FYI An international Summer Academy that uses R and GRASS GIS in the different modules! The interesting bit: The course is fully funded by the DAAD, which means that people from developing countries can participate for free/all costs of travel, accomodation and course fees will be covered
Best regards Ralf > International Summer Academy on Spatial Ecotoxicology and Ecotoxicological > Risk Assessment, > 12 - 25 September 2016 > > Dear all, > > we will host the „International Summer Academy on Spatial Ecotoxicology and > Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment <http://www.summeracademy-landau.de/> - > Using an Open Community Approach“ from 12.-25. September 2016 at University > Koblenz-Landau, Campus Landau, Germany. > > Further details and registration are available on our website: > www.summeracademy-landau.de <http://www.summeracademy-landau.de/> > > Developing countries are particularly affected with high contamination, but > often have inadequate control mechanisms and insufficient resources for risk > assessment. Spatial analysis offers more and more applications and potential > within ecological risk assessment. Our ‘International Summer Academy on > Spatial Ecotoxicology and Ecotoxicological Risk Assessment’ gives an overview > of ecotoxicological risk assessment with a focus on the use of freely > available methods and resources for remote sensing and spatial analysis using > GIS. The course provides young scientists with inexpensive tools that are > oriented for use in both developing and developed countries. > Topics: > - Problem formulation > - Hazard assessment of chemical stressors > - Characterization of effects on One Health > - Pesticide pollution and vulnerability concepts > - Earth-to-space-based observing systems for environmental risk assessment > and disaster management > - Use of Open Source spatial analysis tool > - Open community approach in One Health risk mapping > - Creation of global pesticide application maps > - Risk assessment and data availability in developing countries > The Summer Academy is funded by the DAAD (German Academic Exchange Service) > with financial support from the Federal Foreign Office. > > We are looking forward to welcome you in Landau! > > Best regards, > the Organizing Team > > > > University Koblenz-Landau > Institute for Environmental Sciences > Fortstrasse 7 > D-76829 Landau / Germany > [email protected] <mailto:[email protected]> > www.summeracademy-landau.de <http://www.summeracademy-landau.de/> > >
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