? Were there gender considerations in either housing policy or design process at the time? How did planner and architects engage\, or ignore\, ethno-racial differences? These are only a few of the questions the roundtable will discuss. \nModerator:\nFelipe Hernandez\, University of Cambridge\, UK \n\nSpeakers:\nFlavia Britto Do Nascimento\, Universidade de São Paulo FAUUSP\, Brazil\nAdriana Massidda\, University of Sheffield\, UK\nPenélope Plaza\, University of Reading\, UK\nUmberto Bonomo\, Universidad Católica de Chile\nLiliana Clavijo\, Universidad del Valle\, Colombia\, and University of Michigan\, USA \nhttps://www.sah.org/2023/roundtables
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/class-gender-and-race-in-the-latin-american-unidad-vecinal-virtual-event/
LOCATION:Virtual Event
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230426T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230426T180000
DTSTAMP:20260410T203516
CREATED:20230111T153543Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T153056Z
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SUMMARY:PhD Day - Doing Research in Latin America and Caribbean
DESCRIPTION:Please join us for our first PhD Day on April 26\, 2023. The aim of this event is to bring together PhD students of Reading’s Latin American and the Caribbean network (R-LAC). The event will showcase PhD research projects with an emphasis on overcoming the challenges of researching in Latin American and the Caribbean\, with the aim of facilitating future cross-disciplinary collaboration across the university. All academic staff and students are welcome. 
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/phd-day-doing-research-in-latin-america-and-caribbean/
LOCATION:Room 108\, Henley Business School\, Whiteknights\, University of Reading\, Reading\, Berkshire\, RG6 6BA\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230317T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230317T170000
DTSTAMP:20260410T203516
CREATED:20230227T143507Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T143507Z
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SUMMARY:NERC Discipline Hopping for Discovery Science
DESCRIPTION:Theme: Water\, Food and Social Organisation in the Peruvian Andes \nThe current and future impact of climate change on agro-pastoral farming systems\, and their water supplying ecosystems\, remains poorly understood in the Peruvian Andes. This is a significant issue given the known vulnerability to climate variability and extreme weather of the region\, which is already having a significant impact on agricultural productivity\, compounded by chronic poverty in many rural areas and the need for better government-led strategic planning. Despite steady economic growth nationally over the last 15 years a high percentage of the rural population in Peru (44% in 2017) continue to live in chronic poverty. Growing insecurities over climate change are exacerbated by lower educational and economic opportunities in rural areas\, and outmigration. Better approaches are urgently required therefore to enable us to plan sustainable management practices that enhance climate resilience in conjunction with positive economic outcomes for farmers\, aiding decision-makers to better understand and debate future adaptive strategies. We feel this is best achieved through collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches drawing upon methodologies developed in the humanities\, and social and natural sciences\, with expertise provided by local communities\, NGOs and university staff. \nOur discipline-hopping workshops will bring together two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) based in Peru with University of Reading staff from a range of disciplines. We will conduct four workshops (face to face at the University\, and online for those remaining in Peru); the themes of the workshops have been determined by the NGOs in consultation with local communities in Peru. The purpose of this ‘bottom-up’ approach is to ensure that those undertaking development projects\, and those most affected by environmental\, social and economic challenges\, in Peru have the opportunity to outline and explore approaches and methods to address these challenges with the academic community at the University. \n  \nProduction of a briefing document outlining the key theme and the main challenges\, the agreed approaches and methods that will be adopted to address the challenges\, and the benefits of the interdisciplinary research and development activities to both the NGOs\, local communities and the wider academic community. The brief will be published on the websites of ECLOSIO\, DIACONIA and Asociación Andina Cusichaca\, and the international network led by Branch (https://foodclimateperu.com/). The brief will form the basis of discussion to explore co-produced grant applications with the NGOs and local communities\, and Peruvian