Complex Time: Population and the Environment
Offered By: Santa Fe Institute via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore the complex relationship between population dynamics and environmental sustainability in this insightful 32-minute interview with Sir Partha Dasgupta from the University of Cambridge. Gain valuable perspectives on analytical demography and applied population ethics as part of the Santa Fe Institute's working group on Population and the Environment. Discover the interdisciplinary approach taken to address pressing questions about human population growth and its impact on the environment. Learn about the key outcomes and potential research directions that emerged from this collaborative effort, which is part of the SFI Complex Time research theme. Delve into the intricate connections between adaptation, aging, and the arrow of time in the context of population and environmental studies.
Syllabus
SANTA FE INSTITUTE
Population and the Environment: An Analytical Demography & Applied Population Ethics
What was the big question or idea the meeting was designed to explore?
What diversity of disciplines, data sets, and areas of expertise are required or presented in your WG in order to solve the research question of interest?
What are some of the main syntheses/outcomes from the meeting?
What one or two research directions did the meeting suggest?
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