http://www.abc.net.au/tv/fora Latest talks and discussions on Environmental issues. From the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Fora TV en ABC Wed, 24 Dec 2008 15:38:59 +1000 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss XML Engine Fora.TV@abc.net.au ABC TV Fora TV -The best talks, ideas, debates and lectures from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation's Fora TV. Fora TV nospam@abc.net.au http://abc.net.au/tv/fora/stories/2008/12/05/2424865.htm One of the byproducts of China's extraordinary development in the last few decades has been an explosion in its urban populations. At the recent Metropolis summit in Sydney, Asia researcher Andrew Ness described how this changing landscape has come about, and how the Chinese are planning for an urbanised future. http://abc.net.au/tv/fora/stories/2008/12/05/2424865.htm Fri, 12 Dec 2008 10:04:00 +1000 Culture and SocietyBooks and AuthorsEnvironment,China, development, urban, over-population, climate, infrastructure, housing, polution http://abc.net.au/tv/fora/stories/2008/11/28/2412501.htm Dr. Rajendra Pachauri was the co-recipient, with Al Gore, of the 2007 Nobel peace prize. He's the chairman of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, or IPCC. Here, he's delivering the 2008 Wallace Wurth lecture at the University of NSW. http://abc.net.au/tv/fora/stories/2008/11/28/2412501.htm Fri, 19 Dec 2008 10:57:00 +1000 EnvironmentPoliticsLaw and EthicsCulture and Society,Rajendra Pachauri climate change, energy, environment, IPCC, forestry, biotechnology, conservation, natural resources, government departments, institutions, corporate organisations http://abc.net.au/tv/fora/stories/2008/10/09/2384652.htm His environmental vision earned Tim Flannery the Australian of the Year award in 2007. Recently delivering the Kenneth Myer annual lecture at the National Library in Canberra, he revisited his favorite themes - the environment and the future. http://abc.net.au/tv/fora/stories/2008/10/09/2384652.htm Thu, 16 Oct 2008 16:27:00 +1000 EnvironmentBooks and AuthorsEducation,environment, climate change, scientist, Australian of the year, conservation, Tim Flannery http://abc.net.au/tv/fora/stories/2008/08/14/2335612.htm In the midst of the Olympics in Beijing, there are still grave international concerns about human rights violations by the Chinese Government. At a recent event put together by Amnesty Australia, a group of writers, activists and lawyers gathered to talk about some of these abuses, and how the legal system in China works. http://abc.net.au/tv/fora/stories/2008/08/14/2335612.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 10:26:00 +1000 Law and EthicsPoliticsEnvironmentBooks and Authors,china, legal system, human rights, international law, Chinese Government, amnesty, Vivinne Bath, James West, Sophie Peer http://abc.net.au/tv/fora/stories/2008/07/31/2320436.htm Last month, Melbourne was host to the Alfred Deakin Lecture Series, and here's an address from one of the more controversial sessions. http://abc.net.au/tv/fora/stories/2008/07/31/2320436.htm Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:15:00 +1000 Culture and SocietyEnvironmentBooks and Authors,city planning, sustainability, architecture, Austin Williams, humanism, Professor Paul James, RMIT, Dr Esther Charlesworth, UNESCO, Andreas Ruby http://abc.net.au/tv/fora/stories/2008/07/24/2313350.htm He's been called the "rock star economist", rubbing shoulders with celebrities from Bono to Angelina Jolie. But Professor Jeffrey Sachs has an important message: how he thinks we can save the world. http://abc.net.au/tv/fora/stories/2008/07/24/2313350.htm Thu, 30 Oct 2008 15:27:00 +1000 EnvironmentBooks and AuthorsScience and TechnologyPolitics,Jeffrey Sachs. environment, economy, sustainable development, The Earth Institute, http://abc.net.au/tv/fora/stories/2008/06/17/2278168.htm Climate change has been considered from every angle - scientific, economic and political. But not so many people are discussing the impact of climate change on our culture. http://abc.net.au/tv/fora/stories/2008/06/17/2278168.htm Thu, 10 Jul 2008 17:25:00 +1000 EnvironmentPhilosophyCulture and Society,culture, climate change, society, politics, lifestyle, literature, Jane Goodall