Perspectives on Sustainable Development
Environmental justice and climate change are driving decarbonization across industrial sectors and throughout everyday life. There are many nuanced issues that planners will face as they try to sustainably reshape our world. This podcast will focus on climate and EJ but also bring on associated experts to speak about how these issues affect their fields. From city planning, economic development, transportation, education, national security, mental health, manufacturing, supply chain...we should all be considering how climate and EJ considerations will affect our decision paradigms.
Join me every two weeks as we discuss critical issues with thought leaders who know them best.
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Perspectives on Sustainable Development
Impactful Authors Series - Episode 3 - Randall Abate - Climate Change and the Voiceless
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I used to always start my climate or EJ talks with a photo of my children to reinforce the point that they are why I am so passionate about my work. I want to help establish the most sustainable, healthy, and economically viable environment for them that we possibly can. I'd expect that most parents would relate to that goal. Yet long term planning and sustainability programs are often brushed aside. Children have no real voice in the matter. Similarly, residents in overburdened areas may often feel like they have no voice as their concerns may go seemingly unheard. Finally, wildlife itself, although critical to our survival, has no voice in the planning and policy processes (though a few recent court cases are changing this a bit).
My guest for this episode, Professor Randall Abate, addresses these issues and more in the second edition of his book Climate Change and the Voiceless. I'm not sure if it was the topics we discussed, or the fact that we both have deep Jersey ties, but I really enjoyed this conversation and hope you will as well.
