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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
Tuesday 23 May; Environment Building seminar room 3 then Irene Manton north computer cluster for MCA labs
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
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