Dublin: Natural and Cultural Heritage

Recorded November 18, 2019. A panel discussion with Prof Marcus
Collier (TCD), Maryann Harris (UCD) and Prof Michael Cronin as part
of the 'Trinity and the Changing City' series. Like every city in
the world, Dublin City is faced with multiple and complex
challenges, particularly when it comes to integrating international
policies into planning and design in the city. Meeting the needs of
communities and businesses whilst also meeting global
sustainability and climate-related agreements is by no means easy.
This session looks behind some of the issues at the interface
between cultural and natural heritage. Professor Marcus Collier
from Trinity’s School of Natural Sciences will speak about emergent
ideas for renaturing the city using nature-based solutions; Maryann
Harris from Dublin City Council will discuss how biodiversity and
communities are intertwined; and Dr. Sarah Kerr from the University
of Sheffield examines how meeting our climate goals will challenge
cultural heritage. Michael Cronin from the Department of French,
School of Language, Literatures and Cultural Studies will look at
how language and writing can transform our ecological relationship
to cities Trinity and the Changing City is organised by the
Identities in Transformation research theme, led by Daniel Faas,
Department of Sociology, and is supported by the Trinity Long Room
Hub Arts and Humanities Research Institute. Learn more at:
https://www.tcd.ie/trinitylongroomhub/