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Anu Ramaswami – University of MinnesotaMarian Chertow – YaleTed Russell – Georgia-TechPaty-Romero Lankao – National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR)Chris Weible – University of Colorado DenverRachelle Hollander – The National Academy of Engineering (NAE)
Tongji UniversityTsinghua UniversityChinese Academy of Sciences – Institute for the Urban Environment (CAS-IUE)The Indian Institute of Technology (Kanpur)TERI UniversityThree NGOs: ICLEI-South Asia, the Resource Optimization Initiative (Bangalore), and The Urban Health Research Center (UHRC)
This workshop is part of an NSF Partnership in International Research and Education (PIRE) grant that focuses on “Developing Low-Carbon Cities in the USA, China & India through Inter-Disciplinary Integration Across Engineering, Environmental Sciences, Social Sciences & Public Health.” Led by Anu Ramaswami (University of Minnesota), this PIRE project will develop a transformative international research, education and outreach program to assist in the development of low-carbon, resource-efficient and healthy cities in the US, China and India. The collaboration includes six U.S. partners and partners in India and China.
This workshop has three main objectives:
-Explore key competencies relating to five main learning areas and their inter-connections: a) Sustainability systems concepts; b) Inter-disciplinary learning; c) Inter-cultural learning; d) Ethics; e) Community-based field research.
-Learn about existing programs and experiences among all partners and workshop attendees
To reach these objectives, workshop sessions are organized in several different ways. Most begin with a subject area overview, followed by a panel of presentations from team members about their experiences with the subject. Group discussion should focus on the implications of the talks and experiences for enhancing systems thinking in the curricula and for assessing learning.
The NAE will do video interviews with some workshop participants during breaks, asking for their reflections on the role of partnerships in fostering international interdisciplinary research and education, with attention to issues of ethics and society.