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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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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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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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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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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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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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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
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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
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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
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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
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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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DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20230314T170000
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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 \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:20260411T013959
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:20260411T013959
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:20260411T013959
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:20260411T013959
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/
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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20221026T160000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20221026T173000
DTSTAMP:20260411T013959
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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BEGIN:VEVENT
DTSTART;VALUE=DATE:20220330
DTEND;VALUE=DATE:20220331
DTSTAMP:20260411T013959
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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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20211208T170000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20211208T183000
DTSTAMP:20260411T013959
CREATED:20221018T134915Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T135428Z
UID:273-1638982800-1638988200@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:R-LAC External Launch
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/r-lac-launch/
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DTSTART;TZID=Europe/London:20210625T120000
DTEND;TZID=Europe/London:20210625T130000
DTSTAMP:20260411T013959
CREATED:20221018T135140Z
LAST-MODIFIED:20221018T135226Z
UID:275-1624622400-1624626000@research.reading.ac.uk
SUMMARY:Internal launch of Reading Latin America Caribbean Network (R-LAC)
DESCRIPTION:
URL:https://research.reading.ac.uk/latin-america-caribbean-network/event/internal-launch-of-reading-latin-america-caribbean-network/
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