What the controversial 1972 'Limits to Growth' report got right: Our choices today shape future conditions for life on Earth
A 1972 report warned that unchecked consumption could crater the world economy by 2100. Fifty years and much debate later, can humanity innovate quickly enough to avoid that fate?
Matthew E. Kahn, Provost Professor of Economics and Spatial Sciences, USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences •
conversation
July 12, 2022 • ~10 min
July 12, 2022 • ~10 min
Coastal gentrification in Puerto Rico is displacing people and damaging mangroves and wetlands
Puerto Rico’s tourism industry is booming as nations lift COVID-19 travel restrictions, but development is displacing people who have lived along its coastlines for years.
Hilda Lloréns, Associate Professor, Anthropology & Marine Affairs, University of Rhode Island •
conversation
June 16, 2022 • ~10 min
June 16, 2022 • ~10 min
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