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Laurie Winkless: Science and the City

Building a city – or in Christchurch’s case, rebuilding one – is an enormous and complex challenge. This fascinating and timely session looks at the science that goes into making a metropolis.

In conversation with Michelle Dickinson, Ireland’s Laurie Winkless, author of Science and the City, will examine cities in six continents to find out how they deal with the challenges of feeding, housing, powering and connecting more people than ever before. She’ll visit urban pioneers from history, along with today’s experts, and uncover the vital role science has played in shaping the cities where we live.

Presented by University of Canterbury

SPEAKER

Laurie Winkless

ORGANISATION

WORD Christchurch

VENUE/DATE

Philip Carter Family Concert Hall, The Piano, 156 Armagh Street, Christchurch

4:00pm Sat 1 September, 2018 - 5:00pm Sat 1 September, 2018