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Call for Papers: 2012 Berlin Conference on “Evidence for Sustainable Development”
The Berlin Conference Steering Committee and its partners invite papers for this year’s ‘Berlin Conference on the Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change’. The 2012 conference will be the 11th event in the series of annual European Conferences. With this … Continue reading
PhD workshop “Knowledge Production for Sustainable Development”
On the 12 and 13 of April 2012 ICIS will be hosting its biannual MUST PhD workshop. The topic of this edition will be ‘Knowledge Production for Sustainable Development’. We would like to invite interested PhD researchers to participate and … Continue reading
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New Project: ‘Hamburg Water Cycle (HWC) – Jenfelder Au’ about economic feasibility of an integrated and decentralised wastewater disposal and energy generation system, approved funding under EU LIFE+ (Project duration: 2011-2016)
The project’s overall objective is to demonstrate the technical, environmental and economic feasibility of an integrated and decentralised wastewater disposal and energy generation system for an urban housing district in Hamburg, Germany. The concept will bring together well-known technologies, as … Continue reading
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New Publication on macroeconomics of sustainability transitions
Van der Ploeg, Frederick (2011). Macroeconomics of sustainability transitions: Second-best climate policy, Green Paradox, and renewables subsidies. Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 1 (1), 130-134 Abstract: A steeply rising carbon tax is the best way to stimulate the early switch from … Continue reading
New publicaton on high energy consumption and its relation to sustainability
Tainter, Joseph A. (2011). Energy, complexity, and sustainability: A historical perspective Environmental Innovation and Societal Transitions, 1 (1), 89-95 Abstact: The common view of history assumes that complexity and resource consumption have emerged through innovation facilitated by surplus energy. This view … Continue reading
New Publication on Transition and transaction costs to environmentally sustainable developement
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
Conference: International Conference Dynamic Deltas on Safety and Conference: Sustainability in rural delta regions, the Netherlands, Vlissingen April 17-20, 2012
The subject of the conference, safety and sustainability in rural delta regions, will be introduced in a series of thematic sessions. International keynote speakers and co-referees will open the debate and introduce the parallel sessions and workshops. The call for … Continue reading
Baltic 21 Lighthouse Projects
Baltic 21 meets the environmental, social and economic challenges facing the Baltic Sea Region by developing a multitude of sustainability projects. Each one with the most suitable partners and tailor made methods. The aim of the Lighthouse Projects is to find, develop … Continue reading
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Recently published – User engagement in sustainability research.
Talwar, S., A. Wiek. J.B. Robinson. User engagement in sustainability research. Science and Public Policy. Volume 38, Number 5. June 2011. pp. 379-390(12).
Recent Publications on Visioning and Backcasting
Robinson, J.B., S. Burch, S. Talwar, M. O’Shea and M. Walsh. 2011. Envisioning sustainability: Recent progress in the use of participatory backcasting approaches for sustainability research. Technological Forecasting and Social Change. Volume 78, Issue 5, June 2011, Pages 756-768. Sheppard, … Continue reading
