Josh Gellers, PhD
Josh Gellers, PhD

Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of North Florida and LEED Green Associate, conducting innovative research on the nexus between human rights and the natural/built environments.

New Article Shows How Green Buildings Promote Human Rights
11 Oct 2016 • openbook 3 minute read
USGBC began to explore the connections between green buildings, health, and human rights in 2013, when it offered initial findings and encouraged further research in a report from the Summit on Green Building and Human Health. Those links recently received strong legal …
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How Can LEED Help the World Achieve the New Sustainable Development Goals?
28 Sep 2015 • openbook 4 minute read
This past Friday, world leaders convened at a United Nations summit meeting in New York to adopt a new platform for international development—the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The SDGs replace and improve upon the first major UN-led effort to reduce global pov …
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UNITAR-Yale White Paper Links Human Rights and Green Buildings
25 Sep 2014 • openbook 2 minute read
In January 2013, the USGBC published a report from the Summit on Green Building and Human Health which began to identify the links between green buildings, health, and human rights and urged further research in this emerging area. Less than two years later, the first ma …
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