To increase awareness and prepare the University and surrounding community for meaningful participation in this Town Meeting, the U-M's Erb Environmental Management Institute will host presentations by experts on varied aspects of sustainability, including such notables as Amory B. Lovins, Paul Hawken, William McDonough, Herman Daly, Jane Lubchenco, Grace Boggs, David W. Orr, Donella H. Meadows, Stephen H. Schneider, Theodore Roszak and Hazel Henderson. Topics will range from sustainable design to cities, economies, education, consumption, science, technology, psychology and sustainable capitalism and business. The lecture series, funded in part by the Dow Chemical Company , is designed to expand awareness, boost literacy, create knowledge, examine and shape values, and inspire visions consistent with a just and sustainable human future. The series begins Jan. 11 and runs through April 20. The public is invited.
Admission is free.