The 2008 Distinguished Lecture
"Welcome to the Anthropocene" ... an illustrated talk by
William deBuys, award-winning author and conservationist, College of
Santa Fe
Anthropocene refers to the most recent
period in the Earth's history, beginning in the late 18th century, when human
activity first began to have an impact on global climate and ecosystems. The
landscapes of the Southwest, for example, while seemingly timeless and
unaffected, have experienced enormous changes over the past century. These
human-induced changes are becoming harder to predict, harder to live with,
and for many, harder to accept. Left unchecked, a warming and increasingly
variable climate promises to usher in a period of unprecedented impact.
Tuesday, October 7, 2008
7:00 PM in CESL Auditorium 103
Post-lecture reception at Arizona State Museum
(520)626-8381 | www.statemuseum.arizona.edu
The 2008 Distinguished Lecture Series is co-sponsored by Arizona State
Museum, the UA Department of Anthropology, Arid Lands Resource Sciences,
and the Laboratory of Tree-ring Research.
New SWLCS Resources:
In addition
to the SIG (Southwest Information Gateway), which provides
centralized access to the many Southwestern information
resources on the Web, the SWLCS interactive map server
has recently been redesigned and now functions as a
series of fully interactive map viewers.
