752 search results

Biodiversity with The Parks Trust
Nature & Environment

Biodiversity with The Parks Trust

...nature. Biodiversity Officer Carla Boswell from the Parks Trust gives an overview of how her team are doing just that and so much more for the outdoor areas in Milton Keynes. Plus there will be tips on how we can all create a biodiverse haven in our own outdoor spaces. Transcript [Aerial view of a forest] For more ideas on living sustainably, click on the banner above...
How can we design for resilience?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can we design for resilience?

...sustainability in design...Resilience – the property of being able to rebound after a shock or disturbance – has its origins in materials science and psychology. You may recognise the term applied to career development, business supply chains, farming, disaster recovery and more. Our focus on resilience here, however, is as an emergent property of social-ecological...
What are the challenges and opportunities of urban artificial intelligence and robotics?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are the challenges and opportunities of urban artificial intelligence and robotics?

...sustainability. For example, the assumptions such technologies embody in terms of access and availability give rise to a series of pressing issues – which technologies are designed and deployed? How may they inflect and reshape urban environments? Who decides and has ongoing oversight of such urban developments? Practically, institutional capacities need to be built...
Fighting Food Waste
Nature & Environment

Fighting Food Waste

...the facts of why food waste is a problem for the planet, but also the simple tricks we can use to do something about it - saving those sad-looking vegetables or sausages from the bin and turning them into something delicious. What would you do with leftover mashed potato? Transcript [Aerial view of a forest] For more ideas on living sustainably, click on the banner above...
What is Indigenous Psychology?
Education & Development

What is Indigenous Psychology?

...sustained indigenous psychology (Shams, 2005). Why is indigenous psychology important? Indigenous psychology is influenced by ecopsychology. Ecopsychology aims to find out how people can connect with the natural world in ways that are healthy and sustainable both for people and for the planet (Scull, 1999). One of the significant features of ecopsychology is the emphasis...
DemFest 2016
Society, Politics & Law

DemFest 2016

...through a special event. DemFest 2016 is local, national and global in orientation and concerned with democracy, politics and representation, anti-discrimination, equality and social justice, economy, education, environment and sustainability, media democratisation, neighbourhood and community, public services and participation. It will take place 13-14 May 2016....
Article 5 mins
What you need to know about carbon footprints
Nature & Environment

What you need to know about carbon footprints

...they are produced and measured, why we need to address our carbon footprints, as well as some easy and manageable steps you can make to reduce your environmental impact. The recording also features a Q&A with Jo from the OU staff audience. Transcript Questions and Answers Transcript [Aerial view of a forest] For more ideas on living sustainably, click on the banner above...
World Environment Day
Nature & Environment

World Environment Day

...it. This year’s campaign highlights nature-based inspiration and real-world solutions to drive lasting change across all levels of society. Join the #BeatPlasticPollution movement! You'll find we have plenty of FREE resources on plastics, sustainable living and the environment here on OpenLearn, so we've pulled together our best courses and content for you to explore......