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Brown Bag sessions lineup features multiple topics on caring for a city and growing a city

KNOXVILLE -- The East Tennessee History Center has lined up some good speakers for the next few months at its Brown Bag series.

On Wednesday, June 20, Dr. John Nolt, UT Professor of Philosophy, will talk about the symptoms and the necessary steps to a cure for the health of our environment based on his book A Land Imperiled: The Declining Health of the Southern Appalachian Bioregion .

The environment of Southern Appalachia is a collection of complex, interrelated systems that needs care and protection to function in full health. A Land Imperiled not only illustrates the many ways in which the health of this bioregion is being affected, but also provides examples of how the damage can be reversed to sustain ourselves and this natural treasure.

Nolt is the author of six books. He serves on the Committee on the Campus Environment and is past president of the Faculty Senate. He and his family grow much of their own food in organic gardens at our home. He mows his lawn with a scythe and commutes to work by bike.

A Land Imperiled is a symptom-by-symptom look at the myriad of ecological issues threatening the health of the southern high country. Sections on air, water, plants and animals, food, energy, waste, transportation, and population and urbanization make this book the most comprehensive environmental study of Southern Appalachia to date--a much-needed wake-up call for anyone concerned about the region's natural legacy.

The public is invited to join the conversation and bring a lunch or pick up something from a downtown restaurant. Copies of the books are available at the Library if you'd like to read one before the program.

On July 18, Dr. Lou Gross, UT Professor of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology and Mathematics will talk about the book Merchants of Doubt: How a Handful of Scientists Obscured the Truth on Issues from Tobacco Smoke to Global Warming by Naomi Oreskes and Erik M. Conway.

On August 15, Gina Hancock, State Director of Nature Conservancy of Tennessee, will talk about Conservancy: The Land Trust Movement in America by Richard Brewer.

On September 19, Stephanie Welch, Community Development and Planning Director, Knox County Health Department, will talk about Toward the Healthy City: People, Places, and the Politics of Urban Planning by Jason Coburn.

On October 17, Madeline Rogero, Mayor of the City of Knoxville, will discuss Emerald Cities: Urban Sustainability and Economic Development by Joan Fitzgerald.

All Brown Bag sessions are held at 12:00 noon at the East Tennessee History Center, 601 South Gay Street, Knoxville TN 37902.

Published June 17, 2012

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