universities. The aim is to ensure that we are well prepared for future funding announcements and opportunities from UKRI\, and to explore alternative sources of funding. Lunch will be provided. \n  \nParticipants so far \n\nProfessor Nicholas Branch (Department of Geography and Environmental Science\, UoR)\nProfessor Joy Singarayer (Department of Meteorology\, UoR)\nProfessor Chris Collins (Department of Geography and Environmental Science\, UoR)\nProfessor Andrew Wade (Department of Geography and Environmental Science\, UoR)\nProfessor Anne Verhoef (Department of Geography and Environmental Science\, UoR)\nProfessor Mike Goodman (Department of Geography and Environmental Science\, UoR)\nProfessor Henny Osbahr (International Development Department\, UoR)\nDr Sophie Blackburn (Department of Geography and Environmental Science\, UoR)\nDiana Santos (NGO ECLOSIO\, Peru)\nClémence Vanommeslaeghe (NGO ECLOSIO\, Peru)\nDouglas Walsh (NGO  Asociación Andina Cusichaca\, Peru)\nDr Frank Meddens (Department of Archaeology\, UoR)\nDr Francisco Ferreira (Independent researcher)\nDr Harvey Rodda (Hydro-GIS Ltd\, UK)\nAndra Serban (PhD researcher\, Scenario DTP\, UoR)
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/nerc-discipline-hopping-for-discovery-science-4/
LOCATION:Sorby Room\, Wager Building\, Wager Building\, University of Reading\, Reading\, RG6 6EJ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230315T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230315T170000
DTSTAMP:20260410T203516
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LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T143255Z
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SUMMARY:NERC Discipline Hopping for Discovery Science
DESCRIPTION:Theme: Water\, Food and Social Organisation in the Peruvian Andes \nThe current and future impact of climate change on agro-pastoral farming systems\, and their water supplying ecosystems\, remains poorly understood in the Peruvian Andes. This is a significant issue given the known vulnerability to climate variability and extreme weather of the region\, which is already having a significant impact on agricultural productivity\, compounded by chronic poverty in many rural areas and the need for better government-led strategic planning. Despite steady economic growth nationally over the last 15 years a high percentage of the rural population in Peru (44% in 2017) continue to live in chronic poverty. Growing insecurities over climate change are exacerbated by lower educational and economic opportunities in rural areas\, and outmigration. Better approaches are urgently required therefore to enable us to plan sustainable management practices that enhance climate resilience in conjunction with positive economic outcomes for farmers\, aiding decision-makers to better understand and debate future adaptive strategies. We feel this is best achieved through collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches drawing upon methodologies developed in the humanities\, and social and natural sciences\, with expertise provided by local communities\, NGOs and university staff. \nOur discipline-hopping workshops will bring together two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) based in Peru with University of Reading staff from a range of disciplines. We will conduct four workshops (face to face at the University\, and online for those remaining in Peru); the themes of the workshops have been determined by the NGOs in consultation with local communities in Peru. The purpose of this ‘bottom-up’ approach is to ensure that those undertaking development projects\, and those most affected by environmental\, social and economic challenges\, in Peru have the opportunity to outline and explore approaches and methods to address these challenges with the academic community at the University. \n  \nTheme \nWater storage and use. Using traditional/ancestral ecohydrological knowledge to produce nature-based or ‘soft engineering’ approaches to enhance water storage in the landscape for later use is critical due to climate change. Water availability significantly affects food production\, potentially limiting farming income and jeopardizing rural families’ food security.  Questions of interest: What is the future of water availability? What strategy would effectively tackle this problem? What is the potential of different water sowing and harvesting systems? What remuneration mechanism for ecosystem services could be explored? \nWe will also discuss two cross cutting themes: Knowledge-inclusive management between local communities\, NGOs and universities\, and Community territorial management to stimulate community-driven and bottom-up planning\, involving participatory mapping\, diagnosis and training. \n  \nProgramme \n\nWelcome and Introduction: Prof Nicholas Branch\nWorkshop convenors: Prof Andrew Wade and Prof Anne Verhoef\nPresentation: Diana Santos (NGO Eclosio)\nPresentation: Douglas Walsh (NGO Asociación Andina Cusichaca)\nLunch\nBreakout Groups
