Water as the Sine Qua Non: Water & Human History
Jim Malarkey, Classicist, Antioch Midwest (retired)
Sue Van Allen, psychologist, Antioch Midwest
Developing a Scientific Lens
Geomorphology, Climatology, Hydrology: Allen Hunt, Physicist, Wright State
Developing a Psycho/Spiritual Lens
Water and the Human Experience: Patricia Mische
Developing a Sociological/Political Economy Lens
Structural Inequities & Problematization: Hassan Rahmanian
United States: Environmental Policy and Social Justice
"What's in Your Water?: Chemical Disasters, Energy Development and Environmental Justice in Appalachia" : Maya Nye, activist and president of People Concerned about Chemical Safety
Policy & Pollution: Pressures on the Great Lakes : Lewis Wallace, Environmental Reporter, WYSO
Global Perspective: Central and South America/ Caribbean Islands
Natural Resource Conservation through Cultural Preservation: Leslie King, UD River Stewards
Global Perspective: Russia & Europe
Peter Thomson, author of Sacred Sea: A Journey to Lake Baikal
Gary Cook, Earth Island Institute - Baikal Watch
Global Perspective: cont.
Water & Conflict in the Middle East : Jim Malarkey, Classicist
China: The Problems of Poyang Lake : Jessica D' Ambrosia, Hydrologist
India: Class Politics and the Privatization of Water : Simanti Dasgupta, Sociologist
Global Perspective: Africa & Indonesia
“Using sustainability standards to improve water quality in Rwanda with the Rainforest Alliance.” : Deanna Newsom
Common Stream Stories: Water & Cross Cultural Work in Ghana, Ecuador, Indonesia : Samara Hoyer-Winfield, Anthropologist
Natural Resources and the World Bank: Dam Displacement in Ethiopia : Ashley Lackovich-Van Gorp, Anthropologist
Ethics, Policy, Technology
Policy & Possibility: Toward a Regional Ethic of Water : Bill Marvin, Ethicist
Policy & Innovation: "So you want to build a sensor to change the world?" Jacob Bertrand, Physical Chemist & Entrepreneur