ISEE- Amazonia and the Setbacks of Brazil’s Political Moment Commentary October 16, 2018ISEE member, Philip Fearnside, provides commentary on 12 October 2018 on Amazonia and the setbacks of Brazil’s political moment. The commentary begins…. Brazil’s presidential election has created virulent polarization in the country with consequences for the Amazon. Right-wing candidate Jair Bolsonaro won … Continue reading → The post Amazonia and the Setbacks of Brazil’s Political Moment Commentary […]
- Computational Sustainability and Sustainable Systems Engineering Position October 8, 2018Computational Sustainability and Sustainable Systems Engineering WORK TYPE: Faculty Full-Time LOCATION: Main Campus (Gainesville, FL) CATEGORIES: Engineering/Computer Science/Environmental Science/Ecology DEPARTMENT: 19070000 – EG-ENG SCH SUSTAIN INFRST ENV CLASSIFICATION TITLE: Assistant, Associate, or Full Professor Job Description: The Engineering School of Sustainable Infrastructure and Environment (ESSIE) … Continue reading → The post Computational Sustainability and Sustainable Systems Engineering Position appeared first […]
- Rethinking Environmentalism: Linking Justice, Sustainability, and Diversity October 1, 2018Just published: An edited volume titled “Rethinking Environmentalism: Linking Justice, Sustainability, and Diversity”, edited by Sharachchandra Lele, Eduardo S. Brondizio, John Byrne, Georgina M. Mace and Joan Martinez-Alier and published by MIT Press, Cambridge, Mass. The book is the result … Continue reading → The post Rethinking Environmentalism: Linking Justice, Sustainability, and Diversity appeared first […]
- Puebla, ISEE2018 Conference, Inauguration Address September 26, 2018Puebla, ISEE2018 Conference, Inauguration Address Clóvis Cavalcanti, ISEE President Dear friends, With great honor and joy, I ask your permission and the organizers’, in the name of their coordinator, my old friend David Barkin, to offer you a few words … Continue reading → The post Puebla, ISEE2018 Conference, Inauguration Address appeared first on The […]
- Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability September 26, 2018Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability Volume 34, October 2018, Pages 26-32 Gender equality, food security and the sustainable development goals by Bina Agarwal Abstract This paper examines the potential and limitations of SDG 5 (Gender Equality) in helping to achieve household food … Continue reading → The post Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability appeared first on The […]
- ReBirth: Trip to Vicente Guerrero September 19, 2018Prior to ISEE2018 Conference in Puebla, Mexico, a visit to Vicente Guerrero peasant community was arranged. Here is a report from a participant. Rebirth: Trip to Vicente Guerrero by Oliver Braunschweig* Rebirth, I would say, is the theme of the … Continue reading → The post ReBirth: Trip to Vicente Guerrero appeared first on The […]
- World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity September 11, 2018World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity Posted by Stuart Scott, ISEE Strategist, stuart.h.scott@gmail.com I have been collaborating with the group that issued the World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity – Second Notice in December 2017. The result was the ScientistsWarning.org website which … Continue reading → The post World Scientists’ Warning to Humanity appeared first on The […]
- September 24 Deadline for COP-24 September 11, 2018Posted by Stuart Scott, ISEE Strategist COP-24 This year the ISEE has been granted provisional* Observer status to the UNFCCC climate negotiations. I applied for this status, with Anne Aitken’s assistance, and I am now the DCP (Designated Focal Point) … Continue reading → The post September 24 Deadline for COP-24 appeared first on The […]
- Bina Agarwal Prize for Ecological Economics September 4, 2018BINA AGARWAL PRIZE FOR ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS Call for Nominations Deadline for receipt of nominations: 28 February 2019 Nomination Form: The Indian Society for Ecological Economics (INSEE) announces the Bina Agarwal Prize for Ecological Economics to be awarded biennially, for outstanding contributions in … Continue reading → The post Bina Agarwal Prize for Ecological Economics appeared first on […]
- Applications Open for SEED University of Waterloo September 3, 2018The School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED), in the Faculty of Environment, University of Waterloo, invites applications for one Assistant Professor position and one Associate Professor position with expertise in sustainable development. Candidates for the Assistant Professor position should … Continue reading → The post Applications Open for SEED University of Waterloo appeared first […]
