Programme for the visit of Egyptian teachers to the University of Leeds,
22-26 May 2017
Monday 22 May; Environment Building seminar room 3 (8th floor) then Irene Manton north computer cluster for CBA labs
Time |
Activity |
Leeds staff |
09.00 |
Welcome, introduction and expectations for the week |
Prof Andy Dougill; Prof Lindsay Stringer |
09.30 |
Teachers give short overview of themselves and their areas of expertise |
Prof Lindsay Stringer + all participants |
10.00 |
Dr Nicola Favretto |
|
10.30 |
Break |
|
10.45 |
Dr Nicola Favretto |
|
11.30 |
Break |
|
11.40 |
Economics of Land Degradation 6+1 step methodology, questions and answers based on online materials |
Dr Nicola Favretto Prof Lindsay Stringer |
12.30 |
Lunch |
|
13.30 |
Dr Nicola Favretto |
|
15.30 |
Break |
|
15.50 |
Cost-Benefit Analysis lab part II |
Dr Nicola Favretto |
17.00 |
Close |
|
18.30 |
Joint dinner courtesy of the Dean of Faculty of Environment |
All |
Time |
Activity |
Leeds staff |
09.00 |
Kenya Economics of Land Degradation Initiative case study |
Prof Lindsay Stringer |
09.45 |
Dr Nicola Favretto |
|
10.30 |
Break |
|
10.45 |
Botswana case study- Multi-Criteria Analysis and Monte Carlo simulation |
Dr Nicola Favretto |
11.30 |
Dr Nicola Favretto |
|
12.30 |
Lunch |
|
13.30 |
Multi-Criteria Analysis lab part II |
Dr Nicola Favretto |
14.30 |
Break |
|
15.00 |
Introduction to Willingness to Pay/ Stated Preference methods |
Dr Martin Dallimer |
16.00 |
Applying Cost-Benefit Analysis to environmental decisions: a critical perspective |
Dr Julia Martin Ortega |
Wednesday 24 May; Environment building seminar room 24
Time |
Activity |
Leeds staff |
09.00 |
Introduction to participation and participatory research methods |
Dr Jen Dyer
|
10.30 |
Break |
|
11.00 |
Practical application of participatory methods |
Dr Jen Dyer
|
12.30 |
Lunch |
|
13.30 |
Discussion around teaching participatory methods |
Dr Jen Dyer
|
14.45 |
Break |
|
15.15 |
Wrap up and looking forwards |
Dr Jen Dyer
|
16.00 |
Sustainability Research Institute seminar |
All |
Thursday 25 May; Room 8.03 staff centre then Roger Stevens Lecture Theatre 16 for the conservation agriculture showcase
Time |
Activity |
Leeds staff |
9.30 |
Learner engagement and blended learning |
Blayn Parkinson |
11.00 |
Conservation agriculture research showcase |
Various staff, including guest seminar from Prof Chinwe Ifejika-Speranza from University of Berne |
13.00 |
Lunch |
|
14.15 |
Dr Stephen Whitfield |
|
16.00 |
REDD/joint forest management reading |
Dr Stephen Whitfield |
Friday 26 May; Room 8.03 staff centre
Time |
Activity |
Leeds staff |
9.30 |
Discussion on joint forest management and REDD case studies based on readings |
Dr Stephen Whitfield |
10.30 |
Land degradation and common property resource management lecture and demonstration of the rancher’s dilemma game |
Dr Stephen Whitfield |
12.30 |
Lunch |
|
13.30 |
Module outline development |
Dr Stephen Whitfield; Prof Lindsay Stringer |
15.00 |
Presentations of module outlines and wrap up |
Prof Lindsay Stringer; Prof Andy Dougill; Dr Stephen Whitfield |
16.00 |
Presentation of certificates and close by 16.30 |
All |