ICE Brunel International Lecture

ICE Brunel Lecture South Africa - Entering the ecologocal age: the engineer's role

The Seventh Brunel International Lecture Series began on 9th June 2008 at One Great George Street, the home of the Institution of Civil Engineers. The groundbreaking lecture is now travelling to key cities around the world throughout 2008 and 2009.

The lecture outlines the challenges facing us, as society has to really address the problems caused by climate change and a burgeoning world population.

The lecture will be delivered by Peter Head, a Fellow of ICE and a Director of Arup. Peter will review the major changes required in the development of infrastructure, policy and the role of the engineer, to enable climate change issues to be tackled in urban and rural areas, in both developing and developed countries.

The full report on tackling climate change prepared by Peter Head is available to download now (PDF format)

The summary of the Brunel Lecture is available to download now (PDF format)

For those people who attended the lecture either in Cape Town or in Johannesburg who wish to receive a CPD certificate, please send a request to news@jointcivils.co.za

In the Brunel Lecture, Peter Head referred to the 10 principles of Biomimicry as providing the solutions for sustainable design! The University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership has some very interesting lectures lined up that will assist in understanding the concepts - see the programme below. If you require any further information from the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership, please contact Elspeth Donovan.

Elspeth Donovan

Southern African Development Director

Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership

Address

27 Buitenkant st, PO Box 313

Cape Town 8000, South Africa

Tel +27 (0)21 469 4765, Fax: 086 545 5639, Cell +27 (0)82 829 6852

Website: www.cpsl.cam.ac.uk, www.cpsl.co.za

The Cambridge Programme for Industry (CPI) has changed its name to the Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership (CPSL) to reflect better our pioneering work with some of the world's most senior business, public sector and civil society leaders on issues such as climate change, resource depletion and poverty.

Speaker/ Presenter	Cost, Date and Time	Link to further information
Janine Benyus Author of Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature	R200* 27 August ’09, 17:30 – 19:30	• More info • RSVP

Cindy Gilbert Director of Education, Biomimicry Institute	R100* 27 August ’09 17:30 – 19:30	•More info • RSVP

Cindy Gilbert & Bryony Schwan Two directors from the US based Biomimicry Institute	R200* 9 September ’09 17:30 – 19:30	• More info • RSVP

For more information contact Magda de Kok on +27(0) 21 469 4765 or email magda.dekok@cpsl.cam.ac.uk * Student fee = R50