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Info Day FP7 Environment Research in the Specific Field of Water Innovation Demonstration Projects

Date: 
15/01/2013
Excerpt: 
The European Commission is organising an Info Day on the FP7 Environment Research in the specific field of "water innovation demonstration" projects on 15 January, 2013.
events

Policy Relevant Sustainability Research

Date: 
10/01/2013
Excerpt: 
The publication "Policy Relevant Sustainability Research" guides various kinds of interested parties by providing detailed actor-specific requirement profiles for policy relevant sustainability research that aims to bridge specific knowledge to bear on policy issues relating to sustainable development.
publications

A Framework for Structuring Interdisciplinary Research Management

Date: 
17/12/2012
Excerpt: 
The paper presents an interdisciplinary research management framework that makes research project's coordinator functions explicit and plausible. The framework aims to facilite structured planning, conducting and evaluating of management activities for large interdisciplinary projects.
publications

Commission Publishes New Environmental Action Programme (7th EAP) to 2020

Date: 
29/11/2012
Excerpt: 
The European Commission published its new Environmental Action Plan (7th EAP) on 29 November, 2012 which sets the EU’s policy priorities in this area until 2020.
policies

2012 Society for Social Studies of Science Conference

Date: 
17/10/2012
Excerpt: 
The CONSIDER project is investigating aspects of Civil Society Organisation (CSO)participation in research. To this end and as a panel participating in this year’s Society for Social Studies of Science Conference, CONSIDER is calling for papers that explore CSOs participation in research.

Sustainability Assessment: Pluralism, Practice and Progress

Date: 
05/10/2012
Excerpt: 
The book 'Sustainability Assessment: Pluralism, Practice and Progress', edited by Alan Bond, Angus Morrison-Saunders and Richard Howitt deals with the current state-of-the art in relation to Sustainability Assessment theory and practice, and considers the pluralistic nature of the tool and the implications for achieving sustainable decision-making.
publications

2012 Berlin Conference on "Evidence for Sustainable Development"

Date: 
05/10/2012
Excerpt: 
Paper proposals are invited for the 2012 Berlin Conference on "Evidence for Sustainable Development", which is jointly organised by the Environmental Policy Research Centre at FU Berlin and the LIAISE Network of Excellence. ...

Research Position in Sustainability Assessment

Date: 
01/10/2012
Excerpt: 
The selected applicant will join a team engaged in analysing a wide range of issues regarding sustainability, climate and energy economics. He/she will have the opportunity to conduct research on sustainability assessment and applied research in a wide range of environmental economics (constructing sustainability indices,...
funding

LIAISE Shared Research Agenda

Date: 
24/08/2012
Excerpt: 
The LIAISE Shared Research Agenda will provide cutting edge research questions to attract both researchers and funding agencies. The agenda will be fed from scientists of different disciplines and practitioners. ...
news

Programme of the 2012 Berlin Conference online!

Date: 
27/07/2012
Excerpt: 
The programme of the 2012 Berlin Conference on "Evidence for Sustainable Development" is now online! Keynote speakers include Jacqueline McGlade (European Environment Agency) and Uwe Schneidewind (Wuppertal Institute of Climate, Environment and Energy).