An initial core activity of the Cross-Cutting Initiatives is a seminar series that addresses the question “Is Sustainable Development Feasible?” The goals of the seminar series include bringing together a group of faculty, research scientists and students who are interested in working across disciplines to address the major challenges of sustainable development and to communicate the issues of sustainable development to a larger community, primarily that of
A schedule of the Earth Institute Seminars on Sustainable Development is below. We will post videos of the seminars that you can watch online. All content related to these lectures, including video footage and PowerPoint presentations, is for educational use only.
February 19, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Low Faculty Room
Pedro Sanchez, Director, Tropical Agriculture and the Rural Environment Program; Director, Millennium Villages Project; Co-Chair of the Millennium Project’s Hunger Task Force
Cheryl Palm, Senior Research Scientist, Tropical Agriculture and the Rural Environment Program; Science Director, Millennium Villages Project
Generose Nziguheba, Associate Research Scientist, Tropical Agriculture and the Rural Environment Program; Agriculture Sector Coordinator, Millennium Villages Project
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March 5, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., 1501 International Affairs Building
Patricia Culligan, Professor, Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics,
Joan Byron, Director, Sustainability and Environmental Justice Initiative, Pratt Center for Community Development (Speaker)
Jack McGourty, Associate Dean, Fu Foundation School of Engineering and Applied Science; Director, Center for
Robert Crauderueff, Policy Director, Sustainable South Bronx (Speaker)
Nilda Mesa, Adjunct Professor, International and Public Affairs; Assistant Vice President, Environmental Stewardship at
Janna Olson, Executive Director, Win-Win Campaign, Envirolution (Speaker)
Elliott Sclar, Professor, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation; Director, Center for Sustainable Urban Development,
Watch videos: Part 1 | Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5 | Part 6
April 2, 4:00 to 6:00 p.m., Davis Auditorium
Elliott Sclar, Professor, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation; Director, Center for Sustainable Urban Development
Brad Lyon, Associate Research Scientist, International Research Institute for Climate and Society
Göran Ekström, Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
George Deodatis, Santiago and Robertina Calatrava Family Professor of Civil Engineering and Engineering Mechanics
John Mutter, Professor, Earth and Environmental Sciences and School of International and Public Affairs
Peter Marcotullio, Adjunct Associate Professor, Graduate School of Architecture, Planning and Preservation
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April 23, 5:00 to 7:00 p.m., Davis Auditorium
Joseph Graziano, Professor,
Patrick Kinney, Associate Professor,
Leslie Roberts, Associate Clinical Professor, Heilbrunn Department of Population and Family Health, Mailman School of Public Health,
Darby Jack, Associate Research Scientist,
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