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DESCRIPTION:Please join us for an E-IPER dissertation defense by Karli Moor
 e: "From the Farm: Innovation and Sustainability in Tribal Agriculture."\n
 \nIn-person: Y2E2 299\n\nVirtual: Zoom webinar (password: 044573)\n\nABSTR
 ACT\n\nAgriculture is changing rapidly in response to climate pressures\, 
 emerging technologies\, and volatile markets. Tribal agricultural systems 
 offer an important perspective on these transitions because they are shape
 d not only by production goals\, but also by multifaceted community priori
 ties and long-standing relationships to land. This dissertation examines h
 ow Tribal agricultural communities engage with technical and governance in
 novations. Drawing on mixed methods social science research\, I explore ho
 w agricultural innovations are perceived\, evaluated\, and discussed in pr
 actice\, and how those discussions shape understandings of sustainability.
 \n\nIn the first chapter\, I interview Tribal agricultural professionals t
 o assess opportunities and barriers for agrivoltaics - the co-location of 
 agricultural production and solar energy generation - on Tribal lands and 
 develop a geospatial analysis of priority areas for future exploration. We
  find that participants are willing to investigate agrivoltaics systems th
 at contribute to increased food sovereignty\, energy sovereignty\, and eco
 nomic development. In the second chapter\, I conduct focus groups with row
 -crop farmers and develop a farmer-informed techno-economic assessment to 
 examine how producers evaluate enhanced rock weathering\, a climate-smart 
 agricultural practice. We find that farmers are more likely to adopt enhan
 ced rock weathering when the practice aligns with existing economic priori
 ties\, risk thresholds\, and operational realities. In the third chapter\,
  I interview Lumbee tribal members with diverse relationships to agricultu
 re to understand community expectations for the Lumbee Tribe’s Departmen
 t of Agriculture and Natural Resources and how those expectations shape th
 e broader concept of Tribal agricultural governance.\n\nAcross these cases
 \, I show that sustainability transitions depend not only on technical fea
 sibility\, but also on how innovations align with local priorities\, pract
 ical realities and governance structures of agricultural communities.
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LOCATION:Y2E2 Building\, 299
SUMMARY:E-IPER Dissertation Defense: Karli Moore
URL;VALUE=URI:https://events.stanford.edu/event/e-iper-dissertation-defense
 -karli-moore
CATEGORIES:PhD Defense
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