Sustainability Case Studies
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Virginia Beach: bracing for local impact of global climate change , article“Climate change is a global phenomenon, but its effects reflect local and regional conditions. Developing and selecting adaptation strategies that reflect geographic idiosyncrasies, as well as the needs and values of multiple stakeholders, isn’t always easy,” writes Jennie Hoffman, marine ecologist and one of the newest XMNR faculty members.
Date: Oct 13, 2020 -
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Buenos Aires and Mendoza: exploring environmental sustainability in Argentina , articleThis October, students in Virginia Tech’s Online Master of Natural Resources (OMNR) program would have embarked on a 10-day Global Study trip to Argentina, where they would have immersed themselves in new landscapes and studied sustainability issues firsthand. While all overseas trips have been postponed in compliance with the university’s travel policies, we look forward to going back to Argentina as soon as it is safe to travel again.
Date: Sep 10, 2020 -
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Green infrastructure: construction, communication, and community , articleOperating in Prince George’s County, Maryland, the Clean Water Partnership (CWP) is one of the most innovative green infrastructure programs in the country and a great example of a successful Community Based Public Private Partnership or CBP3. Students in our Executive Master of Natural Resources (XMNR) program have an opportunity to meet with and learn from the partners during their coursework on advanced leadership skills, such as building partnerships and cross-sector collaborations.
Date: Aug 20, 2020 -
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Leadership: it’s wicked important, according to new book by CLiGS faculty , articleVirginia Tech faculty take on pervasive sustainability challenges in a new book Leadership for Sustainability: Strategies for Tackling Wicked Problems, slated to be released in the fall by Island Press. CLiGS Founding Director and one of the book’s authors Dr. Michael Mortimer emphases its timeliness during the COVID pandemic, pointing to “the deep polarization and politicization, disregard for salient facts, distrust of established expertise” that exacerbate so many of today’s environmental challenges and require leadership that can bridge these chasms.
Date: Aug 04, 2020 -
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In Fact, Do Not Spill the Wine. Or the Water. Environmental Security in Mendoza, Argentina , articleGiven the vital role of water in human survival, it’s astonishing how inefficient and careless people around the world continue to be with this essential resource. Center Director Dr. Michael Mortimer examines the case of Mendoza province in Argentina, world-famous for its Malbecs, and also mostly desert. For sustainability professionals, Mendoza offers a fascinating case study in environmental security threats and opportunities.
Date: Apr 03, 2020 -
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‘Cause I’m Leavin’ on a Jet Plane: Offsetting the Environmental Cost of Air Travel , articleFall semester 2019, the Virginia Tech Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability (CLiGS) will begin mitigating the carbon emissions from the air travel of both its students and faculty. Working with the company Terrapass, CLiGS will contribute to a portfolio that invests in renewable energy and methane recapture. CLiGS is the first group within Virginia Tech to launch this kind of climate action initiative.
Date: Oct 23, 2019 -
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The Blueprint to Business with a Purpose , articleDr. Kathleen Miller Perkins's new book brings together business and environmentalism to provide a blueprint for how companies can improve internally to make a positive impact on the world around them. Her models of corporate sustainability and evidence-based explanations of sustainable values demonstrate the symbiotic relationship these types of organizations can have with the environment.
Date: Oct 08, 2019 -
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Global Study Series, India, Part 2: Sustaining, developing, or just surviving? , articleDuring my final semester in Virginia Tech’s Online MNR program, I joined a group of students and faculty from the Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability on the Spring 2019 Global Study. Our transformative, eye-opening journey to the eastern Indian state of West Bengal began in Kolkata.The effects of planetary environmental crises are already being felt in India. Heat waves, such as the one currently impacting India, have only been increasing in frequency and intensity, leading to summer high temperatures that are growing unbearable.
Date: Sep 11, 2019 -
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Global Study Series, India, Part 1: Preserving East Kolkata Wetlands , articleAs a student in the Online Master of Natural Resources program at the Virginia Tech Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability, Kasey Fioramonti has had a chance to witness the enormous environmental challenges affecting one of the most populous countries in the world—India. Kasey’s International Field Experience (IFE) to India in February 2019 offered her a rare opportunity to see how to recognize a community’s sustainability issues early on and address them at the grassroots level; how individuals and families are affected by pollution; and how difficult combating these issues through policy can be.
Date: Aug 13, 2019 -
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Sustainable Smart Mobility (Part II) , article[In Part I of this two-part series, Online Master of Natural Resources student Marshall Distel explored transportation infrastructure innovations and the potential role of autonomous vehicles in sustainable development and urban mobility. In this final installment, Marshal delves deeper into connected and autonomous vehicles, their impact on transportation, policy, and sustainability.]
Date: Feb 07, 2019
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