The Department of Geography at the Faculty of Arts, University of Malta and the Department of Geography at Liverpool Hope University, UK are organising a event entitled Geography Matters.
The event will be held on Monday 27 February, from 12:30 to 15:00 in the KSU Common Room, University of Malta Msida Campus.
Programme
12:30
Registration and Introduction
12:40 – 13:00
'The safest place on Earth': The Hazard Exposure of the Maltese Islands
'The safest place on Earth': The Hazard Exposure of the Maltese Islands
Geoff Main, Ph.D. student
13:00 – 13:20
Assessing the role of coastal morphology on boulder quarrying processes
Joanna Causon Deguara, M.A. (Melit.)
13:20 – 13:40
An investigation of the geodynamic processes of coarse-clastic beaches on the Maltese Islands
Sephora Sammut, M.A. (Melit.)
13:40 – 14:00
Social neighbourhood processes in Malta: their impact on health and wellbeing
Bernardine Satariano, Ph.D. (Dunelm)
14:00 – 14:20
Geotourism: definitions, developments and opportunities
Dr Kevin Crawford, Senior Lecturer in Physical Geography
14:20 – 14:40
Urban development and visual culture: Commodifying the gaze in the regeneration of Tigné Point, Malta
Urban development and visual culture: Commodifying the gaze in the regeneration of Tigné Point, Malta
Dr Janet Speake, Associate Professor in Geography
Concluding Comments - Professor David Chester
Participation is free of charge and the venue is adjacent to the students’ canteen. It would be appreciated if prior notification of attendance be made by sending an email to candida.gerada@um.edu.mt