Hi folks:
Another really specific thing I'm looking for (thanks to everyone who
helped with other really specific things) that SHOULD exist but I haven't
found:
Has anyone compiled a complete (or close-to-complete) list of all the
"critical use" exemptions for methyl bromide under the Montreal
Hi Gep-Ed folks:
This is a weirdly obscure request, but I have failed, and librarians have
failed, to find a source that I keep seeing cited in work on ozone
depletion. I'm wondering if any of you who have worked on this issue might
have a copy squirreled away somewhere, or might have better
Hi gep-ed folks:
I'll be on leave next year, and this excellent one-year visiting job at
Wellesley is (mostly) to replace me -- and I'll hand over all my teaching
materials for that required social science course that will be taught twice
as part of the position. Please, if you have late-stage
Hi GEP-ED folks:
Wellesley College is hiring a new program coordinator for our Frost Center
for the Environment and the ES Department. This is a long-term position
that requires only a bachelors in a related field and a bit of experience,
and is a fantastic opportunity. The last person in this
Hi folks:
Got some extra time this summer (or winter, if you're in the Southern
Hemisphere) and need something to fill it with? How about some global
environmental beach (or ski) reading?
I'm looking for some people interested in doing quick turnaround book
reviews for Global Environmental
Hi folks:
Are you worried about what to do with your time once you've finished
grading student essays? Looking for an escape from family holiday
gatherings? Seeking an excuse to procrastinate from New Year's cleaning?
Stuck in quarantine from a global pandemic? *Global Environmental Politics*
Hi folks:
In my role as the book review editor for *Global Environmental Politics*,
I'm writing to ask for volunteers for reasonably quick turnaround book
reviews -- you indicate your interest, and I'll try to find a book in your
area of expertise and ask if you want to review it.
I'm especially
Hi again, folks:
Here's a more nebulous request for suggestions (and a recommendation for a
class exercise -- this has worked really well for me).
On the first day of my Environmental Policy seminar I have students all do
a reading exercise, where they all get 10-15 minutes to "read" a source
Hi folks:
I'm looking for some good articles (need to be things I can access
electronically in the time of COVID, so great book chapters won't work
unless you can send me a pdf) on the role of non-state actors in
environmental policy, *with a focus on countries other than the rich
west *(e.g.
NOT
Hi folks:
In the unlikely event that you find yourselves with extra spare time right
now (if, say, all your favorite recreational activities have been cancelled
and you're stuck in your home), and would like to spend some of that time
doing a book review (or book review essay) for Global
Hi folks:
This is a little outside of the gep-ed area, but the Wellesley ES community
is a lovely one, and if you know scientists please bring this to their
attention. (This would be a good opportunity for a grad student in the
Boston area or someone who doesn't have a job for spring or who has
Hi folks:
As the book review editor for a journal, and a writer of books, I feel like
I should have a better handle on this, but I don't.
Are there any good lists of which journals vaguely in our field (broadly
defined) publish book reviews of books related to environmental politics?
If anyone
Hi folks:
This seems like a no brainer, but I'm having a surprisingly difficult time
gathering a list of positive environmental trends (worldwide and over
history). Things that have -- because of human intervention --
unquestionably improved, with some specific details to hang on them. Things
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-Some commonly utilized indicators of government commitment: signatories &
ratification of environmental treaties/ agreements; lands (and coastal
areas) set aside as natural reserves; number and status of eNGOs...
On Mon, Apr 23, 2018 at 12:11 PM, Bet
Hi gep-ed-ers
I'd love suggestions for an index that gets at country-level commitment
about the environment across a wide variety of countries (in my case, I'm
looking at countries with major seaports, across all continents).
Everyone these days is using the EPI
Hi folks:
If you have environment-interested students who might want to be in the
Boston area this summer, let me recommend Wellesley's (co-ed) summer school.
One of our selling points is that all our summer courses are taught by
full-time Wellesley faculty members.
This summer in session I
Hi folks:
If you're going to ISA and work on climate issues (and are available *Wednesday
in the D panel slot*), can I ask for your help?
The Junior Scholar symposium panel on Climate Transitions has lost both its
discussants -- this is a part of ISA that is supposed to give EXTRA
feedback to
Hi folks:
While I'm on leave in the fall, we're looking for someone to teach our core
ES social science course (cross-listed with Political Science), called *Social
Causes and Consequences of Environmental Problems*. It's about what social
science tells us (at the macro and micro level) about why
Hi folks:
If you have environment-interested students who might want to be in the
Boston area this summer, let me recommend Wellesley's (co-ed) summer
school. One of our selling points is that all our summer courses are taught
by full-time Wellesley faculty members.
