Conference: Working Atmospheres. Manchester (UK), 21-22 Nov 2013
Conference
Announcement
WORKING
ATMOSPHERES
Weather
and climate services in contemporary and historical perspectives
Centre for
the History of Science, Technology and Medicine (CHSTM)
The University of Manchester
Simon Building
Room 2.57 (CHSTM Seminar Room)
The University of Manchester
Simon Building
Room 2.57 (CHSTM Seminar Room)
Thursday 21
- Friday 22 November 2013
An event
organised by Vladimir Jankovic (CHSTM) and Samuel Randalls (UCL)
Sponsored
by the International Commission on the History of Meteorology
Applied and
commercial meteorology are more than simply weather and climate forecasting
services. Air pollution modeling, building climatology, transport, urban
planning, security issues and market consultancy go beyond the application of
meteorology to practical problems. Meteorology and climatology can also be
bound up in economic, health, ideological, and geopolitical concerns, sometimes
acting as a tool for those empowered to promote public policy interventions,
secure geostrategic position or enhance economic growth. This two-day workshop
is intended to bring to light some of these issues and stimulate discussion
about the past and present climate services and institutional politics of
applied atmospheric sciences, especially (but not exclusively) related to the
concerns over anthropogenic climate change. The intention is to use the
experience of both academics and professionals to explore, identify and reflect
on the current and past developments of the applied, service and commercial
climatology and consider the extent to which these knowledges have enabled
organizations and governments to manage weather and climate risks.
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