2003-2004: The State of the Environment: A Retrospective

The Kenneth Hammond Lectures on Environment, Energy and Resources 2003/4 Series were held on March 5 and 6, 2004. The format for this year's series was a keynote lecture by Lester Brown on Friday, March 5, 2004 at 7pm in War Memorial Hall, and a Symposium involving presentations by Professors C. Pearson, D. Castle, G. Fox, S. McCook, and G. Mackie on Saturday, March 6, at the Cutten Club. 

Table of Contents

Keynote Address

Plan B: Rescuing a Planet Under Stress and a Civilization in Trouble
Lester Brown (Earth Policy Institute and Worldwatch Institute)

Contents

The State and Future of Agriculture: Malthus, Sustainability and Connectivity
Craig Pearson (Ontario Agriculture College)

What the Ecological Footprint Steps on?
David Castle (Philosophy Department)

The State of the Environment: An Economic Perspective
Glenn Fox (Agricultural Economics Department)

The State of the Environment: An Ecosystem Approach to Recovery of the Sydenham River
Gerald Mackie (Zoology Department)

The State of the Environment: A Historical Perspective
Stuart McCook (History Department)

Panel Discussion