Unit 5: Adapting to Global Change: What Can You Do?

Melissa Ramirez, Ph.D. and Jason Flores, Ph.D. provide an introduction to the topic of Adapting to Global Change: What Can You Do?

How citizen science is transforming scientific discovery, including the Citizen Science Campus program, Crowd the Tap (a NC State project about safe drinking water), and three other ways students can make a difference.

Dr. Paige argues that "music can help us imagine distant futures" and that "soundscapes invite us to attend to both who and what is creating certain sounds ... as well as how our reactions to environmental sounds can drive us toward certain kinds of behaviors."

Roland Kays, Ph.D. describes how new technologies can help provide the information we need to conserve animal populations and help them adapt to change.

Incorporating nature into urban landscapes is crucial for the wellbeing of people and wildlife in cities. Deja Perkins discusses special considerations for using crowd-sourced datasets to achieve biodiversity in urban environments. 

Holly Hurlburt, Ph.D. traces the ecological ups (seawater) and downs (the city) of Venice, and considers the possible salvation of this magical place.

Andy Fox and David Hill provide an overview of the Coastal Dynamics Design Lab in NC State University’s College of Design. The lab leads trans-disciplinary research and design teams to address critical ecological and community development challenges.

How will climate change affect international migration? Angel Cruz, Ph.D. and Nora Haenn, Ph.D. look at climate change and migration from the standpoint of smallholder farmers in Mexico and, especially, El Salvador.

Will agricultural smallholders respond to climate change by migrating internationally? Angel Cruz, Ph.D. and Nora Haenn, Ph.D. continue their look at climate change and migration from the standpoint of smallholder farmers in Mexico and El Salvador.

Kofi Boone explains how the design of landscapes has the ability to harm, or to heal. He reflects on the environment in which he grew up in Detroit, and shares the work he and his students have done in Ghana.