Episode 1: Tackling climate change with restoration ecology, food sovereignty, and sewage
In the inaugural episode of this Harvard GSD podcast we hear from people working in and around the school about the existential threat posed by climate change.
Discover the surprising potential of irrigating agricultural land with sewage, and hear alternating perspectives on critical next steps: the imperative of food sovereignty, the need for self-sufficient cities, and “restoration ecology” schemes that begin right on Harvard’s doorstep.
DISCLAIMER: This episode was recorded in April, 2021. The guests’ titles and their affiliation to the school were accurate at the time of recording.
Show Links
- Martha Schwartz Partners
- David Moreno Mateos’ research
- Re-Wilding Harvard course description
- Climate by Design course description
- Thinking through Soil studio description
- New Visions for Wastewater Equity in the Mezquital Valley
- The Desert We Eat course description
- The Architecture of Food Sovereignty by Adriana David
- Counter-Meal Exhibition by Adriana David
About
The show is produced by Maggie Janik and hosted by Harriet Fitch Little.
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