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Approximately 100 people attended the one-day BU Conference on Sustainability Research that featured presentations by Boston University faculty with a diverse range of expertise on their research related to sustainability issues.
Session IV of the [...]conference focused on the future of sustainability. Pardee Center Director Anthony Janetos set the stage by explaining the importance of prediction, adaptation, and risk management and tolerance. Prof. Les Kaufman (Biology), Prof. James McCann (History), and Prof. Madhu Dutta-Koehler (City Planning and Urban Affairs) followed with a wide-ranging discussion that explored the future of sustainability for marine ecosystems, urban areas, and the interface between human and natural systems.
The BU Conference on Sustainability Research was co-sponsored by the the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, the College of Arts and Sciences, the Department of Earth and Environment, the Pardee School of Global Studies, and the Institute for Sustainable Energy.
May 9, 2016
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