Friday 7th October 2016
Community involvement is essential for addressing the issues of global change, whether it is encouraging individuals to reduce their water and energy use, or building support for policies necessary to tackle the big environmental issues. This seminar will use examples from water-related research to explore a series of questions: How engaged are Australians in water-related issues? What are the social and contextual factors that influence environmental engagement? And can we intervene to build greater environmental engagement?
Angela Dean is a Research Fellow in School of Communication and Arts, UQ and Senior Research Fellow, BehaviourWorks, Monash University. Her current research, supported by the Cooperative Research Centre for Water Sensitive Cities, focuses on Engaging Communities in Water Sensitive Cities. Her research interests include exploring pathways to environmental citizenship, and how the experience of nature can influence environmental citizenship
