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Mindmapping Climate Change and Research Intersections Symposium - Jennifer Veilleux

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1 oktober 2024

We had an amazing turnout for the Mindmapping Climate Change and Research Intersections Symposium on September 26, 2024. Thank you again to those who took the time to come and participate!

Jennifer Veilleux, PhD, spoke about her role in the Sector Plan (Figure 1) for Spatial Issues. She centers climate change, water, communities, & art based on her previous research and work experiences.

Figure 1: Sector Plan - spatial issues approach
Figure 1: Sector Plan - spatial issues approach

She then introduced multidimensional research methods and frameworks (Figure 2) that she employs to create a comprehensive project. She gave examples of how these interdisciplinary approaches worked in previous research to describe and to analyze complex challenges in water security and equity.

Figure 2 Interdisciplinary Methods and Frameworks
Figure 2 Interdisciplinary Methods and Frameworks

Finally, Jennifer shared designs for four general research project themes she intends to build within the Sector Plan Spatial Issues framework during her time at WUR.

Figure 3 General Research Plans
Figure 3 General Research Plans

An example of the design for one of the project groupings, Art of Climate Change suggests discreet ideas about the direction of the work (Figure 4).

Figure 4 Details of the Art of Climate Change
Figure 4 Details of the Art of Climate Change

Visual communication is a powerful tool for effectively engaging, sometimes emotionally evoking, an audience, telling stories, and creating intrigue.