Enhancing Life: The Meanings Of Sustainability

The Whitelee wind farm in Scotland.
The Whitelee wind farm in Scotland. Ian Dick / Flickr
The Whitelee wind farm in Scotland.
The Whitelee wind farm in Scotland. Ian Dick / Flickr

Enhancing Life: The Meanings Of Sustainability

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When people think of sustainability, they often associate it with the fight against climate change. But as a concept, sustainability runs deeper.

Maria Antonaccio, a religion professor at Bucknell University, has been researching alternate theories of sustainability, and how they spill into modern discourse around climate change, with the University of Chicago’s Enhancing Life ProjectShe joins Worldview to discuss her ideas.

Gleacher’s talk on the subject at the project’s capstone conference is on August 6 at the Gleacher Center downtown.