CityViews 9/26/11: Reviving Topophilia

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Segment 1:

Paleontologist and evolutionary biologist Scott Sampson is asking a provocative question: With the rise of global homogenization and a steep decline in time spent outdoors over the past few decades, are we as humans losing our love of place? On Monday, Sampson joins Jennifer to talk about reviving topophilia (love of place).

Sampson will deliver the 61st annual Frederick W. Reynolds Lecture Tuesday, Sept. 27 at 6:30 p.m. in the Rice Eccles Stadium Varsity Room. To RSVP, call 801-585-0911.

Guest:

• Dr. Scott D. Sampson, Research Curator at the Utah Museum of Natural History and Adjunct Professor of Geology and Geophysics at the University of Utah

Segment 2:

A new investigative report by the Salt Lake Tribune details the deterioration of the forests in the Intermountain West. What’s causing the decline and what does it mean for our ecosystem?

Guest:

• Brandon Loomis, reporter, Salt Lake Tribune

City Views was a daily public affairs program that ran on KCPW from 2011 to 2013. It was hosted by Jennifer Napier-Pearce, who later went on launch and host "Behind the Headlines," the weekly news roundup from KCPW and The Salt Lake Tribune. The show featured news reports and interviews with policymakers, local newsmakers and

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