Sixth Annual Dimensions of Political Ecology Conference

February 25-27, 2016

DOPE 2016 hosted nearly 300 scholars, environmental professionals, and activists from around the world, and included over 200 paper presentations. The conference featured a keynote address by Dr. Tracey Osborne (University of Arizona), a rousing welcome address by Dr. Rebecca Lave (Indiana University), and a plenary panel with discussion from Drs. Sapana Doshi (University of Arizona), Nik Heynen (University of Georgia), and Adriana Premat (University of Western Ontario). Field trips explored regional sustainable agriculture, Lexington history, the Kentucky bourbon industry, and, for the first time, Mammoth Cave!

Meeting Details
Keynote: 'Public Political Ecology: A Philosophy of Praxis in the Age of the Anthropocene'

Dr. Tracey Osborne
School of Geography and Development
Director of the Public Political Ecology Lab
University of Arizona

Welcome Address: Changing the Field: Constructing Authority Outside and Inside the Academy
Dr. Rebecca Lave
Geography
Indiana University

Plenary Panel: 'The Rose That Grew From Concrete: Nature, Divergence, and the Politics of Urban Transformation'
Dr. Sapana Doshi
Geography and Development
University of Arizona

Dr. Nik Heynen
Geography
University of Georgia

Dr. Adriana Premat
Anthropology
University of Western Ontario

Dr. Carolyn Finney (Moderator)
Geography
University of Kentucky

Special Track: Ecologies of Food, Agriculture, and Justice