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Sense and Sustainability is a podcast devoted to exploring the diversity of perspectives on issues of sustainable development. This semi-weekly podcast features guests from a range of disciplines, in an attempt to provide a more holistic sense of what we mean by \"sustainability.\" Sense and Sustain…

Jisung Park


    • Aug 6, 2019 LATEST EPISODE
    • infrequent NEW EPISODES
    • 30m AVG DURATION
    • 81 EPISODES


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    Land Conservation Part 2: Land Trusts

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2019 47:22


    An interview with Harvard Kennedy School's Rand Wentorth, from real estate finance to public policy

    Sustainability and Agriculture Part 3: An Advocate’s Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 21, 2019 51:19


    Decarbonising food production through effective legal and political strategies

    An Interview with James Ellsmoor, cofounder of Solar Head of State

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 15, 2019 39:59


    Strategically targeting governments around the world to spread solar power

    Sustainability and Agriculture Part 2: A Scientist’s Perspective

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 27, 2018 35:05


    From every day physical phenomena to global atmospheric processes

    A Careers Conversation with Daniel Paul Nelson, Deputy Director of the Romero Institute

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 25, 2018 10:55


    A day in the life of a community organizer

    An Interview with Daniel Paul Nelson, Deputy Director of the Romero Institute

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 11, 2018 41:25


    Driving the renewable energy transition in some of the poorest communities in the U.S.

    A Careers Conversation with Anukampa Freedom Gupta-Fonner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 17, 2018 10:11


    Building a career around solving wicked problems

    An Interview with Anukampa Freedom Gupta-Fonner

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 5, 2018 45:07


    Re-imagining products, materials and manufacturing to achieve zero waste

    A Careers Conversation with Dr. Kyle Whyte

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 21, 2018 9:26


    On bridging academia and activism for environmental justice

    An Interview with Dr. Kyle Whyte

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 12, 2018 38:31


    Protecting indigenous institutions of knowledge for environmental justice

    A Careers Conversation with Terry Tempest Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later May 15, 2018 8:10


    How to build a career path based on passion

    An Interview with Terry Tempest Williams

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2018 23:29


    On activism, writing, and being an engaged citizen

    A Careers Conversation with Heather Henriksen

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 12, 2018 10:29


    Valuable advice on how to make a unique contribution to the world of sustainability

    An Interview with Heather Henriksen, Harvard’s Chief Sustainability Officer

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 3, 2018 29:10


    Research priorities and practical solutions for Harvard University and beyond

    An Interview with Sally Jewell

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 6, 2018 32:23


    Perspectives on sustainable policies, planning and practice

    An Interview with Deacon Stone

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 6, 2018 49:17


    Education, clean energy and social development in West Virginia

    An Interview with the Canary Project

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 9, 2018 32:50


    Fostering art at the intersection of nature and society

    An Interview with David Foster

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 12, 2017 37:33


    New England, the Harvard Forest, and conservation today

    An Interview with former EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 31, 2017 20:12


    Public health, economics, and environmental protection

    An Interview with Marcelo Bonta, Founder of the Center for Diversity and the Environment

    Play Episode Listen Later May 10, 2017


    Increasing diversity within environmental organizations key to success

    An interview with Alex Washburn, New York City’s former Chief Urban Designer

    Play Episode Listen Later May 3, 2017 24:35


    Urban planning, from mundane to emergency

    An Interview with John Mandyck

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 10, 2017 45:45


    The importance of sustainability to ending world hunger

    An Interview with Barry Callebaut’s David Imbert

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 8, 2016


    A look at sustainability in the chocolate industry

    An Interview with Annise Parker, Former Houston Mayor

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 18, 2016 32:16


    Examining energy politics from the city level.

    An Interview with Shacksbury Cider’s David Dolginow

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 25, 2016


    The Link Between Climate Change and Food Production

    Climate and Security with Jason Bordoff

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 5, 2016


    Jason Bordoff, Professor of Professional Practice at Columbia University and Director of the Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia, shares his insights into how the climate-energy challenge might affect national security for the United States and the world.

