BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//sebbo.net//ical-generator//EN URL:https://lectures.london/london-school-of-economics/cooling-a-warming-i ndia-ecology-and-equity-in-our-time/calender.ics NAME:Lectures London X-WR-CALNAME:Lectures London TIMEZONE-ID:Europe/London X-WR-TIMEZONE:Europe/London BEGIN:VEVENT UID:df62777c-c401-43ac-8957-2e91603c2b72 SEQUENCE:0 DTSTAMP:20260508T063338 DTSTART:20260512T173000 DTEND:20260512T190000 SUMMARY:Cooling a warming India: ecology and equity in our time LOCATION:London School of Economics: In-person and online public event (Ol d Theatre\, Old Building) DESCRIPTION:Tuesday 12 May 2026 6.30pm - 8pmSpeakerProfessor Amita Baviska rChairProfessor Shin\, Hyun BangClimate change has made episodes of extrem e heat more frequent and intense. As north Indian cities prepare to tackle this crisis\, they must contend with systemic vulnerabilities built into the urban environment that privatised\, market-led solutions have exacerba ted.This talk will examine housing and work\, sleep and sociality\, as key aspects of everyday life where strategies to create more equitable and su stainable access to cooling must focus.Meet our speaker and chairAmita Bav iskar is Professor of Environmental Studies and Sociology and Anthropology at Ashoka University\, India. Her research and teaching address the cultu ral politics of environment and development in rural and urban India. She focuses on the role of social inequality and identities in natural resourc e conflicts. Currently\, she is working on ‘Heat\, Dust\, Rain: Experien cing the Anthropocene in Urban India’ while continuing to study the poli tics of food and changing agrarian environments.Hyun Bang Shin (@urbancom mune) is Professor of Geography and Urban Studies and the Head of the Depa rtment of Geography and Environment at LSE.More about this eventJoin us on campus or register to watch the event online at LSE Live. LSE Live is the home for our live streams\, allowing you to tune in and join the global d ebate at LSE\, wherever you are in the world. If you can't attend live\, a video will be made available shortly afterwards on LSE's YouTube channel. 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