SESYNC has launched a new open-access collection of sustainability-related resources available to the public. Ranging from videos, to articles, to lesson plans, to audio interviews, the resources aim to engage more people from all backgrounds in the conversation about sustainability and to consider the environmental impact of humans’ beliefs, interactions, and behaviors.
Resource-conserving technologies provide the same level of services as status-quo technologies, but with fewer inputs. Examples include energy-efficient appliances, fuel-efficient vehicles and cook-stoves, water-efficient appliances and fixtures, and input-efficient (precision) agriculture and
SESYNC is hosting a 3-day Environmental Policy Immersion Program for post-doctoral researchers in fields pertinent to socio-environmental research. The program includes a basic grounding in public policy issues, institutions, and approaches to collaboration
This workshop focused on environmental history. Over the course of two days, Dr. Sam White, Ohio State University, will present a lecture providing the background to the emerging interdisciplinary field of environmental history and climate history. This lecture will be live streamed and recorded
The change in socio-environmental synthesis workshop brought together five scholars to discuss theories and methods used to study change in socio-environmental systems. Over the course of the first two days, each scholar presented a lecture on the theories and methods they use from their own
The anthropology workshop brought together five scholars to discuss theories and methods used in anthropology to study socio-environmental questions and systems. Over the course of the first two days, each scholar presented several lectures on their area of expertise, and participants were given
The sociology workshop brought together five scholars to discuss theories and methods used in sociology to study socio-environmental questions and systems. Over the course of the first two days, each scholar presented two lectures on their area of expertise, and participants were given time to
The economics workshop brought together three scholars to discuss theories and methods used in economics to study socio-environmental questions and systems. Over the course of the first two days, each scholar presented two lectures on their area of expertise, and participants were given time to
The ecology workshop brought together four scholars to discuss theories and methods used in ecology to study socio-environmental questions and systems. Over the course of the first two days, each scholar presented several lectures on their area of expertise, and participants were given time to