Lecture
Community Power, Resilience and Adaptation: From Problems to Possible Solutions
Dr. Jonathan London presents a participatory framework for resilience and adaptation rooted in equity and frontline community leadership. Using California’s San Joaquin Valley as a case, he emphasizes resilience as systemic transformation rather than preservation of unjust systems.
Learning Objectives
The learning objectives for this lecture are to:
- Define and learn to make connections between community power and climate adaptation and resilience.
- Ground these terms in a case study: California’s San Joaquin Valley.
- Do a deep dive into two key arenas of struggle.
Dr. Jonathan London is Professor in Human Ecology at UC Davis and Co-Director of the Community Engagement Core. He has over 30 years of experience in participatory research, rural development, and environmental justice.
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