Global Change & Sustainability Center

 “Adaptation and Transformation in Managed Riparian and Wetland Systems across the US.” Lance Gunderson, Emory University, Environmental Sciences. 4pm, 210 ASB Recent assessments by legal, social and ecological scholars of six regional scale water systems (Columbia River, Klamath River, Middle Rio Grande River, Central Platte River, Anacostia River and the Everglades wetlands) all suggest a […]

"Brave new world: the Humanities and Climate Change"

"Tracing environmental impacts of hydraulic fracturing and oil/gas production" Jennifer McIntosh, University of Arizona, Hydrology & Water Resources. 4pm, 210 ASB  | Read more Abstract Modern hydraulic fracturing (“fracking”) has transformed the energy landscape of the United States and other countries, over the past decade+, by enabling extraction of vast quantities of natural gas and […]