FAQ Mongolia: Some Answers to the Most Frequently Asked Questions on (Mining) Policy
(a) “How have recent policy shifts in Mongolia shaped environmental management in the mining sector?” by Kirsten Dales, MSc Candidate, Master in Environmental Management, Royal Roads University (b) “What role are environmental movements playing in Mongolia’s civil society?” by D. Byambajav, PhD Candidate, Sociology, Hokkaido University, Japan (c) “How is the mining boom affecting the […]
Huddle 2011 – Environmental Issues Panel
Calls for collective action against some of the most pressing issues we face today have never been more resounding. Cross-cultural coordination of initiatives against environmental issues, advocacy for LGBTQ rights, and civic engagement are all hot topics in contemporary social discourse. Yet, how are grassroots change-makers and elected officials each managing diversity? Local media, political […]
William McKibben – Eaarth: Making a Life On a Tough New Planet
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the Vancouver Institute. Described by the Boston Globe as “the nation’s leading environmentalist,” Professor McKibben is the author of more than a dozen books, including The End of Nature, Enough: Staying Human in an Engineered Age, and Deep Economy. A former staff writer […]
Vaclav Smil – Drivers of environmental change: focus on energy transitions
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by St. John’s College. Vaclav Smil is currently a Distinguished Professor in the Faculty of Environment at the University of Manitoba in Winnipeg, Canada. He completed his graduate studies at the Faculty of Natural Sciences of Carolinum University in Prague and at the College […]
David Owen – Why Manhattan is the Greenest City in North America
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and presented by the Global Civic Policy Society and the School of Architecture + Landscape Architecture at UBC. David Owen has been a staff writer for The New Yorker since 1991. Before joining The New Yorker, he was a contributing editor at The Atlantic Monthly and, […]
Mike Church – Drivers of environmental change: the case of the world's rivers
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by St. John’s College. Michael Church is a Professor Emeritus at UBC. Church’s research interests focus on the morphodynamics of rivers at all scales from steepland streams to large rivers. He is currently involved in long-term studies of sediment transport and stability in Fraser, […]
Dave Montgomery – Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations
Author David Montgomery has discovered that the three-foot-deep skin of our planet is slowly being eroded away, with potentially devastating results. In this engaging lecture, Montgomery draws from his book ‘Dirt: The Erosion of Civilizations’ to trace the role of soil use and abuse in the history of societies, and discuss how the rise of […]
Andrew Goudie – Drivers of environmental change: the case of the drylands
This webcast is sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by St. John’s College. Andrew Goudie was Professor of Geography and a Fellow of Hertford College from 1984 to 2003. A distinguished physical geographer, he was awarded the DSc by the University in 2002, a Royal Medal from the Royal Geographical Society […]
Hans Schreier – Drivers of environmental change: the case of the mountains
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by St. John’s College’s Principal’s Lecture Series. Dr. Hans Schreier is Professor Emeritus, Faculty of Land & Food Systems, UBC. Dr. Schreier’s research focuses on watershed management, land-water interactions, non-point sources of pollution in urban and agricultural areas, stormwater management, water needs for food […]
Steve McNutt – Volcano Lightning
Webcast sponsored by the Irving K. Barber Learning Centre and hosted by the Earth and Ocean Sciences Department. Steve McNutt is a volcano seismologist who works part time for the Alaska Volcano Observatory. He coordinates volcano seismology research for the UAFGI, and presently supervises two PhD students, a Post-Doc, and two full time employees. His […]