February 25, 2010

Foresight: land use futures

Speakers:
Prof John Beddington, Chief Scientific Advisor, UK Government
Prof Joe Morris, Head of Natural Resources Management Centre, Cranfield University
Prof Carys Swanwick, Professor of Landscape, Sheffield University
Prof Mark Tewdr-Jones, Professor of Spatial Planning and Governance, University College London

An analysis of the future of land use in the UK by Foresight, the futures think tank based in the Government Office for Science, covers the whole spectrum of land use from urban to rural. It looks at the major challenges in land use across the UK over the next 50 years, including climate change, flooding and water shortages.