manchester foe logo

Ecological Resilience: life support systems for ‘homosapiens-urbis’ (David Haley)

David makes art with ecology, to inquire and learn. He works internationally, with ecosystems and their inhabitants, to generate dialogues that question climate change, species extinction and urban development.

From the Fertile Crescent to agro-industry, from mineral extraction to heritage theme park, the synergy between urban and rural landscapes has always been at the expense of the latter. As human populations embark on the greatest transformative challenges in our history, we may question ‘what is land for’ and how may it contribute to human and non-human life support systems?

Based on ecological arts projects in Cumbria, Manchester and Henan Province, China, this presentation will consider the paradox of Sustainable Development as it is played out through ‘ecosystem services’, ‘natural capital’, conservation and restoration. While ‘heritage is what culture makes of history’, our marketing aspirations seem reminiscent of 18th century Romanticism, deluded by techno-fix solutions to ‘wicked problems’. The presentation will propose reinventing the metabolism of Northern Britain as a key to ‘capable futures’ for adaptation to ecological resilience.

Register your place via Eventbrite

 

Event Details

Location Manchester Metropolitan Univ - New Business School (North Atrium)
Manchester, M15 6BH
Start Thursday 24 Jan 2019 6:00pm
Finish Thursday 24 Jan 2019 7:30pm


Find us on

Facebook

Support Us

Donate or join us using a standing order or PayPal.

Twitter @foemcr