Category Archives: Institutions and Governance

Symposium: Public participation in environmental management – Challenges and opportunities (Conference language: German), Osnabrueck, Germany, Sept. 22-23, 2011

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

The central question of the symposium is: How can public participation contribute to good environmental management? The aim of the event will be critical assessment of public participation processes in the environment. This inventory will be characterized on the one … Continue reading →

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New Publication about long-term modeling for anticipatory management

Posted on July 27, 2011 by

Ruth ,Matthias  Kalnay,Eugenia  Zeng,Ning  Franklin,Rachel S. Rivas, Jorge and Miralles-Wilhelm, Fernando (2011) Sustainable prosperity and societal transitions: Long-term modeling for anticipatory management. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions,  1 (1), 160-165. Abstract: The coupled nature of human and earth system dynamics has … Continue reading →

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New Publication about similarities and differences of the sociotechnical approach and the complex adaptive systems approach

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Grin, John, Rotmanns, JAn, Schot, Johan (2011). On patterns and agency in transition dynamics: Some key insights from the KSI programme. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions,  1 (1), 76-81 Abstract: The transition perspective on promoting sustainable development recognizes a need … Continue reading →

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New Publication on Transition and transaction costs to environmentally sustainable developement

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Barbier, Edward, B. (2011). Transaction costs and the transition to environmentally sustainable developement.  Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions,  1 (1), 58-69 Abstract: As global environmental problems mount, the transition to sustainable economic development seems elusive. A major reason is that … Continue reading →

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Conference: 8th NAPSIPAG Annual Conference in Nepal – Reinventing Governance for Managing Climate Change and Its Adaptation, Nepal, Kathmandu, Dec. 15-16 2011

Posted on June 20, 2011 by

The Network of Asia Pacific Schools and Institutes of Public Administration and Governance (NAPSIPAG) is going to organize its 8th Annual Conference in association with Central Department of Public Administration (CDPA), Tribhuvan University, Nepal. This year the theme of the … Continue reading →

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Launch of Amsterdam Global Change Institute (AGCI)

Posted on May 31, 2011 by

Integrated Knowledge for Sustainable Society Choices The Amsterdam Global Change Institute (AGCI) is a new venture at VU University Amsterdam: http://www.agci.vu.nl AGCI brings together more than 200 researchers from five institutes and departments across the three Faculties of Earth and … Continue reading →

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Course on Climate change governance: adaptation and mitigation as institutional change processes

Posted on May 4, 2011 by

Course on Climate change governance: adaptation and mitigation as institutional change processes: “Climate Change Governance – Business as usual is not an option” A course on Climate Change Governance will be held from 21 November – 2 December 2011 in Wageningen, … Continue reading →

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Extended Deadline – 14th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis, 16-18 June 2011, Venice, Italy

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14th Annual Conference on Global Economic Analysis “Governing Global Challenges: Climate Change, Trade, Finance and Development” June 16th-18th, 2011 San Giobbe Campus, Ca’ Foscari University of Venice, Venice – Italy The deadline for non-presenting participants to register has been extended … Continue reading →

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Conference: Cities of the Future – Sustainable Urban Planning and Water Management, Stockholm, May 22-25, 2011

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Cities of the Future – Sustainable Urban Planning and Water Management Conference in Stockholm Sweden, May 22-25. Registration still open. Preliminary programme and registration: www.cof2011stockholm.org Cities of the Future – Sustainable Urban Planning and Water Management highlights the benefits of integrating … Continue reading →

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Call for Papers: Adaptive Institutions panel at upcoming ICARUS II Conference, Michigan, May 5-8, 2011.

Posted on February 10, 2011 by

As part of the upcoming ICARUS II Conference (http://www.icarus.info/climate-vulnerability-and-adaptation-focus-marginal-peoples-and-environments/) on Climate Vulnerability and Adaptation, WWF is organizing a panel on “Developing More Climate-Adaptive Institutions.” The objective of this panel are to discuss the changes that are needed to make institutions … Continue reading →

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