

Planetary Health: What can we learn from the multispecies city?
This transdisciplinary talk will explore complexities and contradictions of 'planetary healing' & use of urban nature as remedy for human malaise
Planetary Health points us to how human health is no longer separable from the health of animals, plants, and ecosystems. As a concept, it urges us to understand how man-made processes such as climate crisis, urbanization, habitat destruction, pollution and toxicity have repercussions on both the “natural” and “social” worlds. However, there has been only few occasions where the concept has been discussed in a trans-disciplinary manner, between the natural and the social sciences.
Our event crosses the boundaries between Brazil and Germany, biology and anthropology, engineering and urban studies. It unites established planetary health experts from Brazil with Berlin-based researchers exploring global health through a multispecies city lens. Join us and learn about the possibilities and limitations of translating “planetary health” for studies that scrutinize urban initiatives for improving human-environment relations.
Berlin, Berlin 10179 Germany
Laura Kemmer
Martius Chair, University of São Paulo (USP) and German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD)
Antonio Mauro Saraiva
University of São Paulo (USP)
Sandra Jasper
Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin
Jamie-Scott Baxter
Technical University Berlin
Ulrike Beisel
Freie Universität Berlin
Túllio da Silva Maia
University of Amsterdam
Roberto Jaguaribe
Embassy of Brazil in Berlin
Christoph Schneider
Berlin University Alliance
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Filmmaker
Pia Rafalski
Technische Universität Berlin