In autumn 2023, followi ng the instalment of the first Distinguished Fellow of the Anthropoce ne, Dr Sjoerd J. Kluiving, a lecture series with expert speakers cove ring the Anthropocene is programmed.
During the lecture series 'Anthropocene: overarching disciplines collaborating for sustainable change', speakers and participants will explore how overarching disc iplines contribute to challenges of the planetary poly crisis that ar e part of what scientists are debating is the Anthropocene. Each lect ure consists of two expert presentations which will be followed by di scussion.
On 5 September, we kick off the lecture series wit h an introduction to the Anthropocene:
The Anthropocene is a ne w time period in which we humans currently live, although discussions are still going on delivering sometimes fierce debates among scienti sts. What is the Anthropocene? Is it a new time unit for humanity on Earth? Mere than geological questions of time boundaries, Golden Spik es and how to measure those, it is apparent that most other academic branches have discussed and/or embraced the term, signifying that the Anthropocene forms a multi-disciplinary arena of global to local cha llenges and problems that relate to the 17 UNSDGs.
In addition, transdisciplinary workshops on the road to the COP 28 in Dubai, Unit ed Arab Emirates, are organised, you can find them . The lecture series as well as the fellowship of the Anthropocene are coordinated by the Amsterdam Sustainability Institute, all events are free and open to a nyone interested.
DESCRIPTION: During the lecture series 'Anthropocene: overarching disc iplines collaborating for sustainable change', speakers and participa nts will explore how overarching disciplines contribute to challenges of the planetary poly crisis that are part of what scientists are de bating is the Anthropocene. Each lecture consists of two expert prese ntations which will be followed by discussion. On 5 September, we kick off the lecture series with an introduction to the Anthropocene: The Anthropocene is a new time period in which we humans currently l ive, although discussions are still going on delivering sometimes fie rce debates among scientists. What is the Anthropocene? Is it a new t ime unit for humanity on Earth? Mere than geological questions of tim e boundaries, Golden Spikes and how to measure those, it is apparent that most other academic branches have discussed and/or embraced the term, signifying that the Anthropocene forms a multi-disciplinary are na of global to local challenges and problems that relate to the 17 U NSDGs. In addition, transdisciplinary workshops on the road to the CO P 28 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, are organised, you can find them here. The lecture series as well as the fellowship of the Anthropocene are coordinated by the Amsterdam Sustainability Institute, all events are free and open to anyone interested. In autumn 2023, following the in stalment of the first Distinguished Fellow of the Anthropocene, Dr Sj oerd J. Kluiving, a lecture series with expert speakers covering the Anthropocene is programmed. END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR