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Fall Line Project V May 910 2012 What is sustainability How do we connect Nanette Chadwick Director of Academic Sustainability Programs Associate Professor of Biological Sciences From whence I ID: 644746

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Slide1

Sustainability in the Curriculum:

Fall Line Project V

May 9-10, 2012

What is sustainability:

How do we connect?

Nanette Chadwick

Director of Academic Sustainability Programs

Associate Professor of Biological Sciences

“From whence I

came….

”Slide2

History of faculty workshops

:

1995 Northern Arizona University – Ponderosa Project (Chase & Rowland)

2001 Emory University – Piedmont Project (Bartlett)

2006 Auburn University – Fall Line Project (Biggs & Williams)

L

ocal names, sense

of place

Organizers now

trained at 175 institutions in 6 countries

Workshop concepts

:

-- Faculty

as experts: contribute to each other’s growth and perspectives

-- Gift

of

stimulation,

excitement of getting outside your discipline

-- Unity of

personal and professional: connect values & duties

Satisfaction and challenges – what are yours?

-- Enjoyment

of group and place, sense of fun in teaching

Achieving sustainability requires major, transformational social and cultural change: Huge, complex problem

But small pieces are manageable

Reasons to hope?Slide3

Group introductions

Name

Department

/

position:

From whence do you come?

S

ustainability

-related issues in your field Slide4

University mission:

tripartite

Sustainable University:

4-fold missionSlide5

History of sustainability movement and definitions

Origins:

Environmental disasters (DDT, Amazon forest, ozone hole)

Unsustainable

global development programs

1987 World

Commission on Environment and

Development

Norwegian

Prime Minister

Gro

Brundtland

Our

Common

Future

“Meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs”

Idea of intergenerational

equity:

future

generations have the same rights as the present

ones

1987 Edward

Barbier

(

Economics faculty,

U Wyoming)

Triple

Bottom Line

:

Interlinkage

of 3 major systemsSlide6

Economic capital

= everything

produced by

individuals, goods & services

H

uman

/social capital = value of each individual as part of societyNatural capital = ecosystem services, natural resources World Bank requires TBL on all projectsEasiest to teach and understand each system separatelyBut: Only connected systems lead to sustainable framework TBL: Core components for coursesSlide7

1990’s:

More accurate

view

as

concentric circles

Social and economic systems

exist inside of and depend upon environmental systemsSlide8

1992 UN

Conference on Environment and Development,

Rio: Earth Summit

Climate

change convention, Kyoto Protocol, biodiversity

1998 Alan

AtKisson: Sustainability is an ideal end state, like democracy -- a goal that eludes us, is not perfect2009 Frank Rhodes (Cornell president): New foundation for arts and sciences -- broad, cohesive framework New kind of global map, hope for meeting global challenges2012 FAO Ensuring human rights and well-being without depleting or diminishing

the capacity

of the earth's ecosystems to support life,

or

at the expense of others well-

being

Multi

-dimensional concept encompassing environmental integrity, social well-being, economic resilience and good

governance

A

mbitious

objective that can be reached through different

pathways

>50 definitions to date! Favorites? Slide9

Why teach sustainability?

Importance

= ever-increasing

(world economics, climate change, social issues, health) Understanding =

increasing but low

Leadership capacity to address = even lower

Human History

Interconnectedness among systemsSlide10

9 reasons to teach sustainability

:

(

useful for justifying

changes --

to upper admin, peers,

students!)-- Peer inst. are doing (GA Tech, U Georgia, Emory, U Florida, etc.)-- enhances PR and recruitment to AU-- student and employer demand (training for green jobs)-- increases program prestige to upper admin, positive feedback-- increases chances for external funding and awards (Gogue and Univ. presidents climate change award – interested!)-- saves $$ over the long run (millions to utilities & disposal by AU)-- engages the local community and alumni-- enhances interdisciplinary connections and opportunities-- increases depth of understanding by students & quality of education