Tue, April 1, 2014 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM UBC Point Grey Campus. Free. Green College Society Series: Interdisciplinarity in Action
European Experiences in Environmental Policies: Past—Present—Future
Jacqueline Cramer, Director, Sustainability Institute, Utrecht University
5-6:30 pm, with reception to follow
Coach House, Green College, 6201 Cecil Green Park Road, UBC
Jacqueline Cramer is Director of the Utrecht Sustainability Institute and a professor in sustainable innovation at Utrecht University, the Netherlands. Her distinguished career in academic, government, private and non-profit sectors has consistently focused on finding sustainable innovations and policies to address environmental challenges.
This lecture gives an overview of the history of environmental policies in Europe since the 1970s. Professor Cramer will show that the role of the government in environmental policies has changed over time, and that we are now in a phase where bottom-up processes of change need to be combined with tailor-made top-down steering.
This academic event hosted by Green College is open to the University community and general public without charge. For more information, contact gc.events@ubc.ca or visit www.greencollege.ubc.ca
Those interested in attending dinner at Green College after the event are asked to purchase a dinner ticket at least by noon the business day before. Contact 604-822-8660 or visit the Green College website at www.greencollege.ubc.ca for further details