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Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences Conference: “Many Shades of Green”

About the conference:

The 2010 Conference of the Association for Environmental Studies and Sciences (AESS) will be hosted at Lewis & Clark. The theme is “Many Shades of Green,” which reflects the growing diversity of the environmental movement and the spread of “green” thinking into new and varied venues. A bewildering profusion of green ideas are working their way through global politics and discourse as new groups enter into—and challenge—the traditional environmental movement. The conference seeks to bring together experts who will speak to this proliferation of difference, contention, and innovation in green rhetoric and practice.

See updates about the conference on the Environmental Studies website and join the conversation on Twitter by using the conference hashtag, #aess2010

About the opening plenary and keynote:

The conference’s opening plenary and keynote lecture, by Julian Agyeman, is open to the public. The lecture, titled “Toward a Just Sustainability,” will focus on improving the quality of human life in a just and equitable manner, while living within the limits of supporting ecosystems. Agyeman is Professor and Chair of Urban and Environmental Policy and Planning at Tufts University and Affiliate Professor in Environmental Justice and Sustainability at the Hawke Research Institute for Sustainable Societies at The University of South Australia, Adelaide. The keynote will take place on June 17 at 7 p.m. in Evans Auditorium.

Conference details:

When: June 17-20

Where: Various campus locations

Cost: Advanced registration required for attendance for all events aside from the opening plenary and keynote. Register online.

Contact: For more information, visit the AESS website or contact Director of Environmental Studies Jim Proctor, jproctor@lclark.edu