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High Water, Common Ground – film screening and discussion

Date
Date
Wednesday 21 March 2018, 16.30-19.00
Venue
The Rose Bowl ((Lecture Theatre B), Leeds Beckett University
Speakers
Simon Jepps (Thomas MacKay Ltd), Dr Alex Nicholson (Arup), Prof Alan Simpson (White Rose Forest Chair), Prof Piers Forster (Priestley Centre/United Bank of Carbon)
Event
Film screening and panel discussion

You are invited to a special screening of this thought-provoking, unreleased ‘documentary-meets-toolkit’ followed by a discussion on the future of natural capital in Yorkshire where a changing climate, air pollution and developments such as Leeds FAS2, HS2, South Bank, the Clean Air Zone and the Northern Forest all present major challenges and opportunities, with:

Simon Jepps Leeds FAS2 Flood Modeler at Thomas Mackay Ltd

Dr Alex Nicholson Natural Flood Management Specialist at Arup

Professor Alan Simson Landscape Architect, Urban Forester and White Rose Forest Chair

Professor Piers Forster Priestley International Centre for Climate and United Bank of Carbon

The event is free but likely to fill quickly. Reserve your seat