This summer in session I
Hi folks:
If you're going to ISA, please check out the Environmental Studies Speed
Mentoring opportunity in the very first panel slot (Wednesday, 815-10:00 in
Plaza B).
We think we have something to offer to people at almost every stage of an
academic career -- come with questions, or come to
,” in Antipode 28(2) (1996), pp. 160-174.
Alasdair Cochrane, “Holistic Entities” and “Deep Ecology,” in Environmental
Ethics/Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy,
http://www.iep.utm.edu/envi-eth/#SH1c
Thanks to all who made suggestions.
Beth
On Mon, Jan 1, 2018 at 9:40 AM, Beth DeSombre <ed
Hi folks:
I'm re-doing my Environmental Policy seminar syllabus for the spring, and
want to have an initial week on different types of reasons for protecting
the environment/addressing environmental problems. My hope is to have a
different reading for each of a variety of (different types of)
Hi folks:
I'm the book review editor for Global Environmental Politics. I'm facing an
unanticipated shortage of reviews for an upcoming issue.
If you'd be interested in writing a review by the end of the month (I can
get a book to you *quickly*), let me know -- and what your areas of
interest
Hi folks:
If you saw Tyson's tweet yesterday about creating the country of
"rationalia" (where "all policy shall be based on the weight of
evidence")-- there have been a few interesting responses designed to poke
at the problems with his logic, like this one from vox:
Hi Gep-ed-ers:
I'm looking for suggestions for your favorite, inspiring "here's why we
need to do something to save the planet" readings. (Less about what
specifically we should be doing and more about the big picture of how
urgent or important it.)
Happy to collate and send the full list back
Hi folks:
I tried posting this to the AESS list (apologies to those on both lists),
but the suggestions I've received from there haven't been the sort of thing
I was looking for, so I thought I'd try here.
Anyone have suggestions for how to measure environmental public opinion in
cities? (Are
Hi gep-ed folks:
I teach the capstone course for Wellesley's ES major; each year we take on
a campus project and the syllabus for that course is designed around that
project.
This spring (soon!) we'll be looking at electricity and thermal (heating
and cooling) energy generation and use on
Hi folks:
I'm trying to find a literature on business standard operating procedures,
or routine operations, and their effects on the environment (for good or
for bad). I'm interested in the idea that routines that were established
for one purpose end up having negative environmental effects
Hi folks:
[This message was cross-posted in AESS; apologies for those who get it
twice]
At points I've come across some politically motivated (or politically
convenient) life-cycle assessments; one I remember in particular -- which
was in popular media like the NYTimes Magazine or Wired or
Hi folks:
Wellesley College will be looking to hire someone on a one-course basis to
teach our course in Environmental Economics (in the economics department)
in the spring semester. Because it is per-course hire, it would need to be
someone already in the Boston area or who has other reasons
For a new introduction to sustainability course I'm involved in, we're
seeking definitions of sustainability (which can include sustainable
development). On the first day of class (soon!) we want to look at the
range of different ways people define the term, which means we're seeking
as wide a
Thanks, everyone, for great suggestions. gep-ed really is a great
resource.
Among other things, I've learned that this field is dominated my one
particular part of the alphabet.
Beth
Auld, G. (January 01, 2010). Assessing Certification as Governance:
Effects and Broader Consequences for
Hi folks:
I know I owe you (I'll post soon) a summary of responses to my previous
request, but here's another:
For a new course related to food sustainability, we have a section on the
various certifications, labels, etc. one could append to food (organic,
fair trade, humane, MSC certified,
Hi folks:
For my international environmental law course (starting soon!) I want a
very current reading that gives the lay of the land of the current state
of international climate change politics -- the reading from course books
on that subject is outdated, so I want to also include something
Hi folks:
I'm the book review editor for the journal Global Environmental Politics.
Most book reviews I commission by asking particular people to review
specific books I know they have the expertise to review.
But in order to expand the usual suspects, I also sometimes put out a call
for
Davidson College has a job of relevance to some of us (our or graduate
students). Please pass the word -- Davidson is a great place to work, and
the political science department there is especially collegial.
Beth
Elizabeth R. DeSombre
Wellesley College
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