Resilient Futures Podcast
Resilient Futures is a monthly podcast on all things resilience! The show examines this topic by discussing ongoing research, highlighting current efforts, and sharing stories of resilience in diverse contexts across the world! By exploring a wide variety of perspectives, the show digs deep into understanding the many dimensions of resilience. New episodes will be released at the start of every month. If you have questions about things we've discussed or have suggestions for future episodes, please e-mail us at futurecitiespodcast@gmail.com or send us a message on Twitter @RFuturesPod. (This podcast was previously named Future Cities.)
Resilient Futures Podcast
An Interconnected World: Why Biodiversity Matters in Engineering
Alysha and Todd are joined by Kyle McKay (USACE Research Civil Engineer) and Charles van Rees (Conservation Scientist at UGA) to discuss BIODIVERSITY- and spoiler alert, it's a lot bigger than bugs and bunnies.
Biodiversity is an ecological concept that can be difficult to quantify but is critical for environmental stability. It's also something that engineers working on nature-based projects have to keep in mind for the creation and restoration of natural infrastructure systems.
Kyle's Haiku:
Built or natural?
Intergenerational
Legacy is key.
Charles's Haiku:
Safe homes and good health,
Butterfly, thistle, finch, fox.
Choose both: it's all life.
Todd's Haiku:
All species on Earth
Comprise the planet's machine
Pluck, pull, push, kaput
Resources:
Jointly advancing infrastructure and biodiversity conservation
The potential for nature-based solutions to combat the freshwater biodiversity crisis