New Article from Priscilla Card-Fuller

Check out this newly published article, "Sustainability is the new sizzle for Florida’s retirement communities," by PhD Student Priscilla Card-Fuller. This article was published on The Invading Sea. 

This article explores how "Maintaining a thriving environment for wildlife as well as plant life can positively affect retirees." Here's a snippet from the article:

Although sustainability may look good for advertising copy, the task of sustainability ultimately rests on the shoulders of the residents within the community. For new arrivals to Florida who come from urban areas, it may not be so easy to contemplate the idea of sharing their environment with a Florida alligator, a coyote or a mosquito. Some residents never cease complaining about the leaves, the geese droppings and the ants. For each complaint, another round of Egyptian geese or iguanas is “relocated,” a euphemism for being eliminated. 

The question is, what can you live with?  And what can you not afford to lose?  Rather than focusing on sustainability, can’t we go one step farther and reach for the creation of a thriving environment where we can live as friends with our neighbors and our environment? 

 

This essay was written as part of a Ph.D. seminar called “Theorizing Infrastructure” for Florida Atlantic University’s graduate program in comparative studies. An overview of the course by professor Stacey Balkan and other essays from students can be found here.