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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 (8^th 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	The value of land and economic valuation methods	Dr Nicola Favretto
  10.30	Break
  10.45	Introduction to Cost-Benefit Analysis	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	Cost-Benefit Analysis lab part I	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	Introduction to Multi-Criteria Analysis	Dr Nicola Favretto
  10.30	Break
  10.45	Botswana case study- Multi-Criteria Analysis and Monte Carlo simulation	Dr Nicola Favretto
  11.30	Multi-Criteria Analysis lab part I	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	Overview and discussion of Land Use Planning for Sustainable Development module- drivers and impacts of land use change, land use governance	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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