[NatureNS] Environmental History in Atlantic Canada - lecture

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The following lecture may interest some on this list.

Patricia L. Chalmers
Halifax

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From: Department of History, Dalhousie University
Subject: Public lecture

Environmental History in Atlantic Canada
Keshen Goodman Public Library,
330 Lacewood Dr., Halifax

21 April 2011 at 7 p.m.


What is environmental history, and what does it mean for Atlantic Canada?

As part of NiCHE's (Network in Canadian History and Environment) 
Earth Week public events across Canada, Dalhousie's Claire Campbell 
will present an engaging lecture on 21 April at 7 p.m. at the Keshen 
Goodman Library, entitled, "What is environmental history, and what 
does it mean for Atlantic Canada?"

Environmental issues such as climate change, energy supply, and 
resource use are at the forefront of public debate. But while 
"sustainability" implies thinking about the future, there are in fact 
critical lessons to be learned from the past. And while environmental 
issues are often global in scale, thinking in regional terms is 
arguably much more relevant for policy discussion.

Communities in Atlantic Canada are living artifacts of our 
environmental past: of scientific exploration, industrial use, 
resource management, and efforts at protection and reclamation. This 
talk will explore some ways in which a historical perspective can 
help us take "a long view" of sustainability in the Atlantic region, 
demonstrate how our economic health and cultural identity is rooted 
in the natural environment, and suggest what we might learn from past 
experience.

Dr. Claire Campbell is an associate professor of history and the 
coordinator of the Canadian Studies program at Dalhousie University, 
where she also teaches (SUST 1000) in the College of Sustainability.


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The following lecture may interest some on this list.<br><br>
Patricia L. Chalmers<br>
Halifax<br><br>
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<font size=4><a name="publiclecture"></a>From: Department of History,
Dalhousie University<br>
Subject: Public lecture<br><br>
Environmental History in Atlantic Canada<br>
Keshen Goodman Public Library, <br>
330 Lacewood Dr., Halifax<br><br>
21 April 2011 at 7 p.m.<br><br>
<br>
What is environmental history, and what does it mean for Atlantic
Canada?<br><br>
As part of NiCHE's (Network in Canadian History and Environment) Earth
Week public events across Canada, Dalhousie's Claire Campbell will
present an engaging lecture on 21 April at 7 p.m. at the Keshen Goodman
Library, entitled, &quot;What is environmental history, and what does it
mean for Atlantic Canada?&quot;<br><br>
Environmental issues such as climate change, energy supply, and resource
use are at the forefront of public debate. But while
&quot;sustainability&quot; implies thinking about the future, there are
in fact critical lessons to be learned from the past. And while
environmental issues are often global in scale, thinking in regional
terms is arguably much more relevant for policy discussion.<br><br>
Communities in Atlantic Canada are living artifacts of our environmental
past: of scientific exploration, industrial use, resource management, and
efforts at protection and reclamation. This talk will explore some ways
in which a historical perspective can help us take &quot;a long
view&quot; of sustainability in the Atlantic region, demonstrate how our
economic health and cultural identity is rooted in the natural
environment, and suggest what we might learn from past
experience.<br><br>
Dr. Claire Campbell is an associate professor of history and the
coordinator of the Canadian Studies program at Dalhousie University,
where she also teaches (SUST 1000) in the College of
Sustainability.<br><br>
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