Sustainable Futures: Overcoming Disparities at The Claremont Colleges tackles the relationship between globalization and sustainability and imagines futures where globalization is more inclusive, equips individuals with the appropriate means to deal with changes, and can meet its original lofty promises, especially in a world facing a number of environmental challenges. In particular, this project engages this form of study and imagination by studying how this relationship between globalization and environmental challenges has played out in and influenced elderly, disabled, and rural communities in Japan, the United States, and select Asia-Pacific countries.
Work on this project was conducted through the following three research clusters:
- “Rural Futures” led by Prof. Albert Park (Claremont McKenna College) has produced two publications so far: The Future of Food in Japan: Interviews with Organic Farmers and Rural Futures: Prospective Pathways for the Future.
- “Livability for Elderly in the Urban Setting” jointly led by Profs. Angelina Chin and Seoyoung Park (Pomona College) has published “Building Trust in Care Technology: A Cross-Disciplinary Toolkit for the Next Generation.”
- “Smart Cities and Japan” led by Prof. Tom Le (Pomona College) has published “Technology, Innovation, and Governance”
Please see the project website for more information.
This project is supported through the Grant Program: Japan-U.S. Global Partnership.