One of the most eye-opening elements of my fall semester at Duke Kunshan University was the opportunity to take a course called Environmental Law. I took a U.S. environmental law class back in Durham duringContinue reading
Tag: Sustainable Development
Dreams of a Green Silk Road, Part 3: First Build Bridges
Part 3 in a series explores the critical importance of prioritizing environmental considerations in development planning.
Dreams of a Green Silk Road, Part 2: Matters of Perspective
Part 2 of this series provides a taste of the complex discussions facilitated at a conference on environmentally and socially responsible international investment held at Duke Kunshan University, where participants reached across disciplinary boundaries as well as geographic ones.
Sustainable Sweetness: WGELA Brings Bean-to-Bar Chocolate to Campus
A student-run group’s recent on-campus chocolate tasting was a window into the difficulties and rewards of running a business committed to environmental sustainability.
Building Resilient Structures – Physical and Social – in a Changing World
The NCSE conference showed me that promoting a sustainable built environment will mean finding creative responses to trends in the policy world, as well.