Hi all,
Emma Rayner (your Faculty Support Officer) has got herself married.......and so her name is now Emma Taylor and her updated email address (should you need to contact her) is e.taylor@mmu.ac.uk
Mark
Tuesday 28 February 2012
TODAY: EGS Seminar – Tuesday 28th February 2012
Tuesday 28th February, E34, John Dalton East Building, from 1.00-2.00pm.
Sandwiches, coffee and tea are available from 12.30 pm in room E324.
Predicting Species Diversity: Woody Plant and Bird Species Richness in Kenya
Dr Richard Field, University of Nottingham
There is widespread misuse of the word ‘prediction’ in biogeography, particularly when talking about the fitted values of correlational statistical models. There has been surprisingly little emphasis on prediction in biogeographical research, despite the increasing concern over how the biotic world will respond to environmental change. Where this is attempted, various approaches are used, but recently the most common by far is using species distribution models. While I will discuss these, my focus will be on work I have done, with colleagues from Oxford and Mainz (Germany), on predicting emergent species richness and its patterning. The main geographical focus is Kenya – its birds and trees. In presenting this empirical work, I will discuss the associated challenges for predicting species diversity both generally and for species distributions models specifically.
Sandwiches, coffee and tea are available from 12.30 pm in room E324.
Predicting Species Diversity: Woody Plant and Bird Species Richness in Kenya
Dr Richard Field, University of Nottingham
There is widespread misuse of the word ‘prediction’ in biogeography, particularly when talking about the fitted values of correlational statistical models. There has been surprisingly little emphasis on prediction in biogeographical research, despite the increasing concern over how the biotic world will respond to environmental change. Where this is attempted, various approaches are used, but recently the most common by far is using species distribution models. While I will discuss these, my focus will be on work I have done, with colleagues from Oxford and Mainz (Germany), on predicting emergent species richness and its patterning. The main geographical focus is Kenya – its birds and trees. In presenting this empirical work, I will discuss the associated challenges for predicting species diversity both generally and for species distributions models specifically.
Monday 13 February 2012
Staff-Student Liaison Student Meeting this week
Hi All,
There is a Staff-Student liaison meeting this wednesday. If you want to communicate any good/bad feedback to us, please let your student rep know:
Marian Oprea (marian.oprea88@gmail.com) EMSD and EMB
Jon Leyland (jon.Leyland@btinternet.com) CM
Thanks
Mark
There is a Staff-Student liaison meeting this wednesday. If you want to communicate any good/bad feedback to us, please let your student rep know:
Marian Oprea (marian.oprea88@gmail.com) EMSD and EMB
Jon Leyland (jon.Leyland@btinternet.com) CM
Thanks
Mark
Sunday 12 February 2012
EGS Seminar – Tuesday 14th February 2012
Tuesday 14th February, E34, John Dalton East Building, from 1.00-2.00pm.
Sandwiches, coffee and tea are available from 12.30 pm in room E324.
Moving the Aviation Sector to a More Sustainable Future: The Importance of Stakeholder Participation in UK Airport Master Planning
Rebecca Rawson, MMU
In 2003 the UK Department for Transport (DfT) invited airports forecast to have a minimum of 20,000 air transport movements per year by 2030 to produce a master plan that documented their development proposals and how any subsequent social and environmental impacts would be managed. The DfT guidance stated that airports should engage with stakeholders throughout this process with the aim of balancing local concerns with national interests, in the hope of increasing public trust and reducing the likelihood of stakeholder opposition.
This research has critically assessed the master plan participatory processes of four major UK airports, analysed the content of their planning documentation, drawn on interviews with key actors to identify their current practice, and has concluded that due to the “non-statutory nature” of the DfTs planning proposal and ambiguity within the guidance, airports have failed to fully embrace interactive public participation and engagement in a way that is likely to increase public trust and reduce stakeholder opposition. The research proposes a series of recommendations that will necessitate a change in airport behaviour in order to deliver a more sustainable planning outcome.
Sandwiches, coffee and tea are available from 12.30 pm in room E324.
Moving the Aviation Sector to a More Sustainable Future: The Importance of Stakeholder Participation in UK Airport Master Planning
Rebecca Rawson, MMU
In 2003 the UK Department for Transport (DfT) invited airports forecast to have a minimum of 20,000 air transport movements per year by 2030 to produce a master plan that documented their development proposals and how any subsequent social and environmental impacts would be managed. The DfT guidance stated that airports should engage with stakeholders throughout this process with the aim of balancing local concerns with national interests, in the hope of increasing public trust and reducing the likelihood of stakeholder opposition.
This research has critically assessed the master plan participatory processes of four major UK airports, analysed the content of their planning documentation, drawn on interviews with key actors to identify their current practice, and has concluded that due to the “non-statutory nature” of the DfTs planning proposal and ambiguity within the guidance, airports have failed to fully embrace interactive public participation and engagement in a way that is likely to increase public trust and reduce stakeholder opposition. The research proposes a series of recommendations that will necessitate a change in airport behaviour in order to deliver a more sustainable planning outcome.
Change of 3-4pm Coffee Room
Hi all,
I didn't like our new coffee room venue - it was a bit cramped and the previous occupiers would often refuse to budge until around 3:15pm......so I have booked us another venue:
Our coffee session will now take place in JD E423 every Wednesday from 3-4pm for the following dates:
For the dates 2nd – 30th May, all the classrooms are booked out for the Summer Exams so we will use the lecture theatre E419 for these dates.
I didn't like our new coffee room venue - it was a bit cramped and the previous occupiers would often refuse to budge until around 3:15pm......so I have booked us another venue:
Our coffee session will now take place in JD E423 every Wednesday from 3-4pm for the following dates:
- 15th Feb – 21st March
- 18th & 25th April
For the dates 2nd – 30th May, all the classrooms are booked out for the Summer Exams so we will use the lecture theatre E419 for these dates.
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