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 brings...
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...
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...
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 Roundtable...
Water is more than just a life-sustaining material resource. It provides metaphors, stories, and images that can connect ideas, practices, and lifeways across time and space. As such, water serves as a humanizing pedagogical tool in the classroom. Its familiarity provides an entry point for...
The annual symposium brings together university faculty, researchers, staff, students, practitioners, artists, and community members interested in applied interdisciplinary research on climate resilience, adaptation, and environmental justice. Through multiple presentation formats and opportunities for dialog and exchange, Resilience Research in Action highlights the work of PT2050...
The annual symposium brings together university faculty, researchers, staff, students, practitioners, artists, and community members interested in applied interdisciplinary research on climate resilience, adaptation, and environmental justice. Through multiple presentation formats and opportunities for dialog and exchange, Resilience Research in Action highlights the work of PT2050...
The annual symposium brings together university faculty, researchers, staff, students, practitioners, artists, and community members interested in applied interdisciplinary research on climate resilience, adaptation, and environmental justice. Through multiple presentation formats and opportunities for dialog and exchange, Resilience Research in Action highlights the work of PT2050...
Today, urban dwellers tend to think about where their water comes from only when it stops flowing, or when it flows too much. This water usually makes it to residential consumers through an extensive and technologically sophisticated infrastructure that remains largely invisible outside times of...
Floods usually happen suddenly. The sky rips open, the rivers and streams quickly fill, followed by the fields and streets. Before long it can become a life-threatening emergency with people trapped in their homes or cars. However, there is a long ‘before’ and a long...