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Humans of the 21st century face seemingly insurmountable challenges from climate disruption and energy use based on fossil fuels to a vulnerable food system grounded in water and agriculture. Creative, sustainable, and resilient responses are needed to these challenges; not only to survive, but to develop new ways of living that support our needs without compromising the needs of future generations—the tenets of sustainability.

In this course, we will learn what “resilient sustainability” means, and how it can be a touchstone for enabling a bright future that links environmental quality, economic fairness, and cultural equity—the triptych of sustainability. We will discuss a new book by Hannah Ritchie entitled Not the End of the World: How We Can Be the First Generation to Build a Sustainable Planet. After examining and framing the concept of resilient sustainability, we will see how it has been used in human history before, during, and after the Agricultural and Industrial Revolutions, with particular reference to energy, water, and land use.We will apply the ideas of resilient sustainability to our food production system and looking ahead to the Post-Petroleum Era.

This course will combine lecture with class discussions.