Hi All, There is a rich international literature in STS about infrastructure and material supply chains. I've done some work on this looking at precious metals. Happy to share that with anyone interested.
I also replied to Debra directly that we are working on a study now on the re-imagining of the upper Mississippi River's infrastructure in the face of an altered climate. Best, Roopali On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 12:47 PM 'Ronnie Lipschutz' via gep-ed < [email protected]> wrote: > All, > > This is a persisting problem in all of these analyses and plans: if > something is technologically feasible, the logistics don't matter. For > example, there is great enthusiasm for EVs in California, but no one seems > to consider the sheer volume of things that have to happen, over what time > frame and in what order. The collapse of commodity chains during the > pandemic and their restoration now (there are ships in SF Bay waiting to > unload because port capacity is set by normal times) illustrates that the > kind of surge capacity that is required--and which will require lots of > materials, too--is not in place and who is going to build it? > > I have not seen any academic work about this, but the military probably > has done work in terms of rapid deployments (not quite the kind of > infrastructures, both material and institutional, that will be needed). > > Best, > Ronnie > > On Thu, Apr 22, 2021 at 10:32 AM Rafael Friedmann <[email protected]> > wrote: > >> I heard a talk by the head of sustainability at Autocad about 2 years ago >> at a HAAS/UC Berkeley event on the future of work. She showed the daunting >> amounts of materials that would be used to further urbanize our growing >> human population by 2050. Without rethinking very deeply what Earth can >> provide sustainably, we will not be able to build a future that offers >> wellbeing to most of humanity. Your point of the need to align the lovely >> calls of Biden’s summit (and others) with how our economic systems are set >> up and the infrastructure we continue to build (vested interests means we >> always have too much inertia!), is right on the ball. >> >> >> >> I suspect that the reality check will need to partly come from Academia – >> with quick analyses (we don’t have another 20 years to spare, actually, >> can’t even spare one more!), coupled with social movements and the threat >> of product boycotts as well as financial pressure—to get the actions needed >> by both public and private sectors (as well as our own). >> >> >> >> Rafael >> >> >> >> Sent from Mail <https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=550986> for >> Windows 10 >> >> >> >> *From: *Debra Javeline <[email protected]> >> *Sent: *Thursday, April 22, 2021 10:15 AM >> *To: *[email protected] >> *Subject: *[gep-ed] RE: Opinion: We Don't Need More Life-Crushing Steel >> and Concrete >> >> >> >> Dear colleagues, >> >> >> >> Biden announced new commitments on climate action today, and it reminded >> me that I received not a single response to my query below about the Biden >> infrastructure plan. I wonder why. If the climate plans and the >> infrastructure plans are not integrated, how can the climate plans >> succeed? Is no one conducting research on the ideal infrastructure for a >> climate-altered planet? >> >> >> >> All the best, >> >> Debra >> >> >> >> *From:* Debra Javeline <[email protected]> >> *Sent:* Thursday, April 15, 2021 10:36 AM >> *To:* '[email protected]' <[email protected]> >> *Subject:* Opinion: We Don’t Need More Life-Crushing Steel and Concrete >> >> >> >> Dear colleagues, >> >> >> >> Paul Greenberg and Carl Safina have a compelling op-ed in the NYT, “We >> Don’t Need More Life-Crushing Steel and Concrete: The long-term needs of >> ecosystems should come before our knee-jerk expectations about >> infrastructure >> <https://www.nytimes.com/2021/04/13/opinion/infrastructure-biden-nature.html?fbclid=IwAR3sdOmAFMVPOp5vSgBUfgUBUP2zo4BlQ1O9pU71iEmnSYW3warBXHO5F5Q> >> .” >> >> >> >> Is there any scholarship related to this topic? Presumably, those >> focused on climate change even within Biden’s own government understand the >> potential harms of an infrastructure program that ignores climate issues, >> but is there a holistic approach, with the infrastructure people talking to >> the climate-concerned? And is the conversation informed by good research >> on what infrastructure *should* be rebuilt to maximize mitigation and >> adaptation efforts? Does such research exist? Suggestions for specific >> publications would be most welcome. >> >> >> >> All the best, >> >> Debra >> >> >> >> ***** >> >> Debra Javeline >> >> Associate Professor | Department of Political Science | University of >> Notre Dame | 2060 Jenkins Nanovic Halls | Notre Dame, IN 46556 | tel: >> 574-631-2793 <(574)%20631-2793> >> >> >> >> Fellow, Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies >> <http://kroc.nd.edu/>, Kellogg Institute for International Studies >> <http://nd.edu/~kellogg/>, Nanovic Institute for European Studies >> <http://nanovic.nd.edu/> >> >> Core faculty, Russian and East European Studies Program >> <http://germanandrussian.nd.edu/russian/faculty/program-faculty/RussianandEastEuropeanStudies.shtml> >> >> Affiliated faculty, Notre Dame Environmental Change Initiative >> <http://environmentalchange.nd.edu/> >> >> >> >> -- >> 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/8b77e9b1c5fed4acdfcc5d8923e55a1e%40mail.gmail.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/8b77e9b1c5fed4acdfcc5d8923e55a1e%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/5099CE0B-8ED2-49D8-9935-D0EBE78BF1F4%40hxcore.ol >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/gep-ed/5099CE0B-8ED2-49D8-9935-D0EBE78BF1F4%40hxcore.ol?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > > > -- > *A fly walks into a bar and asks, "Excuse me. Is this stool taken?"* > > > > Ronnie D. 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