On this episode of Through the Human Geography Lens, hosts Terri Ryan and Gwyneth Holt talk with Dr. Chris Tucker, Chair of the American Geographical Society (AGS).
01:55 What is the American Geographical Society?
https://americangeo.org/
03:00 The upcoming annual meeting of "Geography 2050" on The Future of Food.
https://www.geography2050.org/
04:50 What is your role in the AGS, and how does AGS as an organization bring benefit and insight to those who need geography?
07:35. How did you discover your passion for geography?
10:15 What skills will be needed by the coming generation of geographers?
12:20 What has geography become as an integrated body of knowledge? How has it developed? Where is it now?
15:05 "A Planet of Three Billion" - Dr. Tucker's new book about how many people the Earth can support. Not just the needed food. Everything.
https://www.amazon.com/Planet-Billion-Humanitys-Ecological-Destruction/dp/0578491427
17:45 Thinking about the statement: "Humans are the ultimate invasive species"
18:20 What are the most practical ways we can get started on improving the things you write about in the book?
18:35 What does the data show is our single most effective carbon reduction technique?
19:30 The trends in human fertility rates
22:05 What do you think will be the economic cost of the coming change?
24:00 Arguments about consistent GDP growth and consideration of other models.
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