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/nerc-discipline-hopping-for-discovery-science-3/
LOCATION:Room 1L06\, Agriculture Building\, Agriculture Building\, University of Reading\, Reading\, RG6 6BZ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230314T100000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230314T170000
DTSTAMP:20260410T203516
CREATED:20230227T142625Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T142625Z
UID:484-1678788000-1678813200@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:NERC Discipline Hopping for Discovery Science
DESCRIPTION:Theme: Water\, Food and Social Organisation in the Peruvian Andes \nThe current and future impact of climate change on agro-pastoral farming systems\, and their water supplying ecosystems\, remains poorly understood in the Peruvian Andes. This is a significant issue given the known vulnerability to climate variability and extreme weather of the region\, which is already having a significant impact on agricultural productivity\, compounded by chronic poverty in many rural areas and the need for better government-led strategic planning. Despite steady economic growth nationally over the last 15 years a high percentage of the rural population in Peru (44% in 2017) continue to live in chronic poverty. Growing insecurities over climate change are exacerbated by lower educational and economic opportunities in rural areas\, and outmigration. Better approaches are urgently required therefore to enable us to plan sustainable management practices that enhance climate resilience in conjunction with positive economic outcomes for farmers\, aiding decision-makers to better understand and debate future adaptive strategies. We feel this is best achieved through collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches drawing upon methodologies developed in the humanities\, and social and natural sciences\, with expertise provided by local communities\, NGOs and university staff. \nOur discipline-hopping workshops will bring together two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) based in Peru with University of Reading staff from a range of disciplines. We will conduct four workshops (face to face at the University\, and online for those remaining in Peru); the themes of the workshops have been determined by the NGOs in consultation with local communities in Peru. The purpose of this ‘bottom-up’ approach is to ensure that those undertaking development projects\, and those most affected by environmental\, social and economic challenges\, in Peru have the opportunity to outline and explore approaches and methods to address these challenges with the academic community at the University. \n  \nTheme \nSustainable food systems. Given the impact of climate change\, food systems in the Andes are affected by food availability and access. Questions of interest: How does agroecology contribute to making sustainable/resilient food systems? How should food consumption patterns shift to adapt to climate change? What is the relationship between gender and food systems? Which ancestral practices of eating existed and should be recovered? What are the most functional forms of social organization for trading food products? What (new) avenues can be explored towards a greater vertical scaling up (public policies) of agroecology and sustainable food systems? \nWe will also discuss two cross cutting themes: Knowledge-inclusive management between local communities\, NGOs and universities\, and Community territorial management to stimulate community-driven and bottom-up planning\, involving participatory mapping\, diagnosis and training. \n  \nProgramme \n\nWelcome and Introduction: Prof Joy Singarayer\nWorkshop convenors: Prof Mike Goodman and Prof Chris Collins\nPresentation: Diana Santos (NGO Eclosio)\nPresentation: Douglas Walsh (NGO Asociación Andina Cusichaca)\nLunch\nBreakout Groups
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/nerc-discipline-hopping-for-discovery-science-2/
LOCATION:Sorby Room\, Wager Building\, Wager Building\, University of Reading\, Reading\, RG6 6EJ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230313T113000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230313T170000
DTSTAMP:20260410T203516
CREATED:20230227T142126Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230227T142126Z
UID:481-1678707000-1678726800@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:NERC Discipline Hopping for Discovery Science
