Searching for Environmental Solutions in California
2006-07 Environmental Solutions Series
The search for solutions to environmental problems involves finding ways to successfully link science with policy. This presentation series examines environmental issues that are of critical importance primarily in California but which also have implications and applications to other regions. Over the course of the year, speakers will take a problem-focused approach; they will discuss current scientific findings, various tools that help us to deal with environmental problems, and potential applications of research to decision-making, management, and policy implementation. Our goal is to foster ongoing analysis of critical environmental issues and relevance to policy, as well as to demonstrate that solutions-oriented research can make a difference.
Noon to 1:00 PM
Hart Hall, Room 3201
University of California, Davis
10.10.2006
California Water Problems: Solution-Oriented Approaches
Jay Lund, Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, John Muir Institute of the Environment
11.7.2006
Agricultural Effects on Water Quality in California
Michael Johnson, John Muir Institute of the Environment
12.5.2007
Can We Keep Lake Tahoe Blue?
Geoffrey Schladow, Director, Tahoe Environmental Research Center
1.9.2007
Impact of Climate Variation and Change on Mosquitoes and the Viruses They Transmit
William Reisen, Center for Vector-Borne Disease Research
2.6.2007
Can Environmental Law Learn to Swim? The Challenges of Protecting and Restoring Aquatic Environments in California
Holly Doremus, Professor, UC Davis School of Law
3.6.2007
Global Sustainability: The Dilemma of Scale
Deb Niemeier, Director John Muir Institute of the Environment and Professor, Civil & Environmental Engineering
4.10.2007
Towards Environmental Health in the San Joaquin Valley
Kent Pinkerton, Director, Center for Health & Environment
5.8.2007
Wildlife Connectivity and Landscape Division by Roads and Highways
Fraser Shilling, Researcher, Environmental Science and Policy
6.5.2007
Challenges in Conserving Plant Diversity: Endemism, Urbanism, and Global Warming
Mark Schwartz, Environmental Science & Policy
Sponsored by the John Muir Institute of the Environment and the Public Service Research Program.