    Climate Change’s Fatal Synergy

    Play Episode Listen Later May 11, 2015


    Climate Change, driven by the Little Ice Age, produced a series of environmental catastrophes that together generated the worst famine in Korea’s history from 1670-1671.

    Careers in Food Policy with Dr. Catherine Bertini

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 9, 2015


    Careers in Food Policy with Dr. Catherine Bertini Dr. Catherine Bertini, former Executive Director of the United Nations World Food Programme, explains how she navigated her personal career path, from participating in formative extracurricular activities, to running for Congress and learning when to say "no" to political appointments.  In this conversation with host Jisung Park, Catherine discusses her passion for public service through the lens of exploration. Video: About Catherine: Catherine Bertini’s leadership of the UN World Food Programme transformed WFP into the world’s largest and most responsive humanitarian organization. As WFP’s Executive Director, first proposed by President George H. W. Bush in 1992, and re-endorsed by President Bill Clinton in 1997, Ms. Bertini led the efforts to end famine in North Korea, avert starvation in Afghanistan, ensure food was delivered effectively during crises in Bosnia and Kosovo, prevent mass starvation in the Horn of Africa and focusing on women as the key to ending hunger. Because of her reforms, WFP was held as the model for UN efficiency, effectiveness, and accountability. Ms. Bertini was named the 2003 World Food Prize Laureate for her leadership at WFP in ending famine and decreasing hunger. Later, Ms. Bertini served as the Under Secretary General for Management and as UN Security Coordinator. Secretary General Kofi Annan also appointed her as his Humanitarian Envoy to the Horn of Africa, Gaza and the West Bank. Today, Ms. Bertini serves as a member of the Board of International Food and Agricultural Development, which advises USAID, having been appointed by President George W. Bush and reappointed by President Barrack Obama. Ms. Bertini also is a senior fellow at the Chicago Council of Global Affairs.  She serves as a board member of the Stuart Family Foundation, a juror of the Hilton Foundation Humanitarian Prize, and on the Board of Directors of the Tupperware Brands Corporation.  For two years, she was the Senior Fellow of Agricultural Development at the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. Previously, she served as the Assistant Secretary of Food and Consumer services at the U.S. Department of Agriculture where she drove nationwide implementation of electronic benefit transfer programs, created a food package for breastfeeding mothers, and oversaw the design of the Food Guide Pyramid. Ms. Bertini earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the State University of New York at Albany and has been accorded with numerous awards, commendations, and honorary degrees.  She has taught at Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs since 2005 as Professor of Public Administration and International Affairs. Images: International Human Rights Commission, United Nations World Food Programme, United States House of Representatives, University at Albany, Wikimedia Commons. Intro/Outro: Basspartout, "New Horizons," AudioJungle.

    The World of Food Aid with Dr. Catherine Bertini

    Play Episode Listen Later Feb 3, 2015


    Ever wonder how donated food gets to famines? Listen as Dr. Catherine Bertini explains the World Food Programme.

    Careers in Media

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 16, 2015


    Listen as one of the "most influential women in Washington" explains how to get what you want out of your career.

    Profits and Polar Bears

    Play Episode Listen Later Jan 14, 2015


    Listen as our host Jisung Park explores the role of the media in combating climate change with former chief White House correspondent Jessica Yellin.

    Climate Careers

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 24, 2014


    Listen as our host Jisung Park talks with Bina Venkataraman about getting into a career in climate policy.

    Global Agreements, Local Action: How Cities and Citizens are Mobilizing to Confront Climate Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 1, 2014


    Is there reason for optimism following the landmark bilateral agreement with China?

    The Cost of Care: Healthcare Policy Gaps and Pricing

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 19, 2014


    Why is healthcare in the US so expensive?