DESCRIPTION:Theme: Water\, Food and Social Organisation in the Peruvian Andes \nThe current and future impact of climate change on agro-pastoral farming systems\, and their water supplying ecosystems\, remains poorly understood in the Peruvian Andes. This is a significant issue given the known vulnerability to climate variability and extreme weather of the region\, which is already having a significant impact on agricultural productivity\, compounded by chronic poverty in many rural areas and the need for better government-led strategic planning. Despite steady economic growth nationally over the last 15 years a high percentage of the rural population in Peru (44% in 2017) continue to live in chronic poverty. Growing insecurities over climate change are exacerbated by lower educational and economic opportunities in rural areas\, and outmigration. Better approaches are urgently required therefore to enable us to plan sustainable management practices that enhance climate resilience in conjunction with positive economic outcomes for farmers\, aiding decision-makers to better understand and debate future adaptive strategies. We feel this is best achieved through collaborative and interdisciplinary approaches drawing upon methodologies developed in the humanities\, and social and natural sciences\, with expertise provided by local communities\, NGOs and university staff. \nOur discipline-hopping workshops will bring together two Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs) based in Peru with University of Reading staff from a range of disciplines. We will conduct four workshops (face to face at the University\, and online for those remaining in Peru); the themes of the workshops have been determined by the NGOs in consultation with local communities in Peru. The purpose of this ‘bottom-up’ approach is to ensure that those undertaking development projects\, and those most affected by environmental\, social and economic challenges\, in Peru have the opportunity to outline and explore approaches and methods to address these challenges with the academic community at the University. \n  \nTheme \nMigration and socio-territorial dynamics. Outmigration from rural communities of young adults is a serious problem that causes inadequate generational turnover in agriculture\, structural problems\, loss of transferable knowledge\, among other effects. Questions of interest: How can we make agriculture more attractive to young people and improve their participation? How can the opportunity of back-and-forth rural-urban movements and circular migration of young people be leveraged to energize local food systems and rural-urban linkages? \nWe will also discuss two cross cutting themes: Knowledge-inclusive management between local communities\, NGOs and universities\, and Community territorial management to stimulate community-driven and bottom-up planning\, involving participatory mapping\, diagnosis and training. \n  \nProgramme \n\nWelcome and Introduction: Prof Nicholas Branch\nWorkshop convenors: Prof Henny Osbahr and Dr Sophie Blackburn\nPresentation: Diana Santos (NGO Eclosio)\nPresentation: Douglas Walsh (NGO Asociación Andina Cusichaca)\nLunch\nBreakout Groups
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/nerc-discipline-hopping-for-discovery-science/
LOCATION:Sorby Room\, Wager Building\, Wager Building\, University of Reading\, Reading\, RG6 6EJ\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20230118T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230118T180000
DTSTAMP:20260410T203516
CREATED:20221205T150243Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230111T143427Z
UID:307-1674057600-1674064800@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:The aim of this event is to bring together members of Reading’s Latin American and the Caribbean research network (R-LAC)\, as well as other interested colleagues from across the university. \nThe event will showcase the findings from R-LAC’s recent grant success (Natural Environment Research Council\, NERC)\, which enabled the network to run a series of disciplinary-hopping workshops focusing on climate change and adaptation in Latin America and the Caribbean. \nThe event will also outline R-LAC’s future plans\, launch the newly created website\, and provide a space for networking between UoR staff and PhD/PostDoc students working on Latin America and the Caribbean\, with the aim of facilitating future interdisciplinary collaboration across the university. \nRefreshments will be provided\, please register below for catering purposes.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/networking-event-3/
LOCATION:Blandford Room\, Park House\, Whiteknights\, Reading\, RG6 6EF\, United Kingdom
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221130T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221130T180000
DTSTAMP:20260410T203516
CREATED:20221103T141302Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221103T141302Z
