Open in Case of Emergency Kristy Tougas & Nick Kirby 10/13/16

Teaching for Turbulence | Michael Maniates “Merely sharpening the focus of programs built for placid waters will not be enough.” ‘Faith in Crisis’ critique of current environmental studies and science Nimbleness and Wisdom ‘Systems Analysis’ vs. ‘Small and Easy’ ‘Boundary Spanners’ What would these programs look like? How would they be assessed?

Effective Crisis Governance | Brian Martin ‘Stiff’ vs ‘Flexible’ governance Civil resistance as ‘template’ for flexible governance Solutions to crisis demand local-level resilience Critique of international governance Short term/issue focus AND long term/structural focus How to make the transition? Can large scale resources be leverged?

Governance in the Long Emergency | David W. Orr ‘Tragic Choices’ Concentration of power ignores long term problems Tension between corporation and democracy Belief in participation and civic education Dangers of economic oligarchy Can the Oberlin Project scale? Is it fundamentally different from our society?

Building an Enduring Environmental Movement Erik Assadourian Missionary Christianity as a model Need for independence and resilience Critique of ‘shallow’ environmentalism Social Enterprises (eco-clinics, shaker crafts, social services) Dystopian vision vs ‘glorious way’ How has religion successfully spread? Is environmental concern religious?

Resistance: Do the Ends Justify the Means? Bron Taylor Direct Action as entry to legal process Doomsday scenarios to destroy the destroyers Tension with public as audience and target ‘Rowdy audience or angry coach’ What is ‘the system’? What is resistance?

The Promises and Perils of Geoengineering Simon Nicholson Solar Radiation Management & Carbon Dioxide Removal Risk, cost, sacrifices Narrative of using technology to solve complex problems (tech. ≠ progress) Anti-democratic and potential for conflict and equality Oxford principles for geoengineering research & governing geoengineering Would geoengineering impact individual willingness to change unsustainable habits?

Cuba: Lessons from a Forced Decline Pat Murphy and Faith Morgan Economic crisis driving environmental progress 2005 Cuban Energy Revolution (CER) Social Services- medical care, education; ecological agriculture ‘Revolution of consciousness’ How do we shift the measurements of quality-of-life? Would anyone willingly follow Cuba’s example?

Climate Change and Displacements Michael Renner ‘Climate-induced pressure’ Environmental refugee & internal displacement Climate change as political issue Adaptation vs disaster How can the most vulnerable populations protect themselves?

Cultivating Resilience in a Dangerous World Laurie Mazur Unprecedented historical risk Autonomy as risk mitigation/escalation ‘Novel responses to changing conditions’ Efficiency vs resilience Is resilience sustainable?

Shaping Community Responses to Catastrophe Paula Green ‘Cultural trance of denial’ Social capital as safety net UNEP effort to ‘empower rather than lead, inspire rather than direct’ Human agency as force for collective destruction or survival How can social capital develop without becoming destructive?

Is It Too Late? | Kim Stanley Robinson Path dependency Polyarchy as social consciousness Ecological economics Sustainability metrics Is it possible to measure our impact on the natural environment?