The Six Day Industry Academia Outreach Programme organized by SPA Vijayawada on “Urban Dynamics And Climate Resilience” (28 Nov - 03 Dec 2020) is a short-term e-Short Term Training Programme (eSTTP) aimed at updating and developing capacities of professionals and researchers working in the field of urban planning, climate change and environmental management. It is co-funded under the European Union Project of ‘Building Resilient Urban Communities’ as one of its ‘Professional Development Program (PDPs)’. The 6-days envision bringing together a select combination of eminent experts representing the leading think-tanks of planning academia and practice, who shall share some of their application-oriented professional and research works. This shall enable participants to understand some of the state-of-the-art tools and techniques that stand chances of replication in planning and administration of cities, in order to address the challenges of Climate Change in a systematic manner. Urban dynamics through system-based modelling, use of geo-informatics, and statistical and computing tools to address direct spatial planning concerns related to climate change shall be discussed over 4 sub-themes covering – Energy, Heat Stress, Flooding, Local Climate Change and Emerging Techniques. With over 15 detailed presentations spread over 6 days by eminent speakers from India and USA, the participants can expect a stimulating, intellectual and enriching technical experience aimed at augmenting their skills and capacities.
Session Timings: Each day the sessions will start at 10:00 AM and conclude by 04:00 PM with a break in between for lunch. All participants will get certificates, opportunity to interact with the speakers live, and reading materials.
Talks will be delivered from speakers representing SPA Vijayawada, SPA Delhi, IIT Roorkee, NIT Calicut, VNIT Nagpur, MANIT Bhopal, IIPA Delhi, Ministry of Environment and Forests GoI Delhi, NIH Roorkee, GEC Talakal, and from Planning Consultants from California and Conneticut, USA.
For any queries please write to ayon.tarafdar@spav.ac.in
