Diary
Diary
Article Type: Diary From: Management of Environmental Quality: An International Journal, Volume 23, Issue 3.
Networked regions and cities in times of fragmentation: developing smart, sustainable and inclusive places, Delft University of Technology, Delft, The Netherlands, 13-16 May 2012
The Regional Studies Association invites for its annual conference, which is taking place in Delft University of Technology, Delft, the Netherlands from Sunday 13 to Wednesday 16 May 2012. The conference will examine the interdependency of regions and cities that are increasingly linked economically,socially and environmentally, becoming (e.g.) more reliant on interregional flows of trade, labour and resources. Patterns of interactions between regions are experiencing rapid changes as a result of dramatic shifts in production and consumption patterns, advances in communication technologies and the development of transport infrastructure. At the same time, regions are becoming increasingly fragmented in many ways; economically, socially, environmentally and also politically. Classic forms of government based on clear-cut arrangements between administrative levels, policy sectors and the public and private domain are no longer sufficient. The governance of regions faces multi-level, multi-actor and multi-sectoral challenges. Further details are available at: www.regional-studies-assoc.ac.uk/events/2012/eurconf-may/cfp.pdf
Training – STEPS Centre Summer School on Pathways to Sustainability, University of Sussex, Brighton, UK, 14-25 May 2012
In summer 2012 the STEPS Centre will hold a two-week international summer school on Pathways to Sustainability. Applications are invited from highly motivated doctoral and postdoctoral researchers or those with equivalent experience, working in fields around development studies, science and technology studies, innovation and policy studies, and across agricultural, health, water or energy issues. Involving innovative forms of teaching and interaction,including an international team of leading researchers in this field, the Summer School will be held from 14 to 25 May 2012, with opportunities for a few participants to stay on for a further two weeks of guided independent study and writing. The deadline for applications is 31 January 2012. A limited number of funded places are available. Further details are available at: www.steps-centre.org/events/summerschool.html
Changing lives, changing society, Institute for Sustainability, Health and Environment Conference UWE, Bristol, UK, 28 June 2012
This one-day conference brings together professionals, policy makers and academics to grapple with the challenge of a widespread transition to healthy and sustainable behavioural patterns. Further details can be seen at: http://info.uwe.ac.uk/events/event.aspx?id=12778
7th Conference on Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES2012) Ohrid, Republic of Macedonia, 1 July-6 July 2012
The Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems (SDEWES)Conference is an event devoted to scientists, engineers, policy makers, students and other interested parties in the field of sustainable development. The SDEWES Conference is dedicated to the improvement and dissemination of knowledge on methods, policies and technologies for increasing the sustainability of development by for example de-coupling growth from natural resources and replacing them with knowledge-based economy, taking into account its economic,environmental and social pillars, as well as methods for assessing and measuring sustainability of development, regarding energy, transport, water, environment and food production systems and their many combinations. The details about the Conference (important dates, conference fee, accommodation, contact addresses,etc.) can be found on the web site: www.ohrid2012.sdewes.org
