“Handling Heat: A Conversation with Elspeth Oppermann”

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Oppermann, Elspeth, and Daniel Dumas. “Handling Heat: A Conversation with Elspeth Oppermann.” Springs: The Rachel Carson Center Review, no. 6 (October 2024).

Critical geographer Elspeth Oppermann worked on the UK–ESRC-funded Cool Infrastructures project, which brought her to the Rachel Carson Center (RCC) as a senior research fellow in 2020. Elspeth currently works on a transdisciplinary pilot project on heat and undernutrition, based at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED), and funded by the Wellcome Trust, the Volkswagen Foundation, and NovoNordisk. Daniel Dumas (RCC) recently completed his doctoral dissertation, which critically assesses representations of Indigenous peoples and geographies in Canada. While Elspeth’s work relates primarily to adapting to heat exposure, she has a cocker spaniel who can’t stand the heat and would rather run in the snow in Germany than the sand in Singapore. Though Daniel does not currently have a dog, you can find him channelling his inner Golden Retriever when jumping into the Isar River on any hot day in Munich. Here, Elspeth and Daniel discuss what it means to work in and on heat in the age of global heating. (From the article)

This article was originally published in Springs: The Rachel Carson Center Review. Springs is an online publication featuring peer-reviewed articles, creative nonfiction, and artistic contributions that showcase the work of the Rachel Carson Center and its community across the world.

2024 Elspeth Oppermann and Daniel Dumas

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