Hello again, While I am overjoyed by the clear skies, reduced consumption/frugality in some sectors, etc., the prodigious increase in waste (end to reusables--cups, bags, etc.--PPEs, mail order packaging, etc.) and skepticism about the virtues of density are concerning. I'd be interested in developing ongoing conversations, ideas for engaging communities in post-pandemic planning, and reflection exercises as well as scholarly research and publication possibilities.
~Juliann *Juliann Emmons Allison* *Associate Professor, Gender & Sexuality Studies * *Director, Sustainability Studies Major* *Most Recent Publication: "*Closing the renewable energy gender gap in the United State and Canada: The role of women's professional networking. *Energy Research and Social Science *55 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.erss.2019.03.011 On Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 9:31 AM Hannah Teicher <[email protected]> wrote: > Definitely worth pursuing. It seems to me there’s a lot of commentary that > suggests the response to Covid is some kind of model for sustainability > without taking seriously the downsides of working from home and the loss of > community from physical distancing – so I’d be interested in looking at > that further. I would suggest the real lessons go back to the need for long > term planning and a managed transition. > > Best, > > Hannah > > > > > > *Hannah M. Teicher* M.Arch. PhD > > Acting Associate Director + > > Researcher in Residence, Built Environment > > Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions > > pics.uvic.ca > > E: [email protected] > > M: 250.634.0670 > > > > > > > > > > *From: *<[email protected]> on behalf of Olivia Bina <[email protected] > > > *Reply-To: *<[email protected]> > *Date: *Sunday, April 5, 2020 at 12:28 PM > *To: *<[email protected]> > *Cc: *GEPED <[email protected]> > *Subject: *Re: [gep-ed] Proposition > > > > Dear Ronnie, > > > > Thank you. The possibility of compiling short 2000 word lessons (and I > would add 'questions') for the future would help us all get our head around > the fast moving cris(e)s and potential solutions. > > I'd be intrigued to look at the diverse perspectives arising in the media, > and what they show about our (in)capability to think in interdisciplinary > manner > > > > Best wishes, > > Olivia > > Olivia Bina > Principal Researcher ICS-ULisboa > > Recent: 'Focus on Deep Drivers' (on the Earth Charter) > <https://greattransition.org/gti-forum/ethics-transition-bina> | 'Beyond > techno-utopia and its discontents: on the role of utopianism and > speculative fiction in shaping alternatives to the smart city imaginary, > in: *Futures* > <https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0016328719303374> | > INTREPID > Knowledge > <http://intrepid-cost.ics.ulisboa.pt/wp-content/uploads/2019/09/INTREPID_ebook.pdf> > (Final Report of COST Action TD1408) | ''What motivates researchers to > become transdisciplinary' in: Integration and Implementation Insights > <https://i2insights.org/2019/11/12/transdisciplinary-careers/>' & full > paper Who is doing inter- and transdisciplinary research, and why? An > empirical study of motivations, attitudes, skills, and behaviours, in: > *Futures* <https://doi.org/10.1016/j.futures.2019.102441> > > Instituto de Ciências Sociais, Universidade de Lisboa > Avenida Prof. Aníbal Bettencourt, Nº 9 1600-189 LISBOA - PORTUGAL > T: (351) 21 7804758 F: (351) 217940274 > E: [email protected] Skype: oliviabina My web page > <http://lisboa.academia.edu/OliviaBina/About> and Urban Transitions Hub > <https://urbantransitionshub.org> > > > > > > > > On Sun, 5 Apr 2020 at 17:51, 'Ronnie Lipschutz' via gep-ed < > [email protected]> wrote: > > All, > > I have been pondering--as I am sure many of you have, as well--what the > impacts of the pandemic might tell us about a broader social strategy for > moving toward a more sustainable civilization (I don't want to seem too > opportunistic in all of this, but see below). > > > > What we have known in the abstract is now being revealed in its > materiality: the dependence of modern economies on consumer consumption > (65-70%+) is significantly a means of recirculating (not redistributing) > money from leisure-based activities from higher- to lower-income members of > society. For example, the vast numbers of people employed in the food > service industry (restaurants, cafes, etc.) are paid only by virtue of > those who purchase food and drink in or from such establishments. > Ultimately, as well, automation of both service and white-collar work > (including educators) might well undermine this circle of (what?) > compensation, as even higher-income classes are made "redundant" (polite > British term for being laid off). > > > > This suggests it may be necessary to look more closely at basic income > programs in the future, especially if consumption does not return to its > pre-pandemic levels. > > > > At the same time, we have also seen a considerable reduction in various > forms of pollution, auto traffic and other environmental impacts (although > not as much as the IPCC tells use is required), which seems to confirm the > hunch that responding to climate change will require significant reductions > in consumption and economies (and "green growth" from a much lower > baseline). > > > > There has been a considerable amount of commentary on capitalism and the > coronavirus and, I imagine, a lot about sustainability and the environment > after the pandemic. But, like this email, most of it is very much spur of > the moment and not terribly analytical or deep. Since most of us are at > home--and teaching, caring for children, etc.--this might also be an > opportunity to collaborate on a book or series of publications about > "lessons for the future." I'd suggest many articles of 2,500 words rather > than fewer at 10,000. > > > > Might there be interest (and time) among you to propose and prepare a > contribution to such a project? > > > > I hope you and your families are all well. > > > > Best, > > Ronnie Lipschutz > > > -- > > > > Ronnie D. Lipschutz, Professor of Politics > UC Santa Cruz,1156 High St. Santa Cruz, CA 95064 > > e-mail: [email protected]; <[email protected]>phone: 831-459-3275; web > site: http://tinyurl.com/zeatctr > > Codirector, Sustainable Systems Research Foundation > <http://sustainablesystemsfoundation.org> > > Host, "Sustainability Now!" every other Sunday on KSQD 90.7FM & KSQD.org > > (archived at: > https://sustainablesystemsfoundation.org/sustainability-now-broadcasts-on-ksqd-90-7-fm-ksqd-org/ > > > > *"I have to die. If it is now, well, then, I die now; if later, then now I > will take my lunch, since the hour for lunch has arrived — and dying I will > tend to later.” * --Epictetus-- > > > > > > > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "gep-ed" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/CAOGWZTU16z25if3zc59Hb-BVfk4Vt8HXVtV_D7Bi_MJ8jV8KUA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/CAOGWZTU16z25if3zc59Hb-BVfk4Vt8HXVtV_D7Bi_MJ8jV8KUA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "gep-ed" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/CAE6D5CuB8bzU%2BTm%2BEG8pmBNzrWre6HmZCJf2RJXDn%2B3cM6rOPA%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/CAE6D5CuB8bzU%2BTm%2BEG8pmBNzrWre6HmZCJf2RJXDn%2B3cM6rOPA%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "gep-ed" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/DBE185F8-A70F-44E3-8CDA-67192AB5E7EE%40gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/DBE185F8-A70F-44E3-8CDA-67192AB5E7EE%40gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "gep-ed" group. 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