18 - 20 March 2012, Opole, Poland
In March 2012, it will already be the twelfth time that issues of sustainable development is organised in co-operation with a wide range of European research institutes. Sustainability issues have become so common in many fields of socio-, political- and economic life, that it is often forgotten that it requires new approaches, and a change in rules guiding human activity, ways of thinking and governance structures. In particular the globalising environmental problems, but also increasing inequalities and poverty on a global scale and the instability of unregulated global financial markets show the need for institutional change and changing governance structures.
While there exists the need to understand the interactions in institutional change between socio-economic systems, technology and ecosystems, there is a great need to research local governance’s capability to direct its sustainable development in a world which seems to become more and more governed by different strong stakeholders who are individually
more and more difficult to identify. As institutional environments and structures of governance vary depending on the country or region, different approaches to achieving sustainable development may be required. The general aims of the conference are to discuss and analyse:
- Institutions, Governance, and Sustainable Development at different levels of socio-economic development.
- The challenge of global governance in the face of climate change and global poverty. Can Europe become sustainable without global sustainability?
- Capacity building for sustainable waste management.
- Local governance’s capability to achieve sustainable development, e.g.:
- Socio-technological transitions to sustainable development (e.g., energy, sustainable production systems).
- Tourism as a factor in local sustainable development.
- Challenges in creating sustainable transport systems.
- Corporate Social Responsibility and the problem of climate change and energy efficiency.
We invite papers and posters of researchers from disciplines involved in issues of governance and sustainable development, e.g. economics, geography, environmental sciences, natural sciences, legal sciences, social sciences. Papers, after positive review, are considered for publication in “Economic and Environmental Studies,” “Transitions,” or “International Journal of Research Trends in Social Sciences (IJORTISS).”
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