Register and learn more about events hosted or sponsored by the Office of the Vice Provost for Advances in Learning (VPAL) and its Harvard Initiative for Learning and Teaching (HILT) branch.
The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability and the Vice Provost Office for Advances in Learning present Harvard Speaks on Climate Change, a series featuring Harvard faculty and fellows working on different dimensions of the climate challenge. In this session, Dr. Fushcia-Ann Hoover will delve into the critical intersection of environmental justice and green infrastructure. With a focus on socio-ecological systems, Dr. Hoover will illuminate the importance of incorporating principles of justice and equity into the planning and implementation of green infrastructure projects. Professor and Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability Jim Stock will host. This series is part of the collection of VPAL Signature Events and is co-sponsored by the Harvard Alumni Association.
Historically, architects, urban planners, and designers have seen themselves as experts in the design of the built environment, often refusing to engage community members throughout their design processes. McKinney White and Echols believe that design thinking creates a unique positionality to elevate communities and center their voices within built works. enFOLD Collective will speak to their latest installation, Black – Still, to express an alternative approach, in which stakeholder engagement and a collaborative design process served as the impetus to community healing. Further, ongoing activation and programming of projects elevates the connections between built work and community. In an effort to promote social advancement beyond equity and inclusion, rehabilitative engagement can serve as the ultimate form of justice.
The Salata Institute for Climate and Sustainability and the Vice Provost Office for Advances in Learning present Harvard Speaks on Climate Change, a series featuring Harvard faculty and fellows working on different dimensions of the climate challenge. In this session, Dr. Fushcia-Ann Hoover will delve into the critical intersection of environmental justice and green infrastructure. With a focus on socio-ecological systems, Dr. Hoover will illuminate the importance of incorporating principles of justice and equity into the planning and implementation of green infrastructure projects. Professor and Vice Provost for Climate and Sustainability Jim Stock will host. This series is part of the collection of VPAL Signature Events and is co-sponsored by the Harvard Alumni Association.
Historically, architects, urban planners, and designers have seen themselves as experts in the design of the built environment, often refusing to engage community members throughout their design processes. McKinney White and Echols believe that design thinking creates a unique positionality to elevate communities and center their voices within built works. enFOLD Collective will speak to their latest installation, Black – Still, to express an alternative approach, in which stakeholder engagement and a collaborative design process served as the impetus to community healing. Further, ongoing activation and programming of projects elevates the connections between built work and community. In an effort to promote social advancement beyond equity and inclusion, rehabilitative engagement can serve as the ultimate form of justice.