The Department of Geography at the Faculty of Arts and the Department of Geography at Liverpool Hope University, UK are organising a seminar 'Geography Matters'. The seminar will be held on Thursday 1 March, from 10:00 to 12:30, at the Sir Temi Zammit Hall, University of Malta Msida Campus.
Programme
10:00 - 10:10
Registration
Introduction by Prof. Maria Attard, Head, Department of Geography
10:10 - 10:30
Dr Therese Bajada - Institute for Climate Change and Sustainable Development
The Impact of Bus Reform on Behaviour and Policy: The Case of Malta
10:30 - 10:50
Deborah Mifsud - Institute for Climate Change and Sustainable Development (Ph.D. candidate, University of Malta)
Determinants of Travel Behaviour for Older People in Malta
10:50 - 11:10
Professor Janet Speake and Dr Victoria Kennedy
Waterfront property-led development in Malta: Changing tourist behavior and the appeal of luxury barrowed spaces
Discussion
11:20 - 11:40
Geoffrey Main (Ph.D. candidate, Liverpool Hope University)
Progress Report: The Hazard Exposure of the Maltese Islands
11:40 – 12:00
Ritienne Gauci (Ph.D. candidate, University of Portsmouth)
The morphology of surface change dynamics on Maltese shore platforms
12:00 – 12:20
Dr Thomas Smyth
Processes and patterns of flow, erosion and deposition of shipwreck sites utilizing computational fluid dynamics
12:20 - 12:30
Rev. Professor David Chester
Discussion and Concluding Comments
Participation is free of charge. Those wishing to attend can send an email to Ms Candida Gerada.