Environmental scientist Madhusudan Katti delves into the complex history of national park creation and management, challenging the traditional narrative of pristine wilderness preservation.
Environmental scientist Madhusudan Katti delves into the complex history of national park creation and management, challenging the traditional narrative of pristine wilderness preservation. Learn how indigenous communities who inhabited the land before it was a park actively shaped the landscape and how their methods contrast with modern conservationist practices. Dr. Katti invites you to examine the role of national parks in preserving both nature and indigenous heritage, and consider the vital role of interdisciplinary approaches in shaping the future of conservation.
Madhusudan Katti, Ph.D., is an Associate Professor of Leadership in Public Science in the Department of Forestry and Environmental Resources at NC State. His research addresses the behavioral consequences of human activities on other species, such as the effects of urban noise on bird song; the resilience of coastal North Carolina suburban forests and communities to hurricane impacts; how systemic racism and segregation shape the geography of green spaces and nature in cities, and how history and sociopolitical power dynamics shape access to nature for marginalized communities; environmental justice; and developing praxis for decolonizing the science of ecology and conservation biology.
Yosemite National Park is a Colonial Crime Scene (Madhusudan Katti)
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