If we achieve a green world that is still socially unjust, is that sustainable?

Dr. Julian Agyeman talks about how sustainability must go beyond environmentalism if we’re to build a sustainable future together.

Dr. Julian Agyeman of Tufts University joined the University of Waterloo as the 2020 TD Walter Bean Professor in Environment and shared his expertise and vision to how we can truly complete our streets by including people, life and culture.

On January 26th, hundreds of our community members from accross the Globe joined us for the first Virtual TD Walter Bean Public Lecture.  In his talk, Just Sustainabilities In Urban Planning Policy and Practice Dr. Agyeman stressed that sustainability goes beyond environmentalism, touching on everything from food justice to human rights, to spatial justice and much more. “If we achieve a green world that is still socially unjust, is that sustainable?”