Research on Tap: Environmental Cultures, Power, and Equity (2023)
Hosts: Caterina Scaramelli, Research Assistant Professor, Anthropology and Earth & Environment, and Cutler Cleveland, Professor, Earth & Environment and Associate Director of the Institute for Global Sustainability
Scholarly and policy work to attain environmental, energy, and climate justice is often rooted in present-day solutions and new technologies, and in a regional focus on the Global North. However, these approaches can lack important historical context about governance, culture, and religion that is essential to effectively responding to climate change.
In this Research on Tap, we will have an interdisciplinary conversation with experts in the social sciences, humanities, and natural sciences. Presenters will share research on how humans have inhabited, crafted meaning around, and dealt with power and inequity in their environments. Additionally, we will explore how we now grapple with the design and implementation of technological and social systems that sustain human well-being with equitable and effective responses to climate change. View event agenda and slides.