David Gasca: 'If everyone looked after the things directly around them, things would get better quite quickly'

Stuart Stone
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David Gasca: 'If everyone looked after the things directly around them, things would get better quite quickly'

Blenheim Palace’s head of natural capital discusses the impact of digital technologies and data on his daily routine, and the closeness of environmental thinking and economics

Blenheim Palace's head of natural capital, David Gasca, is a former principal hydrologist at engineering firm Atkins who worked previously with the Blenheim Estate as a consultant. Gasca joined...

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