Lecture 1 Flashcards
How wrote Braiding Sweetgrass
Robin Wall Kimmerer
What is braiding sweetgrass primarily about
Loving Nature, and Nature loving back.
The idea that relationship with nature can be connected to a relationship with mother
How does scientist and plant biologist Kimmerer tend to relate to plants that she researches
The scientist is more based with pathology, genetics and evidence. But Kimmerer is more focussed on the emotions and feelings which cannot be explained by evidence. One must experience it to feel it
How does mother Kimmerer relate to the plants she interacts within her garden
She sees them as her mother. The garden nurturing her
3 definitions of research
- A search or investigation undertaken to discover facts and reach new conclusions by the critical study of a subject or by a course of scientific inquiry
- Scientific process that involves the systematic and careful collection of data
- Art Based Research
Art Based Research
Process of discovery that requires a willingness to be transformed and educated. This process thus values intuition, emotions and “Hunches” of you. ABR pushes the bounds of innovative thinking and doing when practitioners are open to the unknown
Sustainability Goals
17
Why do the Sustainability goals to exist
Designed to meet urgent social, economic, environmental and political challenges facing our world
When are sustainability goals are expected to be achieved by
2030
17 Sustainability goals
No poverty
Zero hunger
Good health and Well being
Quality education
Gender Equality
Clean water and Santization
Affordable and clean energy
Decent work and Economic Growth
Industry……
U of S definition of sustainability
Sustainability is the stewardship of the natural environment in a socially and economically responsible manner that meets the needs of both present and future generations
Vision of U of S sustainability
Every member of the campus community will act sustainably and will make informed choices in all areas of life, education, research, operation, governance and community engagement
Sustainable Research
Research and scholarship that explicitly addresses the concept sustainability, furthers our understanding of the interdependence of ecological and social/economic systems, or has a primary and explicit focus on a major sustainability challenge
How does AASHE define Sustainability
Pluralistic and inclusive way, encompassing human and ecological health, social justice, secure livelihoods and a better world for all generations
Major Sustainability challenges
Climate change, global poverty and inequality, natural resource depletion and environmental degradation
