Working with Communities to Provide Local Benefits
Offered By: AGU via YouTube
Course Description
Overview
Explore a workshop highlighting collaborative efforts between geoscientists and local communities to address practical environmental challenges. Learn about volunteer scientists leveraging their expertise to work in partnership with communities on issues such as pollution mitigation, flood prevention, and climate change impact reduction. Discover various community science projects, including water quality monitoring in Ohio near hydraulic fracturing sites and a Jamaican initiative converting food waste into energy and fertilizer. Gain insights from a panel of experts discussing their experiences in community-driven scientific initiatives across the United States and abroad, showcasing the growing trend of scientists actively engaging with local populations to create tangible benefits and sustainable solutions.
Syllabus
Fall Meeting 2018 Press Conference: Working with communities to provide local benefits (Workshop)
Taught by
AGU
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