Ecosystem Services - Creating a Green Economy
OxSID is delighted to host a talk by Professor Laura Rival on ‘what kinds of services are ecosystem services?’
Development economics has historically evolved with no or very little attention to the environment. Professor Rival will discuss the tensions which exist between economic development and environmental sustainability, including at international development. The talk will cover attempts since the UN Rio+20 conference in 2012 to counter the growing ecological crisis, worsening climate threats, and increasing paralysis of collective action globally.
Particular focus will be given to the concept of ‘ecosystem services’, which assess the relationship between human societies and their natural environments. Professor Rival will discuss how this concept may be used to build a sustainable and desirable economy in a society situated in nature.
The talk is free and open to all – see you there!
Date:
7 February 2019, 19:00
Venue:
Keble College, Parks Road OX1 3PG
Venue Details:
Pusey Room
Speaker:
Professor Laura Rival (University of Oxford)
Organiser:
Oxford Society for International Development (University of Oxford)
Organiser contact email address:
isobel.wilson@seh.ox.ac.uk
Host:
Oxford Society for International Development (University of Oxford)
Part of:
OxSID Hilary 2019
Topics:
Booking required?:
Not required
Cost:
Free
Audience:
Members of the University only
Editor:
Isobel Wilson
