Global Change & Sustainability Center

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 […]

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 […]

FASB room 295 To attend online, register: https://utah.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJIoceisrD4jGdCPqjsKBMjgS0aKULFo6msF How do engineers and applied scientists who work in the mining and oil and gas industries understand their work in relation to broader calls for greater public accountability of the corporations employing them? In this talk, Professor Smith uses in-depth ethnography to explore how the corporate context […]

FASB room 295 To attend online, register: https://utah.zoom.us/j/98492126188?pwd=MFhaNkZsNGNrSi93K29nbXIzWkIyUT09 Abstract: Change to address the climate crisis in socially just ways requires integrated action at both collective and individual levels. The connections between beliefs, values and behavior are complex, so promoting environmentally responsible behavior involves far more than educating people about climate change, as a wide variety of […]