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Rachel Armstrong on microbes and urban sustainability

"This fits into an overarching vision of urban sustainability and circular economy, placing the home at the heart of transformation"

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Rachel Armstrong is a professor from Newcastle University’s School of Architecture, Planning & Landscape; she is the project coordinator for the FET project, LIAR. In this video she shares her thoughts on how visionary FET projects can address wider issues like urban sustainability.

 

This video interview is part of the “How can visionary science bring innovation into society?” series.

 

 

Music credits: Fabian Measures via freemusicarchive.org
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August 9th, 2019

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FET PeopleinnovationCircular EconomyScience and SocietyUrban Sustainability

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