FISH/ENVIR 439; PBAF 595A Winter 2007
Tuesday, 11:30-1:20; Mary Gates Hall 389

N.B. Although class begins at 11:30, the lectures listed below begin at 12:00.

January 2 No class this week

January 9 Dissecting the Premise: Drivers and 21st-Century Consequences James R. Karr, Ecology/ Environmental Science and Policy

January 16 The Lessons of History: Looking Back to See the Future James R. Karr, Ecology/ Environmental Science and Policy

January 23 Global Sustainability: Contextualizing the Question Linda L. Nash, History

January 30 Is Environmentalism Dead? Andrew Light, Philosophy, Public Affairs

February 6 Future Imperfect: How to Make Things Pretty Good Wolfram Latsch, International Studies

February 13 Teaching Sustainability: What We Are Learning about Encouraging Lifestyle Change Martha Groom, Biology

February 20 Creating a Human(e) Evolution: Shifting Our Cultural Story and Learning to Live in Harmony with All People, All Animals, and the Environment Gina Diamond, former Academic Counselor, Program on the Environment

February 27 Sustainable Business Practice Martin Westerman, Business

March 6 Attaining a Sustainable Society? Integrating Knowledge for Action James R. Karr, Ecology/ Environmental Science and Policy


All lecturers are asked to evaluate the following premise:
Building a sustainable future depends on restructuring the global economy, major shifts in human reproductive and consumptive behavior, and dramatic changes in values and lifestyles. If we do not accomplish this restructuring within the next three to five decades, environmental deterioration and economic growth are likely to feed on each other, pulling us into a downward spiral of social disintegration.