Climate change and infrastructures of care

About this episode

This episode discusses responding to climate change with care and features interviews with experts on infrastructures of care.

What does it mean to respond to climate change with care ? And how might we do a better job of caring for the environment, for each other, and for ourselves? This episode is the first of a series focusing on projects funded by the Scottish Research Alliance of Energy Homes and Livelihoods (EHL). In it, Jen and Matt talk to Dr Vanicka Arora, Lecturer in Heritage at the University of Stirling, and Dr Arno Verhoeven, Senior Lecturer in Design at the University of Edinburgh and Director for Sustainable Development at Edinburgh College of Art. Vanicka and Arno are both leading EHL-funded seed projects exploring “infrastructures of care” as they relate to climate change and sustainability. Follow EHL on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/energy-homes-livelihoods/ Sign up to the EHL newsletter: https://energy-homes-livelihoods.us17.list-manage.com/subscribe?u=95f64f8471e335ca66577e8ac&id=8f3acb33ed Links: Scottish Research Alliance of Energy Homes and Livelihoods: https://www.energy-homes-livelihoods.ac.uk Dr Arno Verhoeven: https://www.eca.ed.ac.uk/profile/dr-arno-verhoeven Dr Vanicka Arora: https://www.stir.ac.uk/people/1852699 Emerging and Sustaining Infrastructures of…

People in this episode

Hosts: Jen, Matt

Guests: Dr Vanicka Arora, Dr Arno Verhoeven

Topics covered

• climate change
• infrastructures of care
• sustainability
• environmental care
• community care

Keywords

• climate change
• care
• sustainability
• infrastructures of care
• Scottish Research Alliance

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Scottish Research Alliance of Energy Homes and Livelihoods, University of Stirling, University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh College of Art

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