    Health Systems Failure 1: Ebola Basics

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 27, 2014


    Learn about the basics of the Ebola epidemic in West Africa from Dr. Amol Verma and Dr. Reena Pattani.

    Healthcare Careers with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2014


    Thinking about going into a career in medicine? Dr. El-Sayed has a unique perspective on the field as both an MD and a PhD in epidemiology.

    The State of US Healthcare with Dr. Abdul El-Sayed

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 4, 2014


    What’s the current state of the US healthcare system? How might it be improved? This policy-oriented podcast segment provides a 20,000 foot overview of the main challenges facing the US healthcare system.

    Water Policy and Sustainable Development, Part Two: Careers in Development and Public Policy

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 19, 2013


    Interested in working in sustainable development? In the second half of their interview, Jisung and John Briscoe discuss careers in the field.

    Water Policy and Sustainable Development, Part One: What are the Key Issues?

    Play Episode Listen Later Dec 18, 2013


    Is there such a thing as a "global water policy"? Or is water primarily a local issue? Jisung Park sits down with noted water expert John Briscoe to discuss these and many other issues.

    Astronauts, Outer Space, and the Overview Effect

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 11, 2013


    Why is it that astronauts, upon witnessing the earth from outer space, become systematically inclined to care deeply for the environment and man's place within it? Frank White and Jisung discuss how the Overview Effect can make a world of difference.

    Endangering Prosperity: Education, Economic Growth, and the Failings of Modern American Schooling

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 23, 2013


    What role does education play in determining the relative wealth of nations? An incredibly vital one, according to Professor Eric Hanushek of Stanford University.

    A New Way for the Middle Kingdom? Political Legitimacy and Environmental Protection in China

    Play Episode Listen Later Apr 5, 2013


    Dr. Alex Wang, Sachin Desai, and Jisung Park discuss prospects for balancing environmental protection and economic growth in China.

    When Doctors Don’t Listen: Are current doctor-patient relationships unsustainable?

    Play Episode Listen Later Mar 11, 2013


    Dr. Wen and Jisung discuss concrete steps that both patients and doctors can take to bring back the lost art of correct diagnosis.

    Between God and Green: Faith-Based Environmentalism and Climate Change

    Play Episode Listen Later Nov 7, 2012


    What is faith-based environmentalism, and how might it transform the sterile political divides of American climate politics?

    World Bank Chief Economist on Democracy, International Aid, and African Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Oct 19, 2012


    Is Development Aid effective? Or does it merely line the pockets of corrupt bureaucrats? World Bank Africa's Chief Economist Shanta Devarajan offers his insights.

    Can Investors Achieve Human Impact and Profit at the Same Time?

    Play Episode Listen Later Sep 10, 2012


    Paul Herman, Founder and CEO of HIP Investor Inc., on what it means to be an HIP investor — one whose portfolio achieves both human impact and profit.

    The Business of Sustainability: Why Should CEO’s Care?

    Play Episode Listen Later Aug 6, 2012


    Knut Haanaes, Global Head of Boston Consulting Group's Sustainability Practice, on the business side of the sustainability coin.

    Investing for Impact: How Should Businesses Measure Sustainability Impact?

    Play Episode Listen Later Jul 16, 2012


    Kristen Sullivan of Deloitte’s Global Sustainability & Climate Change services group talks about “impact investing."

    Nicholas Kristof on Empowering Women for Development

    Play Episode Listen Later Jun 28, 2012


    New York Times columnist and Pulitzer Prize winner Nick Kristof talks about women's rights, girls' education and sustainable development.

    Professor Jeffrey Sachs on Putting the US Economy Back on Track

    Play Episode Listen Later May 28, 2012


    Jeffrey Sachs discusses his new book, The Price of Civilization, and the origins of America's current economic and political woes.

    Professor Richard Lazarus on The Puzzle of American Climate Politics

    Play Episode Listen Later May 13, 2012


    Professor Lazarus of Harvard Law School suggests some structural and cultural reasons that climate policy has proved so politically poisonous in America.

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