Building for a Nature-Positive Future
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Accessible bathroom, All gender bathroom, Assistance animals welcome, Low sensory / relaxed, Seating available, Wheelchair accessibleThe loss of biodiversity and climate change are undeniably linked. We need to address these challenges by leveraging nature-based solutions at local, regional and global levels. With over half the world’s population residing in cities, it’s crucial to consider biodiversity at the core of designing urban environments. However, it can be difficult to navigate the pathway to a nature-positive future.
Join the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria at this panel event where they explore the future of nature-positive cities. Listen as scientists, designers and experts in the built environment discuss the opportunity to co-design with and for nature, if nature was a key stakeholder at our table. They’ll share key insights and knowledge from Arup’s mycelium research and how we incorporate biodiversity within the built environment.
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Carmen is a landscape architect and urban designer passionate about sustainability and design. She has worked on projects across multiple sectors including tourism, public realm, and infrastructure. She is interested in how design thinking, sustainability, and regenerative approaches can be meaningfully applied at all project levels to create high quality outcomes. She currently leads several mycelium research and development projects at Arup.
Bree is social researcher and foresight professional with over 20 years of experience. Her background spans policy development, urban regeneration, infrastructure planning, and strategic design. She is an Associate Principal at Arup and the Australasia Foresight Leader. Bree works with partners to explore change and understand complex developments, envisions and shape alternative futures and build foresight literacy.
RBGV has a team of mycologists working to advance knowledge of fungi. Dr Tom May researches species boundaries in fungi, co-ordinates fungal nomenclature globally and has published widely on fungal taxonomy and ecology. Tom co-founded Fungimap and has been active in community groups and public engagement over several decades, recently contributing commentary on fungi in the biopic of Bob Brown – The Giants.
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Accessible bathroom, All gender bathroom, Assistance animals welcome, Low sensory / relaxed, Seating available, Wheelchair accessibleThe loss of biodiversity and climate change are undeniably linked. We need to address these challenges by leveraging nature-based solutions at local, regional and global levels. With over half the world’s population residing in cities, it’s crucial to consider biodiversity at the core of designing urban environments. However, it can be difficult to navigate the pathway to a nature-positive future.
Join the Royal Botanic Gardens Victoria at this panel event where they explore the future of nature-positive cities. Listen as scientists, designers and experts in the built environment discuss the opportunity to co-design with and for nature, if nature was a key stakeholder at our table. They’ll share key insights and knowledge from Arup’s mycelium research and how we incorporate biodiversity within the built environment.
Participants
Carmen is a landscape architect and urban designer passionate about sustainability and design. She has worked on projects across multiple sectors including tourism, public realm, and infrastructure. She is interested in how design thinking, sustainability, and regenerative approaches can be meaningfully applied at all project levels to create high quality outcomes. She currently leads several mycelium research and development projects at Arup.
Bree is social researcher and foresight professional with over 20 years of experience. Her background spans policy development, urban regeneration, infrastructure planning, and strategic design. She is an Associate Principal at Arup and the Australasia Foresight Leader. Bree works with partners to explore change and understand complex developments, envisions and shape alternative futures and build foresight literacy.
RBGV has a team of mycologists working to advance knowledge of fungi. Dr Tom May researches species boundaries in fungi, co-ordinates fungal nomenclature globally and has published widely on fungal taxonomy and ecology. Tom co-founded Fungimap and has been active in community groups and public engagement over several decades, recently contributing commentary on fungi in the biopic of Bob Brown – The Giants.