Environment, Sustainability & Geography

UN Sustainable Development Goals

In 2015, UN member states agreed to 17 global Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) to end poverty, protect the planet and ensure prosperity for all. Our work contributes towards the following SDG(s):

SDG 1 No Poverty
SDG 2 Zero Hunger
SDG 3 Good Health and Well-being
SDG 4 Quality Education
SDG 5 Gender Equality
SDG 6 Clean Water and Sanitation
SDG 7 Affordable and Clean Energy
SDG 8 Decent Work and Economic Growth
SDG 9 Industry, Innovation, and Infrastructure
SDG 10 Reduced Inequalities
SDG 11 Sustainable Cities and Communities
SDG 12 Responsible Consumption and Production
SDG 13 Climate Action
SDG 14 Life Below Water
SDG 15 Life on Land
SDG 16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
SDG 17 Partnerships for the Goals

Ryan D Bergstrom
- rbergstrumnedu
- Environment, Sustainability & Geography - Associate Professor
Person: Faculty
20112026
Laure Charleux
- lcharleuumnedu
- Environment, Sustainability & Geography - Associate Professor
Person: Faculty
20032026
Afton E Clarke-Sather
- aftonumnedu
- Environment, Sustainability & Geography - Associate Professor, Head
Person: Faculty, Executive, Administrative, and Managerial Staff
20082021

2 Active
6 Finished

A proposal to Host the Department of Interior's (USGS) Midwest Climate Adaptation Science Center
Bergstrom, R. D. (PI), Dockry, M. (PI), Hellmann, J. (PI), Johnson, L. B. (PI), Larkin, D. J. (PI), Roop, H. A. (PI) & Galatowitsch, S. M. (Prior Principal Investigator)
USDI U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
9/20/21 → 9/19/26
Project: Research project
State Water Research Institute Program Fiscal Year 2021
Cates, A. M. (PI), Clarke-Sather, A. E. (PI), Davenport, M. A. (PI), Feng, X. (PI), Fernandez, F. G. (PI), Karwan, D. L. (PI), Keeler, B. L. (PI), Nieber, J. L. (PI), Peterson, J. M. (PI), Pradhananga, A. K. (PI), Santelli, C. M. (PI), Steinman, B. A. (PI), Wilson, M. L. (PI), Zhang, K. (PI), Larson, J. (CoI), Ding, Z. (Graduate Student), Kastenbauer, J. E. (Graduate Student), Li, A. (Graduate Student), Olsen, A. E. (Graduate Student), Bilotta, J. P. (Other Role), Erickson, B. G. (Other Role), Rahn, J. (Other Role), Roth, S. M. (Other Role) & Wilson, D. K. (Other Role)
USDI U.S. GEOLOGICAL SURVEY
9/1/21 → 1/28/27
Project: Research project
Our People, Our Climate: Visualizing Climate Change Through Hemispheric Dialogue
Kuhlke, O. (Collaborator)
8/1/21 → 8/31/22
Project: Internal Grant

99 Article
13 Chapter
4 Book
3 Review article
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Operational principles for fostering transformative qualities and capacities in higher education sustainability science and practice
Fagerholm, N., Coles, N., Beery, T., Torralba, M., Hakkarainen, V., Albert, C., Andersson, E., Bergström, R., Bieling, C., Gentin, S., Klonner, C., Stahl Olafsson, A., Raymond, C., Rouhiainen, H. & Wamsler, C., Jan 2026, In: Sustainability Science. 21, 1, p. 365-379 15 p.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
Publishing a Sanborn Map Service in 2025
Charleux, L., 2026, (Accepted/In press) In: Geohumanities.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review
A climate of public readiness: climate adaptation action
Beery, T. H. & Bergstrom, R. D., 2025, In: Frontiers in Climate. 7, 1566104.
Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › peer-review

Open Access
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Permafrost Thaw and its Impact on Arctic Infrastructure: A Site Selection Bibliography
Kuhlke, O., Zachwieja, A. & Verstraete, E., ZENODO, Jan 17 2023
DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7546004, https://zenodo.org/record/7546004
Dataset

Interviewed about Chatbots of the Dead
Elder, A. M.
10/27/22
1 Media contribution
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
‘A century of shame’ It's been 100 years since three innocent black men were lynched in Duluth, a city still reconciling with its racist past.
Schroer, J. W.
6/14/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview
How to move forward and heal after tragedy
Schroer, J. W.
5/28/20
1 item of Media coverage
Press/Media: Expert Comment or Interview