Seminar: Solar panels for Siberia
Posted February 15th 2013Seminar: Separating Indigenous Peoples From Their Lands: The Ethnocidal Effects of Recent Canadian Land Claims Agreements
Posted January 17th 2013Food in Transition: Call for Workshop Participants
Posted November 15th 2012Local Food and Well-being: Our questionnaire is now online!
Posted November 1st 2012Seminar: Corporate Environmental Reporting
Posted October 27th 2012Essex Sustainability Institute Seminars: Autumn 2012 Schedule
Posted October 24th 2012Sustainable aviation workshop: University of Essex, 14th Sept. 2012
Posted September 13th 2012Seminar: Is a Just Transition Possible?
Posted September 3rd 2012Eradicating Ecocide: A Critical Appraisal
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Interdisciplinary progress in approaches to address social-ecological and ecocultural systems
Posted January 22nd 2012Abstract: The emergent human cultures have shaped, and in turn been shaped by, local ecosystems. Yet humanity’s intense modification of the environment has resulted in dramatic worldwide declines in natural and cultural capital. Social-ecological systems are becoming more vulnerable through the … Continue reading
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Nature and Culture: Rebuilding Lost Connections
Posted January 22nd 2012There is a growing recognition that the diversity of life comprises both biological and cultural diversity. But this division is not universal and, in many cases, has been deepened by the common disciplinary divide between the natural and social sciences … Continue reading
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Seminar: Separating Indigenous Peoples From Their Lands: The Ethnocidal Effects of Recent Canadian Land Claims Agreements
Posted January 17th 2013The Essex Sustainability Institute’s Seminar Series,Sustainability Contested, continues in 2013 at the Wivenhoe Park campus. The seminars are open to staff, students and members of the public. All are welcome, and attendance is free! Please spread the word! Our next seminar is on … Continue reading
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Seminar: Stakeholder participation – keys to success
Posted December 21st 2012The Essex Sustainability Institute’s Seminar Series, Sustainability Contested, continues in 2013 at the Wivenhoe Park campus. The seminars are open to staff, students and members of the public. All are welcome, and attendance is free! Please spread the word! Our next seminar is on the … Continue reading
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Food in Transition: Call for Workshop Participants
Posted November 15th 2012FOOD IN TRANSITION: TOWARDS A RESEARCH AND POLICY AGENDA A collaborative workshop of the Transition Research Network, Essex Sustainability Institute, Participatory and Rural Geographies Research Groups. University of Essex, Wivenhoe Park, Colchester CO4 3SQ, Essex Wed 6th Feb 2013, 12 … Continue reading
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Seminar: Neoliberalism, Socionature and Water Problems: The Multiple Scarcities of Lima, Peru
Posted November 12th 2012The Essex Sustainability Institute is hosting a new seminar series, Sustainability Contested, at the Wivenhoe Park campus. The seminars are open to staff, students and members of the public. All are welcome, and attendance is free! Please spread the word! If you would like to meet … Continue reading