sustainability
STEPS Seminar: ‘Resource Politics: Future Directions’
Room 221, Institute of Development Studies Library Road, Falmer, Brighton, United KingdomRoom 221, Institute of Development Studies, Library Road, Falmer, BN1 9RE, UK ‘Resource Politics: Future Directions’ Dianne Rocheleau and Kathleen McAfee A critical resource politics can contribute to reframing conservation sciences to bring science into the service of social and ecological justice. To this end, many of us are challenging the fetish of economic growth...
Seminar: Ocean management – linking satellite and socio-economic data
Room 100, Institute of Development Studies Library Road, Falmer, United KingdomSTEPS seminar with Eleni Papathanasopoulou and Hayley Evers-King on 6 October 2015.
How can makerspaces, fablabs and hackerspaces help cultivate sustainable developments?
Machines Room 45 Vyner Street, London, United KingdomMachines Room, 45 Vyner Street, London, E2 9DQ United Kingdom Interest in the social, economic and environmental possibilities of makerspaces and the maker movement continues to grow. This event brings together people involved or interested in sustainability activities to share, discuss, and reflect upon their experiences. In the discussions, our objective will be to consider...
Launch: South Asia Sustainability Hub
Inauguration: South Asia Sustainability Hub & Knowledge Network (SASH&KN) Launch of ‘Friends of Sustainability’ 28 January 2016 at 6pm – 9 pm New Delhi, India RSVP: [email protected] by 20 January 2016 Find out more Read more about the launch event Read more about the South Asia Sustainability Hub
Leverhulme Lecture: ‘The Degrowth hypothesis’
Room 221, Institute of Development Studies Library Road, Falmer, Brighton, United KingdomLeverhulme Lecture: 'The Degrowth hypothesis' Giorgos Kallis, ICREA professor at ICTA, Autonomous University of Barcelona; visiting professor at SOAS Monday 8 February at 4-5.30pm Convening Space, Institute of Development Studies Brighton, UK If we are to radically reduce carbon emissions and material use, we have to abolish the pursuit of economic growth and develop institutions...
Innovation governance for sustainable agri-food systems in China
SPRU Friday seminar on 15 April with Adrian Ely and Sam Geall of the Low Carbon Innovation in China project.
Can we govern the climate?
Fulton A Lecture Theatre, University of Sussex Falmer, Brighton, United KingdomPublic lecture by Prof Harriet Bulkeley, Professor of Geography at Durham University, on 16 May 2016 at the University of Sussex.
‘Transformations’ events at the Hay Festival
At the Hay Festival in Wales, three discussion events in our 'Transformations' series will investigate how change happens in different arenas, and how rapid and just transitions can be achieved to create more sustainable futures. Tickets can be purchased online in advance from the Hay Festival website. How Quickly Can We Change…Culture? 31 May 2016...
Reimagining development in Least Developed Countries: what role for the SDGs?
Central LondonThe challenges and opportunities that the Sustainable Development Goals create for least developed countries will be discussed at an event in London next month. The Least Developed Countries Independent Expert Group, the International Institute for Environment and Development and the ESRC STEPS Centre will host a dialogue on Monday, 13 June to discuss the challenges and...
IDS 50: Sustainability transformations: the intersecting roles of state, market and society
Room 100, Institute of Development Studies Library Road, Falmer, United KingdomPart of the Institute of Development Studies 50th Anniversary Conference: States, Markets and Society, this panel session will examine the politics of sustainability transformations through different cases, drawing on the work of the STEPS Centre and the emerging STEPS Global Pathways to Sustainability Consortium. The panel will open with an overview of the different ways...
Webinar: Transformative Knowledge Networks – solutions-oriented research in practice
Tuesday, 5 July 2016 16:00 – 17:00 CEST (14:00 – 15:00 UTC) Research on global change and sustainability increasingly goes hand in hand with calls for profound change and social transformation – but what do we know about these processes in different, concrete contexts of application? What can social science-led research contribute to generating solutions and...