讲座名称

美国两院院士、斯坦福大学教授Paul R. Ehrlich学术报告会

讲座时间

2012年8月28日（星期二），10:00-11:30

讲座人

Paul R. Ehrlich

讲座地点

我院公共政策社会实验室学术报告厅

（四大发明广场西就业指导中心三楼）

讲座内容

Environmental Development and the MillenniumAlliancefor Humanity and the Biosphere: Can a Collapse Be Avoided

讲座人简介

Professor Paul R. Ehrlich has pursued long-term studies of the structure, dynamics, and genetics of natural butterfly populations. He has also been a pioneer in alerting the public to the problems of overpopulation, and in raising issues of population, resources, and the environment as matters of public policy.

Professor Ehrlich's research group covers several areas. It continues to study the dynamics and genetics of natural populations of checkerspot butterflies (Euphydryas). A central focus is investigating ways that human-disturbed landscapes can be made more hospitable to biodiversity. The policy research on the population-resource-environment crisis takes a broad overview of the world situation, but also works intensively in such areas of immediate legislative interests as endangered species and the preservation of genetic resources. A special interest of Ehrlich's is cultural evolution, especially with respect to environmental ethics.