I think there's something to be written about the 'flag of convenience' system, and maybe about the relationship between port states and flag states - especially with regard to the issue of cruise ships with sick passengers being allowed into port, and the debate over whether the non-US flagged, but US based cruise industry should receive stimulus funds. The pandemic illuminates pre-existing issues. It's not directly about sustainability, but the 'flags of convenience' system makes governance of ships more challenging in general, including with regard to environmental laws.
-- *Elizabeth Mendenhall*Assistant Professor University of Rhode Island elizabeth-mendenhall.com On Mon, Apr 6, 2020 at 1:58 PM Juliann Allison <[email protected]> wrote: > 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. 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