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The Forum on Science and Innovation for Sustainable Development is an attempt to outline the burgeoning field. Rather than looking broadly at sustainability, the Forum focuses on the way in which science and innovation can be conducted and applied to meet human needs while preserving the life support systems of the planet. It highlights people and programs that are studying nature-society interactions and applying the resulting knowledge to create a sustainability transition around the world.

Learn more about Science and Technology for Sustainability
  • Download the key documents that provide an in-depth look at the principles underlying the field.
  • Peruse the edited directory of individuals and institutions that are actively engaged in the field, and browse through the projects in which they are involved.
  • Use the Framework to find content focused on specific sectors, regions, sustainability challenges, or core scientific questions

The Forum will continue to evolve along with the field, and we invite your participation in that process. Contributions and suggestions for posting to the Forum are always welcome, and individuals who are working in the field are invited to join the Network.

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Opportunity: Call for Papers Engineering Sustainability 2009 (Pittsburgh, PA)
Event: Engineering Sustainability 2009 (Starting 19 April 2009)
Opportunity: PhD Assistantship Social Networks and Working Landscapes (University of Wisconsin - Madison)
Publication: Linking Natural Resources to Slow Growth and More Conflict
Opportunity: Robert Bosch Junior Professorship Research into the Sustainable Use of Renewable Natural Resources (Germany)
Opportunity: Call for chapters Sustainable Development Methodology Theory Practice ()
Opportunity: Deputy Director Environmental Change Institute (University of Oxford, UK)
Opportunity: Senior Policy Advisor Science and Sustainability (Victoria, Canada)
Event: Climate Water and Sustainability (Starting 01 May 2008)
Opportunity: Sustainability and Land Use Planning Postdoc (University of Minnesota Institute on the Environment)


                                                     
FEATURED CONTENT
The following links are recommended by the Editors.

PROJECTS
Sustainable Michigan Endowed Project. Michigan State University

SAHRA - Sustainability of Semi-Arid Hydrology and... National Science Foundation (NSF)

EVENTS
28th Annual Meeting of the International.... May 4, 2008

Linking Knowledge to Actions for Sustainable.... April 3, 2008

4th International Conference on Environmental, Cultural,.... January 4, 2008

MEMBERS
Susana Beatriz Adamo, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Jan Rotmans, DRIFT (Dutch Research Institute For Transitions), Erasmus University Rotterdam, The Netherlands

PUBLICATIONS
Characterizing a Sustainability Transition: Goals, Targets, Trends, and Driving Forces. Kates, Robert W., and Thomas M. Parris.

Science and Engineering Research That Values the Planet. Arne Jacobson and Daniel M. Kammen

PRESIDENTIAL ADDRESS: Science and Technology for Sustainable Well-Being. John P. Holdren

 
   
 
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