BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//91Ďă˝¶ĘÓƵ - ECPv6.16.2//NONSGML v1.0//EN CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH X-WR-CALNAME:91Ďă˝¶ĘÓƵ X-ORIGINAL-URL: X-WR-CALDESC:Events for 91Ďă˝¶ĘÓƵ REFRESH-INTERVAL;VALUE=DURATION:PT1H X-Robots-Tag:noindex X-PUBLISHED-TTL:PT1H BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/Los_Angeles BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20250309T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20251102T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20260308T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20261101T090000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZOFFSETFROM:-0800 TZOFFSETTO:-0700 TZNAME:PDT DTSTART:20270314T100000 END:DAYLIGHT BEGIN:STANDARD TZOFFSETFROM:-0700 TZOFFSETTO:-0800 TZNAME:PST DTSTART:20271107T090000 END:STANDARD END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT DTSTART;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260423T190000 DTEND;TZID=America/Los_Angeles:20260423T203000 DTSTAMP:20260526T143025 CREATED:20260311T213000Z LAST-MODIFIED:20260311T234358Z UID:10134-1776970800-1776976200@www.drbu.edu SUMMARY:Book Presentation: Environmental Equity in China and Beyond DESCRIPTION:Thomas Hahn and Michael Nylan have co-authored an introduction to the messy world that is environmental politics called Environmental Equity in China and Beyond (just published).  Taking China and the United States as their two main foci\, they seek to build a four-part case: that (1) Anglo-American legal traditions and the international institutions modeled on Anglo-American presumptions currently hamper every effort to forestall\, remediate\, and compensate for environmental disasters; (2) environmental equity is not a “Western” concept\, but a Chinese one\, already ubiquitous during the early empires (323 BC-AD 316) in China; (3) there can be no environmental equity without an embrace of intergenerational equity\, accompanied by a jettisoning of a number of philosophical concepts (e.g.\, humans as “autonomous rational beings”; “agency”; “free will”; and “cost-benefit analysis”); and (4) Xi Jinping’s “ecological civilization” slogan\, which heralds a major new direction in Chinese policy\, offers both promises and perils to planet Earth. \nHahn and Nylan are currently teaching an undergraduate seminar devoted to this set of allied topics at UC-Berkeley.  In their first public lecture devoted to these themes\, Hahn and Nylan hope for lively debate and probing questions from the audience\, so that they may refine their insights.\n \nSpeakers Bio\nMichael Nylan was taught by a number of Sinological giants\, including Nathan Sivin\, Michael Loewe\, and Henry Rosemont\, Jr.  Her current work focuses on the political theories and practices of the early empires (323 BC-AD 316)\, where she finds abundant evidence that the Ancients were “in better shape” than we in the modern world. \n  \n  \n  \n \n  \nThomas Hahn\, trained in Chinese studies\, historical geography\, and European philosophy\, has taught at institutions like Cornell and UC Berkeley\, specializing in Chinese environmental planning and urban ecology. Hahn has curated exhibitions and consulted for Chinese cities like Tianjin and Hangzhou. URL:/event/book-presentation-environmental-equity-in-china-and-beyond/ LOCATION:Sudhana Center\, 225 S Hope St\, Ukiah\, CA\, 95482\, United States CATEGORIES:Colloquium Lecture Series END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR