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6th Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems
Date:
25/09/2011
Excerpt:
The Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems is dedicated to the improvement and dissemination of knowledge on methods, policies and technologies for increasing the sustainability of development by de-coupling growth from natural resources and replacing them with knowledge based economy. ... International Symposium on "Limits to the Anthropocene: What are the Boundaries of Human Intervention Into Nature?", University of Hamburg
Date:
22/09/2011
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This international symposium will focus on the social, ethical and natural boundaries of human interventions into nature. It aims at bringing together experts from the natural and social sciences, economists, environmental activists and others to provide a platform for an interdisciplinary discussion. Resource Efficiency Targets Rejected by EPs Industry, Research and Energy (ITRE) Committee
Date:
30/06/2011
Excerpt:
The German MEP Reinhard Bütikofer prepared a draft resolution with a request for a 3% annual target for efficiency improvements. However, this request was rejected by a large majority of the MEPs in the Parliament's Industry, Research and Energy Committee. ... Call for Chapters: Visualizing Water (Un)sustainability
Date:
30/06/2011
Excerpt:
Ana Laura Gamboggi, Sílvia Borges Corrêia, and Renzo Taddei would like to invite researchers from the social sciences (broadly speaking) to submit chapter proposals for a book on water sustainability. The main goal of the book is to unite in one volume theoretical analyses and case studies that address issues related to water sustainability.