Can we build a future we can’t predict?

About this episode

Rebecca Torr speaks with Dr Anna Murgatroyd about designing resilient water systems in an age of uncertainty.

Rebecca Torr speaks with Dr Anna Murgatroyd about designing resilient water systems in an age of uncertainty. Welcome to Emerald Podcast Series. Join our hosts as they talk to experts using their research to create real impact in society. In each episode we explore the role research plays in our modern world, and ask how it can contribute to solving the complex environmental, economic, social and political challenges facing our planet.

People in this episode

Host: Rebecca Torr

Guest: Dr Anna Murgatroyd

Topics covered

• water systems
• resilience
• uncertainty
• environmental challenges

Keywords

• research
• impact
• society
• environmental challenges

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