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Empowering communities in the face of grand challenges: The critical role of local food systems and democratized science

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Dr William Lacy examines how local food systems and democratized science might secure an equitable and sustainable food system.

Feeding a rapidly growing global population is nearly impossible. Food production is increasingly controlled by powerful organizations, climate change is negatively impacting food production, inequality is growing globally, and menacing geopolitical shifts are likely to make matters worse. Dr William Lacy, a leading sociologist and Professor Emeritus in the Department of Human Ecology at the University of California Davis, USA, […]

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A transdisciplinary approach to restoring London’s river Thames

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Martin Richardson implements a multidisciplinary approach to the health of the River Thames, highlighting the ecological stressors it faces and the blinkered view that comes from a single study approach, calling for a plan to help regenerate the river

Despite being one of the world’s most iconic rivers, the Thames faces many ecological challenges, and its health has deteriorated severely over recent decades. Martin Richardson from Royal Holloway, University of London, believes that an additional problem is the singular focus of existing research into those challenges. He also believes that a better, more sustainable Thames is possible. In a […]

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