Creating environmentally and socially responsible sustainable energy and resource development in the Arctic
É«»¨ÌÃ’s Royal Society of Canada’s Fellows and College Members speaker’s series … Research at the Centre of the Edge.
Can extractive industries and host communities in the North find common ground for mutual prosperity without compromising the environment?
Join Dr. John Sandlos, Department of History, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences and Dr. Karin Buhmann, Department of Management, Society and Communication, Copenhagen Business School, to find the answer to this important question. Dr. Mark Stoddart, Department of Sociology, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, will facilitate.
The presentation will discuss what history can teach us about the social and environmental costs of natural resource extraction, and how can we apply those lessons for a sustainable future.
John Sandlos is an environmental historian, who has written extensively on the history of mining and wildlife conservation in northern Canada. He has co-authored two books with Arn Keeling. The first one, Mining Country: A History of Canada’s Mines and Miners (Lorimer, 2021) and their next one about the history of arsenic pollution at Giant Mine is now forthcoming with McGill-Queen’s University Press.
Karin Buhmann is a professor in the Department of Management, Society and Communication, Copenhagen Business School. Her research focuses on sustainability and responsible business conduct with an emphasis on social issues, especially climate change mitigation; business responsibilities for human rights; and sustainable finance.
All are welcome.
Presented by the Royal Society of Canada in collaboration with the Arctic Academy for Sustainability; and the Office of the Vice-President (Research).
Location: Wooden Walls Distilling, 140 Harbour Dr., St. John's
Date and Time: Thursday, Oct. 10 at 07:00 PM - 09:00 PM (NDT)