Environment
Events
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Those Waters Giving Way
An overview of Michael Cherney’s artistic process and recent works. The art combines photography with the subject matter, aesthetics, materials and formats traditionally associated with classical Chinese painting, which allows […]
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Liu Zhenya – The Art of Energy Revolution: From Ultra High Voltage Power Grids to Global Energy Interconnection
Milstein East B/C, Wasserstein Hall 1585 Mass Ave., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Liu Zhenya, Former Chairman and President of State Grid Corporation of China; Chairman of Global Energy Interconnection Development and Cooperation Organization (GEIDCO) Mr. Liu formerly served as the Chairman […]
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Workshop: Chinese Food: Culture, Economy, and Ecology
CGIS South CGIS South, 1730 Cambridge St, Cambridge, MA, United StatesPart of the Fairbank Center's "Environment in Asia" series April 27, 8:30am-6:30pm, CGIS South Room S153 April 28, 8:30am-3:30pm, CGIS South Room S250 Organizer: Ling Zhang (Boston College); Elizabeth Lord […]
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The Arnold Arboretum and China: A Century-Old Partnership
Weld Hill Research Building 1300 Centre St., Boston, MA, United StatesSurrounded by our Bonsai & Penjing collection, enjoy cocktails and hors d'oeuvres as you view Professor Yin Kaipu's (Chengdu Institute of Biology) photographs which document a century of environmental change. […]
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From Eco-Threat to Green Leader: Narratives of China’s Environment
Speaker: Elizabeth Lord, An Wang Postdoctoral Fellow, Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies This talk aims to unpack dominant narratives about China’s environment, including the discourse of crisis, the idea that […]
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Gufran Beig – Anatomy of Extreme Pollution Event in a Megacity: Delhi
Pierce Hall 100F 29 Oxford St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Gufran Beig, Project Director, System of Air Quality Forecasting and Research, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Government of India; Fellow, Indian Academy of Sciences; World […]
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Rob Efird – Nature for Nurture: Environmental Education, Nature Experience, and the Healthy Chinese Child
CGIS Knafel K262 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Robert Efird, Professor of Anthropology and Asian studies, Seattle University For the past 15 years, the Chinese Ministry of Education’s attempt to promote environmental education in public schools has […]
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Ruth Mostern – The Natural and Unnatural History of the Yellow River
Speaker: Ruth Mostern, University of Pittsburgh The geographer Jamie Linton has observed that under conditions of human entanglement, there is no such thing as a hydrological cycle, and that we […]
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Christopher Atwood: Environmental Geographies of the Mongol Empire
Speaker: Christopher Atwood, Professor, Mongolian and Chinese Frontier & Ethnic History, University of Pennsylvania The European conquest of the Americas, the consequent ecological exchange, massive mortality, and rise of plantation economies […]
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Alex Wang – Symbolic Legitimacy and Chinese Environmental Reform
CGIS Knafel K262 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesSpeaker: Alex Wang, UCLA At the heart of debates over Chinese rule of law is the question of state legitimacy. Critics argue that legitimacy requires liberal democratic rule of law. […]
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Yu Zhou – Technological Innovation: Exploring Chinese Models
CGIS South S020, Belfer Case Study Room 1730 Cambridge St., Cambridge, MA, United StatesRead the event summary here Speaker: Yu Zhou, Vassar College China’s technological ambition and trajectory have become a central concern for the US-China Trade War and will likely to define […]
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***POSTPONED*** Environment in Asia Reunion Workshop – With a Special Tribute to Profs. Robert B. Marks and Peter C. Perdue
CGIS Knafel K262 1737 Cambridge Street, Cambridge, MA, United StatesTHIS EVENT IS POSTPONED DUE TO THE COVID-19 SITUATION. WE HOPE TO RESCHEDULE IT FOR APRIL 2021. WE APOLOGIZE FOR THE INCONVENIENCE Organizer: Ling Zhang, Boston College Featuring roundtable conversations […]