Events

This workshop focused on environmental history. Over the course of two days, Dr. Sam White, Ohio State University, will present a lecture providing the background to the emerging interdisciplinary field of environmental history and climate history. This lecture will be live streamed and recorded

Residential yards are perhaps the most under-appreciated and under-studied ecosystem in the world. Although the area they cover is relatively small, their impact on humans on a global scale is disproportionately large. In cities, where the majority of people live, residential yards can comprise 25%

This talk will focus on economic research linking climate and social outcomes, especially our ability to attribute social outcomes to climate and society’s ability to adapt to the impacts of climate change.

In the Piedmont region of the eastern United States, much of the historical agriculture, 20th-century afforestation, and widespread residential development have occurred within watersheds dominated by temporary (i.e., ephemeral and intermittent) stream networks. However, increasing water quantity

Thousands of individuals and organizations are using Esri’s Story Maps to create and publish place-based narratives on a broad variety of topics. Story Maps are single-purpose web apps that combine interactive maps, text, and multimedia content (photos, video, audio) to tell stories. The apps are

By 2050, the world’s two billion farmers must grow enough food to feed nine billion people. And this must be accomplished in the face of degrading and eroding soils, water shortages, and the effects of climate change. Such a feat is only possible if global efforts are made to support and balance

We examine carbon trade imbalances among 172 countries over a 10-year period (2000–2010). A carbon trade imbalance refers to the extent to which the carbon emissions embodied in a country’s exports exceeds the emissions embodied in its imports. Although past research has considered how such balances

The change in socio-environmental synthesis workshop brought together five scholars to discuss theories and methods used to study change in socio-environmental systems. Over the course of the first two days, each scholar presented a lecture on the theories and methods they use from their own

Matthew LaFevor is a geographer interested in how people perceive of, impact, and are affected by the biophysical environment. His research examines: human-environment relationships; water resources and management; conservation agriculture; environmental history; and Mexico, the Caribbean, and the

An increasing body of literature suggests that extreme weather events are on the rise, and will become more frequent, more intense and longer lasting in response to our changing climate. Leveraging data from multiple large remote sensing, climate, and health datasets, the presentation will focus on

The Paris Agreement established a framework for the nationally determined climate targets put forward by more than 180 countries in the past year, and a new process for revisiting of these targets every five years. In this talk, Dr. Nathan Hultman will discuss how the process unfolded, starting with

The anthropology workshop brought together five scholars to discuss theories and methods used in anthropology to study socio-environmental questions and systems. Over the course of the first two days, each scholar presented several lectures on their area of expertise, and participants were given

Agricultural landscapes can provide multiple ecosystem services, including food, high quality freshwater, opportunities for recreation, and flood control. Yet we often focus narrowly on the production of food, which can unintentionally undermine provision of other key services. Thus, a key goal for