Undergraduate Special Concentration and Major in Sustainable Development
The Earth Institute, in collaboration with affiliated departments, offers a major and a special concentration in sustainable development for students interested in studying the complex issues of development as they relate to the interactions between natural and social systems.
The program provides a unique experience, comprising classes specifically designed for sustainable development students and developed by experienced faculty and practitioners. The program provides students with a well-rounded, interdisciplinary education that is geared to the real and complex challenges of sustainable development and our emerging understanding of how to address them. Students will explore how to move toward a trajectory of sustainability that will allow future generations to pursue further progress in human well-being without causing irreparable harm to the planet. Study abroad and internships are strongly encouraged, particularly as a basis for thesis research and to provide students with practical experience early in their professional development.
TEAM
| Name | Title | |
| Klopp, Jacqueline | Director/Research Scholar | jk2002@columbia.edu |
| Lawrence, Jenna | Lecturer in Discipline of Climate | j.lawrence@columbia.edu |
| Schaefer, Joerg | Lamont Research Professor | schaefer@ldeo.columbia.edu |
| Lajus, Julia | Visiting Associate Professor of History | yl5296@columbia.edu |
| MacManus, Kytt | Senior Systems Analyst/GIS Developer/Programmer | km2505@columbia.edu |
| Aronowsky, Leah | Assistant Professor of Climate | la2438@columbia.edu |
| Pistolesi, Linda | Senior Geographic Information Specialist (Senior Staff Associate) | lpistole@ciesin.columbia.edu |
| Dale, Lisa | Lecturer in the Discipline of Climate | lad2189@columbia.edu |
| Madajewicz, Malgosia | Associate Research Scientist | mm1174@columbia.edu |
| Steckler, Michael | Associate Director | steckler@ldeo.columbia.edu |
| Gerrard, Michael | Andrew Sabin Professor of Professional Practice in the Faculty of Law and Professor of Professional Practice in the Faculty of Climate; Director | mbg2@columbia.edu |
| Gallay, Paul | Senior Staff Associate III and Director, Resilient Coastal Communities Project | pag57@columbia.edu |
| Weinberg, Phil | Adjunct Professor of Climate | pw174@columbia.edu |
| Moresky, Rachel | Associate Professor of Population and Family Health and Medicine at the Columbia University Medical Center | rtm2102@cumc.columbia.edu |
| Horton, Radley | Professor of Climate | rh142@columbia.edu |
| DeFries, Ruth | University Professor; Denning Family Professor of Sustainable Development in the Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology; Chief Academic Officer for the Climate School; Co-Founding Dean Emerita of the Climate School | rd2402@columbia.edu |
| Watson, Siobhan | Lecturer | sw2850@columbia.edu |
| Adamo, Susana Beatriz | Research Scientist | sa2595@columbia.edu |
| Montijo, Sylvia | Associate Director, Undergraduate Programs | sm4084@columbia.edu |