UID:301-1669824000-1669831200@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:The aim of this event is to bring together members of Reading’s Latin American and the Caribbean research network (R-LAC)\, as well as other interested colleagues from across the university. \nThe event will showcase the findings from R-LAC’s recent grant success (Natural Environment Research Council\, NERC)\, which enabled the network to run a series of disciplinary-hopping workshops focusing on climate change and adaptation in Latin America and the Caribbean. \nThe event will also outline R-LAC’s future plans\, launch the newly created website\, and provide a space for networking between UoR staff and PhD/PostDoc students working on Latin America and the Caribbean\, with the aim of facilitating future interdisciplinary collaboration across the university. \nRefreshments will be provided\, but please register for catering purposes.  For online attendance please email Dr Elston for the Zoom link.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/networking-event-2/
LOCATION:Blandford Room\, Park House\, Whiteknights\, Reading\, RG6 6EF\, United Kingdom
ORGANIZER;CN="Cherilyn%20Elston":MAILTO:c.elston@reading.ac.uk
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221128T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221128T183000
DTSTAMP:20260410T203516
CREATED:20221019T093833Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221019T093833Z
UID:282-1669654800-1669660200@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Networking Event
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/networking-event/
LOCATION:Berkshire
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221026T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221026T173000
DTSTAMP:20260410T203516
CREATED:20221025T085951Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221025T085951Z
UID:296-1666800000-1666805400@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:The Rush of the Orinoco: The English Dream of El Dorado (16th-19th Centuries)
DESCRIPTION:Reading Latin American and Caribbean network (R-LAC) and the Department of Languages and Cultures Research seminar series are pleased to invite you to a seminar with Dr Tomás Straka\, Director of the Research Institute of History\, Universidad Católica Andrés Bello\, Caracas. Venezuela. \nThe current trial in The Hague about Venezuela’s claim of the Essequibo is another inheritance that remains from the old times of the British Empire throughout the world. Whilst Venezuela and Guyana await the verdict of the International Court\, many people have started to think about the historical roots of the problem. A long history of all the imperialisms in the Caribbean – Spanish\, Dutch\, English and American – and slavery is in the background of the Venezuela-Guyana dispute\, as well as the Cold War and the oil economy during the last decades. This talk focuses on the intellectual aspect of this process. \nAlongside the British penetration in the Orinoco area (Orinoquia in Spanish)\, among the British developed a real fascination about this area as a realm of two types of utopias: the endless wealth of El Dorado\, and the place where Noble Savages live without troubles. From the adventures of Walter Raleigh to the fantastic novel of Arthur Conan Doyle\, the British Orinoquia literature was an inspiration to traders\, explorers\, filibusters\, slavers\, and poets. Not for nothing the most world-famous novel of the Orinoco is a classic of the English literature: Robinson Crusoe.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/the-rush-of-the-orinoco-the-english-dream-of-el-dorado-16th-19th-centuries/
LOCATION:Miller\, G05\, Whiteknights\, University of Reading\, RG6 6EE
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DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220330
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220331
DTSTAMP:20260410T203516
CREATED:20230111T095458Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20230111T103130Z
UID:372-1648598400-1648684799@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:NERC Discipline Hopping - Interdisciplinary Research Seminars
DESCRIPTION:Three interdisciplinary workshops were held in 2022 on 9th and 23rd February\, and 9th March\, and one research sandpit\, held on 30th March. They involved participants from academic institutions\, government\, and non-government fields from the UK and Argentina. \nThe workshops involved UoR academic staff from the following schools/departments: Archaeology\, Geography and Environmental Science; Meteorology; Languages and Cultures; Built Environment; Real Estate and Planning; Agriculture\, Policy and Development; Food and Nutritional Sciences. \nEach workshop focussed on different steps toward developing interdisciplinary research\, while the sandpit was used to capitalise on the learnings achieved during the three workshops to develop seed ideas for future interdisciplinary research grant bids.
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/nerc-discipline-hopping-interdisciplinary-research-seminars/
LOCATION:Chancellors Building\, Whiteknights\, University of Reading\, Reading\, Berkshire\, RG6 6AD\, United Kingdom
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