April 8, 2022 - 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
Sherburne B. Abbott
Syracuse University
Sustainability Science and Policy: Lessons from Theory to Practice
Miriam Kerndt Memorial Lecture
Sustainability science is a relatively new, interdisciplinary field focused on the challenge of sustainable development. With improved understanding of the dynamics of human-environment systems, is it possible to make knowledge-based decisions that alter development pathways to achieve sustainable outcomes? This talk will trace the emergence of the field and the building of bridges between the disciplines, between the issues (such as climate and energy), and between science and policy—providing some examples from federal and state government and academia to show why this is so hard and why we need a whole new generation of sustainability scientists!
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