sustainability
Pathways to Sustainability and the Politics of Innovation
Arizona State University , United StatesMelissa Leach Research Fellow, Institute of Development Studies Andy Stirling Professor of Science and Technology, University of Sussex Today’s environmentally anxious age is dependent upon the roles of science, technology, and innovation. These are not only complex and uncertain role dynamics, but they also circulate deeply contrasting narratives about whether or not they matter and...
STEPS Centre Annual Symposium
University of Sussex Falmer, Brighton, United KingdomCredibility across cultures: expertise, uncertainty and the global politics of scientific advice Scientific advice has never been in greater demand; nor has it been more contested. From climate change to cyber-security, poverty to pandemics, food technologies to fracking, the questions being asked of experts by policy makers, the media and the public continue to multiply....
Public lecture: Prof Michael Jacobs, Grantham Research Institute
Fulton A Lecture Theatre University of Sussex, Falmer, Brighton, United Kingdom'Capitalism, carbon and climate change' Fulton A Lecture Theatre University of Sussex, Falmer Brighton Public lecture, followed by drinks reception All welcome Michael Jacobs is a Visiting Professor at the Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment at the London School of Economics, and in the School of Public Policy at University College...
Transition Pathways to Water Sensitive Cities
Room 144, Jubilee Building University of Sussex, Falmer, United KingdomFjalar de Haan, Annette Bos, Briony Ferguson Research Fellows at Monash Water for Liveability Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Climate change, resource limitations, changing demographics, ageing infrastructure and evolving community values are putting pressure on urban water systems around the world. In response, the concept of a water sensitive city has emerged in science, policy and...