Fw: [UTSG] Future of Automobility Colloquia - 2nd June
Simon Field <[email protected]> Fri, 7 Mar 2014 21:02:25 +0000 (GMT)
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---952829840-659560301-1394226145=:89943 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable For the more academic among you... Simon. ----- Forwarded Message ----- From: Lucy Mahoney <[email protected]> To: [email protected]=20 Sent: Friday, 7 March 2014, 17:56 Subject: [UTSG] Future of Automobility Colloquia - 2nd June =20 Dear Colleagues, Does the car have a sustainable and ethic future? =E2=80=98Future Automobility=E2=80=99 will provide a multi-disciplinary per= spective on these key issues, bringing together experts from a wide range o= f backgrounds and possessing differing opinions and skill-sets to help deve= lop the mechanisms required for a smooth transition to a sustainable and et= hical future for the car. This colloquium will ask tough questions about th= is coming transition, taking into account the possibility of disproportiona= te effects on different groups in society whilst investigating the implicat= ions for sustainability and exploring how potential transition barriers can= be addressed. JOIN US: Cumberland Lodge on the 2nd June 2014 REGISTRATION: http://www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/Programme/Forthcoming+events= /Future+Automobility Fees: =C2=A345 (includes lunch, dinner, all sessions and keynote) plus opti= onal accommodation KEYNOTE: Professor Dame Julia King is the Vice-Chancellor of Aston University. In Ma= rch 2007 Julia was appointed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to examine = the vehicle and fuel technologies that, over the next 25 years, could help = to reduce carbon emissions from road transport. More information: Car ownership has become synonymous with economic prosperity, personal inde= pendence and participation in mainstream society. But cars have detrimental= impacts on society: pollution and social exclusion for non-car owners are = two on going concerns. For good or for ill, the future of the car will play= a key role in the future of society. Future innovations in automotive technology and alterations in social pract= ice have the potential to reduce the detrimental social and environmental i= mpact of cars. Increasing levels of vehicle automation alongside the introd= uction of new fuels and powertrains have the potential to combine with nove= l forms of collective ownership to create a socio-technical transition whic= h brings into question the prevailing model of car based mobility. A number of challenges and potential barriers may hinder society from achie= ving this transition to a sustainable future for the car. There is a need t= o explore key issues such as power dynamics and governance to determine how= policy can be structured to enable a smooth transition. Specifically, iden= tifying which institutions are responsible for enabling this transition and= determining the manner in which enabling actions can be conducted is of si= gnificant importance. Additionally, discussions are required on the topics = of responsibility and social inclusion to explore if the future of the car = is compatible with an equitable society.=20 @FutureofAuto --=20 --=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "World Carfree Network" group. To post to this group, send email to carfree_network-/[email protected] Replies are sent to the author of the message. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to carfree_network-unsubscribe-/[email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/carfree_network?hl=3Den?hl=3Den ---=20 You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "= World Carfree Network" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an e= mail to carfree_network+unsubscribe-/JYPxA39Uh5TLH3MbocFF+G/[email protected] For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. ---952829840-659560301-1394226145=:89943 Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <html><body><div style=3D"color:#000; background-color:#fff; font-family:ar= ial, helvetica, sans-serif;font-size:10pt">For the more academic among you.= ..<br><br>Simon.<br><br><div style=3D"font-family: arial, helvetica, sans-s= erif; font-size: 10pt;"> <div style=3D"font-family: times new roman, new yo= rk, times, serif; font-size: 12pt;"> <div dir=3D"ltr"> ----- Forwarded Mess= age -----<br> <font face=3D"Arial" size=3D"2"> <b><span style=3D"font-weig= ht:bold;">From:</span></b> Lucy Mahoney <[email protected]= ><br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">To:</span></b> UTSG@JISCMAIL= .AC.UK <br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Sent:</span></b> Friday, = 7 March 2014, 17:56<br> <b><span style=3D"font-weight: bold;">Subject:</spa= n></b> [UTSG] Future of Automobility Colloquia - 2nd June<br> </font> </div= > <div class=3D"y_msg_container"><br>Dear Colleagues,<br><br>Does the car h= ave a sustainable and ethic future?<br><br>=E2=80=98Future Automobility=E2= =80=99 will provide a multi-disciplinary perspective on these key issues, bringing together expe= rts from a wide range of backgrounds and possessing differing opinions and = skill-sets to help develop the mechanisms required for a smooth transition = to a sustainable and ethical future for the car. This colloquium will ask t= ough questions about this coming transition, taking into account the possib= ility of disproportionate effects on different groups in society whilst inv= estigating the implications for sustainability and exploring how potential = transition barriers can be addressed.<br><br>JOIN US: Cumberland Lodge on t= he 2nd June 2014<br><br>REGISTRATION: <a href=3D"http://www.cumberlandlodge= .ac.uk/Programme/Forthcoming+events/Future+Automobility" target=3D"_blank">= http://www.cumberlandlodge.ac.uk/Programme/Forthcoming+events/Future+Automo= bility</a><br>Fees: =C2=A345 (includes lunch, dinner, all sessions and keyn= ote) plus optional accommodation<br><br>KEYNOTE:<br>Professor Dame Julia King is the Vice-Chancellor of Aston University. In March 2007 Julia was a= ppointed by the Chancellor of the Exchequer to examine the vehicle and fuel= technologies that, over the next 25 years, could help to reduce carbon emi= ssions from road transport.<br><br><br>More information:<br>Car ownership h= as become synonymous with economic prosperity, personal independence and pa= rticipation in mainstream society. But cars have detrimental impacts on soc= iety: pollution and social exclusion for non-car owners are two on going co= ncerns. For good or for ill, the future of the car will play a key role in = the future of society.<br><br>Future innovations in automotive technology a= nd alterations in social practice have the potential to reduce the detrimen= tal social and environmental impact of cars. Increasing levels of vehicle a= utomation alongside the introduction of new fuels and powertrains have the = potential to combine with novel forms of collective ownership to create a socio-technical transition which brings into question the prevail= ing model of car based mobility.<br><br>A number of challenges and potentia= l barriers may hinder society from achieving this transition to a sustainab= le future for the car. There is a need to explore key issues such as power = dynamics and governance to determine how policy can be structured to enable= a smooth transition. Specifically, identifying which institutions are resp= onsible for enabling this transition and determining the manner in which en= abling actions can be conducted is of significant importance. Additionally,= discussions are required on the topics of responsibility and social inclus= ion to explore if the future of the car is compatible with an equitable soc= iety. <br><br>@FutureofAuto<br></div> </div> </div> </div></body></html> <p></p> -- <br /> -- <br /> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google<br /> Groups "World Carfree Network" group.<br /> To post to this group, send email to carfree_network-/[email protected]<br /> Replies are sent to the author of the message.<br /> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to<br /> carfree_network-unsubscribe-/[email protected]<br /> For more options, visit this group at<br /> <a href=3D"http://groups.google.com/group/carfree_network?hl=3Den?hl=3Den">= http://groups.google.com/group/carfree_network?hl=3Den?hl=3Den</a><br /> --- <br /> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups &= quot;World Carfree Network" group.<br /> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an e= mail to <a href=3D"mailto:carfree_network+unsubscribe-/[email protected]">car= free_network+unsubscribe-/[email protected]</a>.<br /> For more options, visit <a href=3D"https://groups.google.com/d/optout">http= s://groups.google.com/d/optout</a>.<br /> ---952829840-659560301-1394226145=:89943--