- Amazonia and the Setbacks of Brazil’s Political Moment Commentary October 16, 2018
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Potsdam Summer School 2018 is now Calling for Application
The call for application to the 2018 Potsdam Summer School is now open. This year’s Summer School will take place from September 10 through September 19, 2018, in Potsdam, Germany. It will address these central questions: Why is the Earth Surface … Continue reading
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Summer School in Sustainability Economics
Summer School in Sustainability Economics: Experiments on Intergenerational Justice under Uncertainty Camp Reinsehlen, Germany, 11-14, October 2015 Thematic Background The vision of sustainability requires that development paths be equitable across and within generations, while human-made and natural resources be allocated … Continue reading
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Potsdam Summer School 2015
Potsdam Summer School 2015 – Facing Natural Hazards The second Potsdam Summer School is calling for applications! Under the overarching theme “Facing Natural Hazards”, this interdisciplinary and interactive event running from 14 – 23 September 2015 will continue the Potsdam … Continue reading
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Oxford Summer School in Ecological Economics 2015
30 August – 5 September Oxford Summer School in Ecological Economics 2015 will be held at Balliol College, Oxford. Policies and Innovation for a Green Economy This course explores the cutting edge methods and policy applications in ecological economics, an … Continue reading
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Oxford Summer School in Ecological Economics 2014
Breaking News The Oxford Summer School in Ecological Economics 2014 will be opened by Prof. Peter Söderbaum http://goo.gl/wEotfU and will feature will feature guest lectures by the European Environment Agency (http://www.eea.europa.eu/), Prof. Herbert Girardet and Prof. Dave Elliott.
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Oxford Summer School in Ecological Economics
25-29 August 2014 This course explores the cutting edge methods and policy applications in ecological economics, an interdisciplinary field emerged in response to global sustainability crisis. With a clear sustainable development focus, it draws on the expertise of a range … Continue reading
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Summer School in Sustainability Economics: Intergenerational Equity and Efficiency under Uncertainty
The universities of Lueneburg (Prof. Baumgaertner), Kiel (Prof. Quaas) and Regensburg (Prof. Buchholz) host a summer school addressing the issue of sustainability in the context of climate change. It will take place at Camp Reinsehlen, Germany, 4-7 August 2014. The … Continue reading
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Summer School: ‘the Green Economy’
Summer School: ‘the Green Economy’June 16 – June 27, 2014 The third course of the Thor Heyerdahl Summer School in Environmental Governance – will be organized in Norway in June 2014. The topic of this year’s course is ‘the Green … Continue reading
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Oxford Summer School in Ecological Economics, 2013
The course is designed for multiple points of entry and could be helpful for PhD students, MSc students, government experts, representatives of international organizations and business. The course will give participants an opportunity to explore key methodologies for ecological-economic analysis … Continue reading
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Basque Centre for Climate Change announces its 4th edition of the Summer School. This year the 2013 summer school, entitled “Addressing Climate Change Challenges from a Multidisciplinary Perspective”, will be structured similarly to IPCC (Intergovernmental Panel for Climate Change) assessment … Continue reading
Experimental Auctions 2012 | Summer School in Imola
Experimental Auctions 2012Summer School in ImolaSeptember 3-8, 2012 The second edition of the International Summer School on “Experimental Auctions: Theory and Applications in Food Marketing and Consumer Preference Analysis” will take place at the University of Bologna Teaching Centre of … Continue reading
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The Global Sustainability Summer School 2012
The Global Sustainability Summer School 2012, July 8-21, Potsdam, Germany From July 8-21 the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research (PIK) and the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies (IASS), in partnership with the Santa Fe Institute (SFI), will host The … Continue reading
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