Summary: In this second episode for the theme ‘Earth’, host Ashar speaks with Dr. Geneviève Metson, who discusses her current work and research. Dr. Metson leads the Sustainable Resource Management Lab at Western University, and is establishing a living lab on campus to monitor nutrient cycling and climate change impacts. In this discussion, Dr. Metson emphasizes the importance of understanding nutrient cycling in urban agriculture, the need for data collection and monitoring, and highlights the value of interdisciplinary collaborations, including artistic engagement, to communicate scientific findings and engage the public.
BIO: Dr. Metson is an Associate Professor at Western University in London Ontario in the Department of Geography and Environment. She uses both social and natural science methods to investigate how we can better manage phosphorus, and other resources, more sustainably across scales. Her research uses a systems perspective and views nutrients as a useful lens to examine how societies engage with the provision of food, clean water, and waste treatment. This broad lens has afforded her the privilege to work in the USA, Australia, Sweden, South Africa, Malawi, and Vietnam. She received her PhD from McGill University in Canada and qualified as a docent at Linköping University in Sweden.
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Links:
@genemetson
https://liu.se/en/research/urbanagriculture
https://liu.se/en/article/digging-into-nutrients-via-urban-agriculture