Global Change & Sustainability Center

FASB 295 and online. To attend via Zoom, register at https://utah.zoom.us/meeting/register/tJcufu6uqz0pHNZhICSMTFmlY-io-Umw66lQ Urban green spaces – including parks, tree canopy, green infrastructure, and other open spaces – have myriad benefits for human health, ecosystems, and economic development. Yet research shows that green space is inequitably distributed across racial/ethnic and socioeconomic lines in the U.S. and beyond. […]

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 […]