"Building a network
to celebrate and
enhance
interdisciplinary
environmental
scholarship for students and
faculty at CUNY."

The City University
of New York

Welcome to The Nature, Ecology & Society Network at the City University of New York.

NES promotes interdisciplinary collaborative research across City University of New York campuses on themes of nature, ecology and society. NES is concerned with the multiple intersections between nature and society, and bringing together those working on related research. Research ranges from environmental ethics, ecology, environmental justice, conservation, and natural resource use - to questions of how society can achieve sustainable development. How the urban environment reflects these linkages is a strong research focus of CUNY faculty and students -- this network has been created to celebrate and foster these linkages... more...

Colloquium

Join us for the eighth annual Nature, Ecology & Society Colloquium. This unique event brings together environmental scholars from across the CUNY campuses. This year's colloquium, 'The Production of Nature and Everyday Lives,' will examine, in roundtable discussions, the themes of education and the living environment, public perception and production of natural water resources, biodiversity: town to country, and CUNY sustainability initiatives. In addition, the one-day colloquium will feature a keynote address by Neil Smith, poster presentations, and lunch discussions.


Roundtable Discussions:

  • Education and the Living Urban Environment
  • Public Perception and Production of Natural Water Resources
  • Biodiversity: Town to Country
  • Back to Sustainable CUNY



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Nature, Ecology and Society

Friday, March 6th, 2009
10:00 am to 4:00 pm
The Graduate Center
365 Fifth Avenue
Segal Theatre
Free