Renewable energy as a key national security interest
Global Futures Thought Leader Series
Renewable energy as a key national security interest
A Thought Leader Series Piece By Lt Gen (ret) Norman R. Seip, USAF Note: May 17, 2014, is Armed Forces Day, a holiday established in 1949 by President Harry S.
Building cities that celebrate life
In May, the Board of Directors for Sustainability at ASU will visit Haarlemmermeer, the Netherlands, for its spring meeting. Board member William McDonough discusses Haarlemmermeer's Park 20|20, one of the most innovative business communities in the world.
In defense of the earth and women’s rights: Four decades of evolution of a philosophy and activism
A Thought Leader Series Piece By Dr. Vandana Shiva Note: March is Women’s History Month, a tribute to the generations of women whose commitment to nature and the planet have
Resilience, sustainability, and social justice
A Thought Leader Piece By David Eisenman Note: February 20, 2014, is the United Nations’ World Day of Social Justice. The goal of the observance is to remove barriers people
Climate adaptation: Lessons from family farming
A Thought Leader Series Piece By Hallie Eakin Note: 2014 is the United Nations’ International Year of Family Farming. The goal of the observance is to call attention to the
The Anthropocene: Humanity’s age of change
A Thought Leader Series Piece By Nancy Grimm Note: Senior Sustainability Scientist Nancy Grimm recently guest edited and authored two articles in the November 2013 edition of the Ecological Society
Everyone likes a good, low-carbon story
A Thought Leader Series Piece By Peter Byck Note: Documentary filmmaker Peter Byck joined the School of Sustainability as a professor of practice this semester. His position is jointly shared
Getting back to nature: How biophilic cities can restore biodiversity and enhance lives
Beatley shares the health, experiential, and economic benefits of biophilia—our innate nature connection—and how the concept is applied in cities.
Transitioning to a sustainable urban future
A Thought Leader Series Piece By Christopher Boone Note: Christopher Boone became the Interim Dean of Arizona State University's School of Sustainability in July. He continues to teach in the
The second moment of climate change: Fire, flood, and drought
A Thought Leader Series Piece By John Sabo Note: John Sabo is the Global Institute of Sustainability's director of research development, where he leads a grant proposal team that since
Climate action: Who will lead?
A Thought Leader Series Piece By Chris Spence Note: Chris Spence is the director of the Institute at the Golden Gate, a program of the Golden Gate National Parks Conservancy
Diagnosing the impact of sustainable solutions
A Thought Leader Series Piece By Patricia Reiter Note: As the Director of the newly established Rob and Melani Walton Sustainability Solutions Initiatives, Patricia Reiter is responsible for overseeing the