Sustain
“Sustainability” has become quite the buzz word, evoking images of solar panels, rooftop gardens, and recycling bins. But too rarely do we ask the question: How do we build the world we want to sustain for future generations? From the University of Utah's Sustainability Office comes Sustain, a podcast that highlights environmental justice research and scholarship by the University of Utah community. Podcast host Maria Archibald sits down with U faculty and students to learn how the sustainability movement can build and sustain a world in which environmental integrity, social equity, and economic security prosper. New episodes will be released monthly.
Sustain
Novel Ecosystems in the Anthropocene
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University of Utah Sustainability Office
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Season 3
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Episode 3
"The Anthropocene” refers to the proposed geological epoch in which we are currently living—one that began when human activity started to significantly alter ecological processes, change the climate, and appear in the geological record. In this episode, Professor of Philosophy Dr. Carlos Santana demonstrates how many species are adapting and surviving the so-called Anthropocene by reclaiming waste-landed spaces to create what scientists call "novel ecosystems." "There is actually something ecologically healthy and exciting happening in places that we otherwise would not recognize as healthy ecosystems," says Santana.