Masterclass “Global Practices and Nature-based Solutions in the Built Environment”
YOU ARE INVITED TO JOIN Masterclass “Global Practices and Nature-based Solutions in the Built Environment” delivered by experts from the Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology (Australia) as part of the GISU Sustainability and Social Responsibility Project.
The UN One Planet Framework supports and accelerates the shift to sustainable consumption and production patterns. In this masterclass, participants will explore this within the context of the built environment, learning about influencing procurement and circularity practices, discover global case studies on sustainable building materials and understand the importance of nature-based solutions in urban areas. Participants will also explore mechanisms to support student-led projects at your own university.
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OUR EXPERTS
Professor Usha Iyer-Raniga is an internationally recognised scholar in sustainability and circular economy. Usha is co-lead of the Circular Built Environment working group established under the GlobalABC / One Planet Network’s Materials Hub hosted by UNEP and jointly implemented by UNEP, UNOPS and UN Habitat. Trained as an architect, Usha’s interest and expertise is in empirical applications of sustainability and circularity in the built environment.
Mittul Vahanvati is a senior lecturer in Sustainability and Urban Planning discipline at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia. Her research focusses on the complex relationship between housing recovery after disasters, community resilience, to uphold housing as human right, with enhanced resilience. She has over 10 years of architectural industry experience. For applied research, she engaged with UN-bodies, including UN-Habitat, UNEP, UNFCCC, national and local government in India, Australia, and the Pacific.
