RODERICK NASH: "The meaning of wilderness and the rights of nature"; Love Aud. LSRC

Author of Wilderness and the American Mind, Nash is considered America’s foremost wilderness historian. He will explore the historical meaning of wilderness in the U.S. and beyond and what the role of wilderness is in an urbanized landscape. Nash envisions how wilderness may help society react to global climate change, ecological fragmentation, and other issues, suggesting “island civilizations” as one possible technological approach to occupying our planet that centers on re-wilding and reforestation. Parking is available in the parking deck on Science Drive. For a map of the area go to: http://www.learnmore.duke.edu/images/maps/westmap.htm