The Foley Institute’s Coffee & Politics Series continues TODAY with Jim Elliott, who will be discussing: “Remaking Urban Nature – How Industrial Hazards Become Systemic Risks.”
Sustainable societies of the 21st Century will require sustainable cities. Jim Elliott will explain “socio-environmental succession” – how hazardous waste accumulates in urban areas in ways that produce cumulatively significant changes in local environments. Studies in environmental and urban sociology offer policy makers insights for planning cities of the future.
Jim Elliott is professor of sociology at the University of Oregon. His scholarship focuses on urban-environmental change and social inequalities in the United States, ranging from research on native- and foreign-born migration, racial and gender inequalities in the labor market, struggles over public housing, and social vulnerabilities to environmental hazards.
Join us for pizza, pop, and interesting conversation. RSVP to relgar@wsu.edu.
Today, Monday, March 24
Noon – 1 p.m.
Foley Speaker’s Room
308 Bryan Hall