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12 February 2009
Chicago, IL
Sponsors/Organizers
AAAS Center for Science, Technology, and Sustainability
One of the biggest challenges that the planet faces is how to balance the needs of human development and with the needs of the environment. Policy makers at all levels of governance increasingly look to scientists and engineers to provide guidance in creating sustainable societies. Universities are increasingly responding by developing academic and research programs in Science and Technology for Sustainable Development or "Sustainability Science" that undertake practical, place-based research to provide decision-support for addressing sustainability challenges.
Since the inaugural Forum at the 2007 AAAS Annual Meeting in San Francisco, the AAAS Center for Science, Technology, and Sustainable Development has convened key university actors in Sustainability Science to dialogue on collaborative approaches to building this emerging field. Though participants hail from diverse perspectives and institutions most are experiencing similar challenges as they develop interdisciplinary programs, which combine both basic and applied research methods.
As a follow-up to previous sessions which identified key challenges and opportunities (2007) and began to identify opportunities to further connect these universities (2008), the 2009 Forum for Sustainability Science Programs will tackled a number of common concerns for these programs including:
- Course Content and Curriculum Development
- Moving Knowledge to Action
Meeting documents
Notes from the meeting
Bob Kate's Update on 'Readings in Sustainability Science and Technology'
Medill Reports' Coverage of the Forum
Follow-up Online Discussions [all are invited to participate]
What makes sustainability science unique?
Core Competencies for Sustainability Science
Teaching Sustainability Science
Institutional Structures Supporting Sustainability Science
Related Links:
Annual Meeting Homepage
This Event is directly associated with the following:
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EVENTS
4th Forum for Sustainability Science Programs
February 18, 2010 - AAAS 2010 Annual Meeting, San Diego, California
Sarah Banas Mills, AAAS Center for Science, Technology, and SustainabilityArnim ... 2007 AAAS Annual Meeting
February 15, 2007 - San Francisco, CA
American Association for the Advancement of Science
Forum for Sustainability Science Programs 2008
February 16, 2008 - 2008 AAAS Annual Meeting
Boston, MA
Sarah Banas, AAAS International Office
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