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83rd International Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia section 'Nature: An Interdisciplinary Perspective'

The shores of old England / painted by G.E. Hicks. It depicts a rolling sea with four women in the waves. A chariot wheel is in the right foreground and boats in the distance.
The shores of old England / painted by G.E. Hicks. It depicts a rolling sea with four women in the waves. A chariot wheel is in the right foreground and boats in the distance.

The section “Nature: An Interdisciplinary Perspective” within the framework of the International Scientific Conference of the University of Latvia is taking place for the fifth time this year.

This time, within the framework of the Water Cultures Project, attention is devoted to the relationship between humans and water – their significance in environmental discourses, historical and contemporary practices, as well as in cultural and ecological contexts.
 

The section will present research that covers issues of water management, infrastructural development and ecology, shedding light on their connection with political, social and cultural processes. The papers offer various perspectives – from hydro-technological changes and energy policy to philosophical and mythological views on water.

Abstracts available here

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