Good evening,

Dr. Hardiman’s lab will be hosting a FNR seminar next week that may be of interested to some.

“Who has access to nature in the city? Urban social inequities and biodiversity often converge but not always.”

Dr. Paige Warren

Professor and Dept Head

Department of Environmental Conservation

UMass-Amherst

12:00 PM – 1:00 PM Friday, December 9^th

Zoom / PFEN 241

Access to nature is important for the well-being of urban residents. A growing body of work has documented disparate access to urban nature by race and socioeconomic status, which may in turn beget inequitable outcomes in terms of residents’ health, happiness, and satisfaction. However, the story is not the same in every city - research in some cities reveals a positive association between wealth, privilege, and biodiversity. Yet, other studies show that areas with lower incomes or high proportions of minoritized racial identities have greater access to biodiversity. In still other studies socioeconomic factors and biodiversity appear unrelated. The presentation will discuss why this might be, as well as some ideas on achieving greater access for all.

There’s also information in the attached flyer.

Amy

Amy Ledman

She/Her/Hers

Graduate Program Specialist - Ecological Sciences and Engineering
Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs - The Graduate School

Ernest C. Young Hall, Rm B40
155 S. Grant St.
West Lafayette, IN 47907

o: 765-494-5865   f: 765-496-6271

Schedule a meeting: calendly.com/aledman

Please Note the following upcoming University closures:

Purdue University and The Office of Interdisciplinary Graduate Programs (OIGP) will be closed for the Winter Recess beginning Thursday, December 22, 2022, at 5 PM EST until Tuesday, January 3, 2023, at 8 AM EST.