How can artists and scientists work together to engage deeply with residents and improve community resilience? What do they learn from each other in the process and what is needed to further develop and support these collaborations? In this special edition of Planet Texas 2050’s Resilience...
Since 2014, Texas Target Communities at Texas A&M University (TAMU) has worked alongside the Texas Environmental Justice Advocacy Services, a non-profit in Houston, to jointly investigate and document persistent vulnerabilities stemming from chronic pollution, natural hazards, as well as chemical and non-chemical stressors. Engaging local...
This year's Mitchell Sustainability Symposium will continue its focus on the intersection of sustainability and student education on UT Austin’s campus and beyond. We’ll look into the state of sustainability at UT Austin through a series of panel discussions, lectures, and student presentations. Dr. Shalanda...
This talk surveys ten collaborative communities from around the globe that form the Intersecting Energy Cultures (IEC) Working Group, convened by the Penn Program in Environmental Humanities founding director, Dr. Bethany Wiggin, and Dr. Rebecca Macklin at the University of Aberdeen. The IEC working group...
This presentation will demonstrate a means for understanding everyday challenges facing those disproportionately impacted by extreme climate-induced events, such as heat waves, wildfire smoke, and pluvial flooding. Drawing on cases from Los Angeles, Jackson, MS, and the Portland metropolitan region, the presentation will exhibit the...
Planet Texas 2050's annual symposium returns Feb. 24 to Feb. 27, 2025. Through multiple presentation formats and opportunities for dialog and exchange, the symposium will explore diverse and intersecting aspects of resilience. Presenters from multiple universities representing more than 20 academic disciplines will be joined by...
Planet Texas 2050's annual symposium returns Feb. 24 to Feb. 27, 2025. Through multiple presentation formats and opportunities for dialog and exchange, the symposium will explore diverse and intersecting aspects of resilience. Presenters from multiple universities representing more than 20 academic disciplines will be joined by...
Planet Texas 2050's annual symposium returns Feb. 24 to Feb. 27, 2025. Through multiple presentation formats and opportunities for dialog and exchange, the symposium will explore diverse and intersecting aspects of resilience. Presenters from multiple universities representing more than 20 academic disciplines will be joined by...
Planet Texas 2050's annual symposium returns Feb. 24 to Feb. 27, 2025. Through multiple presentation formats and opportunities for dialog and exchange, the symposium will explore diverse and intersecting aspects of resilience. Presenters from multiple universities representing more than 20 academic disciplines will be joined by...
Following the devastating floods in 2008 deemed as “Iowa’s Katrina,” state legislators created the Iowa Flood Center (IFC) in 2009 based at the University of Iowa. IFC is the nation’s only academic research center devoted solely to flooding that puts science-based information in the hands...