A reminder that this is today (Tuesday). See you soon! Cheers, Neha & Akhil
On Sun, Mar 14, 2021 at 12:30 PM Neha Kumar <neha.ku...@gmail.com> wrote: > Hi all, > > We invite you to our next session of the X4D Talks <http://x4d.org/> on *March > 23rd 0800 PDT/1500 GMT/2030 IST on Sustainability and Development*. Our > speakers include: > > *Barath Raghavan,* University of Southern California, USA > *Computing within Limits * > Global society has run up against the limits of the global ecosystem. This > has happened during an era in which computing has become central to society > and to the management of societal challenges. What are the ecological and > social limits that we are likely to face in the future, and what is the > role of computing in responding to them? > > *Bonnie Nardi,* University of California, Irvine, USA > *Post-Growth * > To fix our broken global economy which has become dependent on ruinous > growth, scholars and activists propose a post-growth economy of socially > sustainable and equitable reduction of resource use coupled with changes in > distributive practice. The ideas are as much about reimagining how we > relate to each other and the world as they are about production and > consumption. Post-growth philosophy suggests that we can do better than the > the alienations of neoliberal atomism and the hyper-competitive struggle in > which someone or something is always losing. Unexamined notions of > "freedom" enshrined in current economic ideology implicitly demote > solidarity, caring, and mutual respect for human and non-human. What do the > post-growthers have to say? > > *Anjali Mohan*, Integrated Design, National Law School of India > University, Bangalore, & TLI Bangalore, India > *Decentralised Socio-Technical Imaginaries as Pathways to Sustainable > Urban Development * > Amidst arguments for steady state, degrowth, post-development, and > post-growth economies, this talk focuses on alternative visions of > development informed by bottom-up socio-technical imaginaries premised on > the ‘stubborn ground realities’. The talk draws on interventions towards > enhancing water resilience in urban poor settlements in the city of Ranchi. > > *Jay Chen*, International Computer Science Institute, USA > *Sustainability or Development? * > Sustainability and development are both urgent problems. Given the finite > availability of resources, the two goals seem fundamentally at odds. How do > we do both? Are there synergies or alternative conceptualizations that can > help? > > *When:* March 23rd 0800 PDT/1500 GMT/2030 IST** > *Where: *https://ucl.zoom.us/j/95227615667 > > Warmly, > Neha & Akhil >
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