Can Earth's and Society's Systems Meet the Needs of 10 Billion People?: Summary of a Workshop (2014)
Chapter: Appendix A: Workshop Agenda
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Suggested Citation:
"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2014. Can Earth's and Society's Systems Meet the Needs of 10 Billion People?: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18817.
Monday, September 30, 2013
| 8:30 a.m. |
Welcome
BECS Board Director |
| 8:35 |
Introduction to the Workshop
William Rouse (Session Chair) |
| 8:45 | Earth as a System William Rouse |
| 9:30 |
Understanding population in human-environment relationships: Science shaped by world-views or evidence?
B.L. Turner II |
| 10:15 | Discussion |
| 11:00 |
Challenges to the Earth System: Character and Magnitude of the Challenges in 2050
W.G. Ernst (Session Chair) |
| 11:05 |
Demographic trends and their consequences
John Bongaarts |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2014. Can Earth's and Society's Systems Meet the Needs of 10 Billion People?: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18817.
| 11:35 |
Demographic and economic drivers of consumption and environmental change abstract
Andrew Jorgenson and Juliet Schor |
| 12:05 p.m. |
Urbanization in the 21st century: Challenges and opportunities for environmental sustainability
Peter Marcotullio and Karen Seto |
| 12:35 | Discussion |
| 2:00 | Challenges to the Earth System: Consequences to the Earth System Henry Harpending (Session Chair) |
| 2:05 |
Biodiversity and ecosystem services in a world of 10 billion
Steve Polasky |
| 2:35 |
Future demand and supply pressures on water: Implications for agriculture and other sectors
Siwa Msangi |
| 3:05 | Energy, land, and water on a 10 billion person planet: An integrated perspective James A. (Jae) Edmonds |
| 3:35 | Discussion |
| 5:00 |
Special Presentation X-Events and human progress (or, why the trend is not your friend) John Casti |
Tuesday, October 1, 2013
| 8:30 a.m. |
Equitable Resource Distribution
B.L. Turner II (Session Chair) |
| 8:35 |
Global income inequality: Historical trends and policy implications for the future
Branko Milanović |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2014. Can Earth's and Society's Systems Meet the Needs of 10 Billion People?: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18817.
| 9:05 |
Population, internal inequality and conspicuous consumption in Africa: Trends and implications for sustainability
Parfait Eloundou-Enyegue |
| 9:35 |
Intergenerational tradeoffs, demographic metabolism, and the long term benefits of equitable empowerment in the near term
Wolfgang Lutz |
| 10:35 | Discussion |
| 11:00 | Interaction Between Earth and Societal Systems Terry Chapin (Session Chair) |
| 11:05 |
The distribution of population health and consumption risk in low, middle and high income countries: The Rose paradigm revisited
Lisa Berkman |
| 11:35 |
Demography and climate change: Current understanding, future directions
Brian O’Neill |
| 12:05 p.m. | Discussion |
| 1:45 | Plenary discussion |
| 3:15 | Workshop adjourns |
Suggested Citation:
"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Research Council. 2014. Can Earth's and Society's Systems Meet the Needs of 10 Billion People?: Summary of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press.
doi: 10.17226/18817.
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