Sustainability for the Forgotten with author Gary Marchlis In-Person
Gary Machlis, Professor of Environmental Sustainability at Clemson University, will discuss his new book, Sustainability for the Forgotten: Bringing the oft forgotten into the core of the sustainability movement. The book has been described as incendiary as it confronts the history, policies, and practices of sustainability. With examples that range from the coffeelands of El Salvador to the coal country of American Appalachia, from the streets of Detroit to refugee camps in Greece and the upscale metro centers of the affluent, sustainability is examined with a critical eye and an emphasis on insuring that the forgotten are heard. Well-researched and passionate, wide-ranging and sharply focused, the book is a provocative statement on the future of sustainability and a call to action that is ultimately hopeful.
- Link to publisher site: https://uofupress.com/books/sustainability-for-the-forgotten/
- Link to Dr. Machlis’ site: https://www.clemson.edu/cbshs/about/profiles/machlis
This event is organized by a community partner and hosted by the Boulder Public Library.
- Date:
- Sunday, Sep 8 2024
- Time:
- 2:30pm - 4:00pm
- Location:
- Canyon Theater, Main Library
- Audience:
- Adult All ages
- Categories:
- Author Talks Community Event Performances & Presentations
Biosketch for Dr. Gary E. Machlis
Dr. Gary E. Machlis is University Professor of Environmental Sustainability at Clemson University. Prior to joining the faculty at Clemson, he served as Science Advisor to the Director, U.S. National Park Service (NPS) during both terms of the Obama administration. He founded the Secretary of the Interior’s Strategic Sciences Group, responding to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and Hurricane Sandy. In addition, he led a team working on rebuilding science capacity and science education in Haiti after its devastating earthquake. At Clemson, Machlis teaches and writes about issues in social ecology, disaster response, conservation and sustainability, science integrity, and the politics of science.
Dr. Machlis received his bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Washington, and his Ph.D. in human ecology from Yale University. He has published scientific articles in journals as varied as Society and Natural Resources, Biological Conservation, Climatic Change, BioScience, Conservation Biology, Science, and Science Advances (for which he was a founding Deputy Editor).
Since arriving at Clemson in 2014, he has co-authored and co-edited several books, including The Baltimore School of Urban Ecology: Space, Scale, and Time for the Study of Cities (Yale University Press, 2015), The Structure and Dynamics of Human Ecosystems (Yale University Press, 2017), Science, Conservation, and National Parks (University of Chicago Press, 2017), The Future of Conservation in America (University of Chicago Press, 2018), and American Covenant: National Parks and Our Nation's Future (Yale University Press, 2021). His newest book, Sustainability for the Forgotten, was published by the University of Utah Press in early 2024.
Dr. Machlis has been active in international conservation and has worked in China on the Giant Panda Project for the World Wildlife Fund, the Galápagos Islands, and the national parks of Kenya, Cuba, and Eastern Europe. He has also been active in diversity, inclusion, and equity issues, and was an appointed member of the American Association for the Advancement of Science National Committee on Opportunities for Women and Minorities for over a decade. Machlis also has been an adjunct faculty member at Southern University (a Historical Black College and University).
At the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, he serves on the Sustainability Science and Technology Roundtable, and in 2022 was appointed to the National Academies Board on Environmental Change and Society. He also serves on the Academies' Advisory Board for its Scientists and Engineers in Exile or Displaced Program, working to assist and support scientists in exile around the world. In 2010, Dr. Machlis was elected a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science. He lives in Central, South Carolina.