Monday, September 30, 2013
8:30 a.m. |
Welcome
BECS Board Director |
8:35 |
Introduction to the Workshop
William Rouse (Session Chair) |
8:45 | Earth as a System William Rouse |
9:30 |
Understanding population in human-environment relationships: Science shaped by world-views or evidence?
B.L. Turner II |
10:15 | Discussion |
11:00 |
Challenges to the Earth System: Character and Magnitude of the Challenges in 2050
W.G. Ernst (Session Chair) |
11:05 |
Demographic trends and their consequences
John Bongaarts |
11:35 |
Demographic and economic drivers of consumption and environmental change abstract
Andrew Jorgenson and Juliet Schor |
12:05 p.m. |
Urbanization in the 21st century: Challenges and opportunities for environmental sustainability
Peter Marcotullio and Karen Seto |
12:35 | Discussion |
2:00 | Challenges to the Earth System: Consequences to the Earth System Henry Harpending (Session Chair) |
2:05 |
Biodiversity and ecosystem services in a world of 10 billion
Steve Polasky |
2:35 |
Future demand and supply pressures on water: Implications for agriculture and other sectors
Siwa Msangi |
3:05 | Energy, land, and water on a 10 billion person planet: An integrated perspective James A. (Jae) Edmonds |
3:35 | Discussion |
5:00 |
Special Presentation X-Events and human progress (or, why the trend is not your friend) John Casti |
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
8:30 a.m. |
Equitable Resource Distribution
B.L. Turner II (Session Chair) |
8:35 |
Global income inequality: Historical trends and policy implications for the future
Branko Milanović |
9:05 |
Population, internal inequality and conspicuous consumption in Africa: Trends and implications for sustainability
Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue |
9:35 |
Intergenerational tradeoffs, demographic metabolism, and the long term benefits of equitable empowerment in the near term
Wolfgang Lutz |
10:35 | Discussion |
11:00 | Interaction Between Earth and Societal Systems Terry Chapin (Session Chair) |
11:05 |
The distribution of population health and consumption risk in low, middle and high income countries: The Rose paradigm revisited
Lisa Berkman |
11:35 |
Demography and climate change: Current understanding, future directions
Brian O’Neill |
12:05 p.m. | Discussion |
1:45 | Plenary discussion |
3:15 | Workshop adjourns |
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