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GCSC Seminar: Truman Young “Deconstructing the conservation-development paradigm, and reconstructing it in an African savanna”

295 FASB (Sutton Geology Bldg.) 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

FASB 295 and online. To attend via Zoom, register at https://utah.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJMlcO2trjMvG9UWw4rybVGfQGl9xqoYTiLN ABSTRACT: First, I critically assess the current conservation-development paradigm and question the monetization of biodiversity so prevalent today (e.g., “wildlife must pay for itself”, and ecosystem services). I argue that in our rush to reconcile biodiversity conservation and poverty alleviation, we fail to acknowledge […]

GCSC Seminar: Brenda Mallory, Chair of the White House Council on Environmental Quality

This pre-recorded seminar will be broadcast over Zoom, with a live Q & A with Utah Law professor John Ruple, senior counsel in the White House Council on Environmental Quality. Register to attend via Zoom here: https://utah.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJAufu-vqDosE9NeenpFDSkdy2v1LkY6Gore Brenda Mallory was confirmed by the United States Senate on April 14, 2021 and sworn in as the […]

GCSC Seminar: Andrea Dutton “Sea level of the past and future: At the Intersection of Politics, Race, Gender, Ice Sheets, and Corals”

295 FASB (Sutton Geology Bldg.) 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

In person, FASB 295, and online. To attend via Zoom, register at https://utah.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcocu6gqTwpHtRbvrVl42OwJBd3w75q3P_P Abstract: My research centers on reconstructing past changes in sea level to better understand the dynamics of ice sheet and sea level response to changes in climate, particularly during warm climates or rapid climate transitions.  I will present an overview of our evolving […]

GCSC Seminar “Avoiding Maladaptive Outcomes: Relocation as an Adaptation Response to Climate Change”

295 FASB (Sutton Geology Bldg.) 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

FASB room 295 To attend online, register at https://utah.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJwpc-mqpzkiEtU0JjqzILTQhCw4mOMdTaXH Drawing upon data from in-depth interviews with community members and an ethnographic study of three coastal villages that were at different stages of relocation as an adaptation to coastal erosion, Dr. Bertana will provide an analysis of the structural processes that resulted in maladaptive outcomes. Amanda […]

GCSC Seminar “Examining disparities in air pollution exposure and its implications for environmental justice”

295 FASB (Sutton Geology Bldg.) 115 S 1460 E, Salt Lake City, UT, United States

FASB room 295 Abstract: Pollution concentrations in the United States have fallen in recent decades. Despite these improvements, relative pollution concentrations between minority communities and other communities persist. This talk will present ongoing work quantifying pollution gaps across the United States and its implications for environmental justice and health disparities. This research analyzes recent trends […]