Sustainable Development, Developing Countries, green growth, Green Economy, Consumption, environmental services, sustainability, governance, Policy Assessment, environmental values, sustainablity

Landscape Functions and People - Strategic Approaches for Climate Smart, Sustainable and Productive Landscapes

Date: 
18/11/2013
Excerpt: 
The Wageningen UR Centre for Development Innovation is offering a course on "Strategic Approaches for Climate Smart, Sustainable and Productive Landscapes" taking place from 18-29 November, 2013 in Bangkok, Thailand.

Science for the Environment Conference - Mapping Knowledge Needs For Future Horizons

Date: 
03/10/2013
Excerpt: 
The 2nd International Conference in Aarhus, Denmark "Science for the Environment Conference" will take place from 3-4 October, 2013. The conference aims to identify knowledge gaps for the Climate Action and Resource Efficiency Challenge in Horizon 2020.
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7th ECPR General Conference 2013 - Panel "The Governance of Unsustainability"

Date: 
04/09/2013
Excerpt: 
The organisers of the panel "The Governance of Unsustainability" to be held at the 7th ECPR General Conference 2013 from 4-7 September, 2013 are calling for papers. The deadline for the submission of abstracts is 1 February, 2013.

Lectureships in Sustainability

Date: 
20/06/2013
Excerpt: 
The Lancaster Environment Centre at Lancaster University offers up to four Lectureships which focus on social and inter-disciplinary science. Successful candidates will contribute to undergraduate teaching and help to develop a post-gratuade programme on Sustainability.
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10th Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics on "Ecological Economics and Institutional Dynamics"

Date: 
18/06/2013
Excerpt: 
The 10th conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics (ESEE) on "Ecologcial Economics and Instiutional Dynamics" will be held from 18-21 June, 2013 in Lille, France. A pre-conference workshop for Master and PhD students will be organized in Reims, France. In addition, a related policy event will be held in Brussels on 18 June.

The Policy-Relevancy of Impact Assessment Tools: Evaluating Nine Years of European Research Funding

Date: 
13/06/2013
Excerpt: 
Scientific tools should play an essential role of providing the evidence base to assess the impacts of alternative policy options. To identify the contribution of research funding for impact assessment tool development, this paper analysed the variety of IA tools designed in projects funded by European Framework Programmes 6 and 7. ...
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Nordic Environmental Social Science Conference - Welcome to the Anthropocence

Date: 
11/06/2013
Excerpt: 
The Nordic Environmental Social Sciences Conference, which will take place from 11-13 June, 2013 in Copenhagen, Denmark, aims to stimulate a new thinking, which goes beyond current paradigms on 'old' problems caused by human behavior such as climate change, excessive consumption and a degradation of the environment and biodiversity.
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International Conference "Water in the Anthropocene - Challenges for Science and Governance"

Date: 
21/05/2013
Excerpt: 
The Global Water System Project and its International Project Office based in Bonn, Germany, is organizing an international conference on "Water in the Anthropocene: Challenges for Science and Governance. Indicators, Thresholds and Uncertainties of the Global Water System", to be held from 21-24 May, 2013 in Bonn, Germany.
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Marie Curie Individual Fellowships in Economic, Environmental and Energy Research

Date: 
17/05/2013
Excerpt: 
FEEM, an Italian leading research institute devoted to the study of sustainable development and global governance, welcomes Marie Curie Individual Fellowship applications on a wide range of economic, environmental and energy research areas.
  • Geographical focus: Italy
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Greening Economics, Greening Society: What is the Role of the EU?

Date: 
03/05/2013
Excerpt: 
The University of Surrey is organizing a multidisciplinary workshop on "Greening Economics, Greening Society: What is the Role of the EU?". The workshop will be held from 9 - 10 May, 2013 at the University of Surrey in Guildford, England.
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