NINTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE ON ENVIRONMENTAL, CULTURAL, ECONOMIC & SOCIAL SUSTAINABILITY
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTER HIROSHIMA HIROSHIMA, JAPAN
23 - 25 JANUARY 2013
http://onsustainability.com
TABLE OF CONTENTS
SUSTAINABILITY CONFERENCE ...... 3 LETTER FROM BILL COPE ...... 4 LETTER FROM AMARESWAR GALLA ...... 5 ABOUT COMMON GROUND ...... 6 SUSTAINABILITY KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITY ...... 6 ABOUT THE CONFERENCE ...... 7 SCOPES AND CONCERNS ...... 7 FOUR FUNDAMENTALS ...... 7 SESSION GUIDELINES ...... 8 SESSION TYPES ...... 8 THEMES ...... 9
CONFERENCE PROGRAM...... 10 DAILY SCHEDULE ...... 11 MAPS ...... 14 CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS ...... 16 BOOK LAUNCH ...... 16 FEATURED SESSIONS ...... 16 EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES ...... 16 PLENARY SPEAKERS ...... 17 PROGRAM ...... 18 GRADUATE SCHOLARS ...... 46 INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD ...... 49 CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT ...... 49 LIST OF PARTICIPANTS ...... 50
THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABILITY ...... 56 A FAMILY OF JOURNALS ...... 57 SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION ...... 58 HYBRID OPEN ACCESS ...... 58 SUBMISSION INFORMATION ...... 59 OTHER SELECTED JOURNALS PUBLISHED BY COMMON GROUND ...... 60
SUSTAINABILITY BOOK SERIES ...... 62 SUBMIT YOUR BOOK PROPOSAL ...... 63 TYPE OF BOOKS ...... 63 PROPOSAL GUIDELINES ...... 63 CALL FOR BOOK REVIEWERS ...... 63 FEATURED BOOKS BY COMMON GROUND ...... 64
SCHOLAR ...... 65
EVALUATION FORM ...... 68
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LETTER FROM BILL COPE Dear Sustainability Delegates,
The Sustainability knowledge community is an international conference, a cross-disciplinary scholarly journal, a book imprint and an online knowledge community which, together, set out to describe, analyze and interpret the role of Sustainability. These media are intended to provide spaces for careful, scholarly reflection and open dialogue. The bases of this endeavor are cross- disciplinary. The community is brought together by a common concern for sustainability in an holistic perspective, where environmental, cultural, economic and social concerns intersect.
In addition to organizing the Sustainability Conference, Common Ground publishes papers from the conference at http://onsustainability.com/publications/journal. We do encourage all conference participants to submit a paper based on their conference presentation for peer review and possible publication in the journal. We also publish books at http://onsustainability.com/publications/books in both print and electronic formats. We would like to invite conference participants to develop publishing proposals for original works, or for edited collections of papers drawn from the journal which address an identified theme. Finally, please join our online conversation by subscribing to our monthly email newsletter, and subscribe to our Facebook, RSS, or Twitter feeds at http://onsustainability.com.
Common Ground also organizes conferences and publishes journals in other areas of critical intellectual human concern, including diversity, museums, technology, humanities and the arts, to name several (see http://commongroundpublishing.com). Our aim is to create new forms of knowledge community, where people meet in person and also remain connected virtually, making the most of the potentials for access using digital media. We are also committed to creating a more accessible, open and reliable peer review process. Alongside opportunities for well-known academics, we are creating new publication openings for academics from developing countries, for emerging scholars and for researchers from institutions that have historically focused on teaching.
We are also proud to announce the launch of Scholar, created in an association between Common Ground and the University of Illinois. If the social glue that holds together Facebook is 'friends' and the stickiness of Twitter is having 'followers', then the common bond created in Scholar is 'peers' working together in knowledge producing communities. We call this a ‘social knowledge’ space. Not only can you join the Sustainability community in Scholar. You can also create your own knowledge communities and use Scholar as a learning space, with a strong focus on peer-to-peer dialogue and structured feedback. For more information, visit www.cgscholar.com
This is the longer story of the Sustainability Conference. The shorter story is the phenomenal amount of work that has been done by our Common Ground colleagues in preparation for this conference. I especially would like to thank Jamie Burnes, Amareswar Galla, Phillip Kalantzis-Cope, Beth Mueller and Izabel Szary. And we hope you will be able to join us at next year’s conference, in Copenhagen, Denmark.
We wish you all the best for this conference, and hope it will provide you every opportunity for dialogue with colleagues from around the corner and around the world.
Yours sincerely,
Bill Cope Director, Common Ground Publishing Research Professor, Education Policy, Organization, and Leadership University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign, USA
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LETTER FROM AMARESWAR GALLA Dear Sustainability Delegates,
The International Knowledge Community on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability has progressed over the past 8 years to become a significant forum for promoting the holistic ethic in the discourse of sustainable development. The 9 th Conference of the Community is significant as we move towards the 10th Anniversary (2014) of the founding of the platform for several reasons.
In 2012 at Rio + 20, we witnessed major reviews and reflections from the 1992 Earth Summit in Rio and then the Rio+10 or Johannesburg World Summit on Sustainable Development. One of the key elements to be recognised is the manifestation of localised diversity in all its manifestations as an integral part of sustainable development which has become non-negotiable.
As Ban Ki-moon, Secretary-General of the United Nations said at Rio+20: ‘Global economic growth per capita has combined with a world population (passing 7 billion last year) to put unprecedented stress on fragile ecosystems. We recognize that we cannot continue to burn and consume our way to prosperity. Yet we have not embraced the obvious solution – the only possible solution, now as it was twenty years ago: sustainable development.’1
The Director General of UNESCO, Irina Bukova has been a strong advocate for a paradigm shift to further sustainable development, ‘a new approach to research that is interdisciplinary, solutions oriented and policy relevant, with a stronger social science component.’ 2
Rethinking of human development has also been highlighted so that ‘progress needs to be defined and measured in a way which accounts for the broader picture of human development and its context’, which would emphasize ‘equity, dignity, happiness, sustainability’.3
In its report Resilient People, Resilient Planet,4 the UN Secretary-General’s High-Level Global Sustainability Panel concluded that ‘the international community should measure development beyond GDP and develop a new sustainable development index or set of indicators’. These views are also reflected in the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development’s Better Life Initiative5 and the Stiglitz-Sen-Fitoussi Commission6 and numerous other similar initiatives, which called for a broad range of social indicators to complement GDP figures.
Rio+20 reiterated that ‘all cultures and civilizations can contribute to sustainable development’ (Para. 41 of the outcome document, The Future We Want)7 and that ‘many people, especially the poor, depend directly on ecosystems for their livelihoods, their economic, social and physical well-being, and their cultural heritage’ (Para. 30). The Rio Conference has also stressed the ‘intrinsic value of biological diversity, as well as its ecological, genetic, social, economic, scientific, educational, cultural, recreational and aesthetic values’ (Para. 197).
In September 2007, the United Nations General Assembly adopted the UN Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples (UNDRIP). Various UN and other development agencies, such as the United Nations Development Programme, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the World Bank, have adopted policies and operational guidelines on engaging with indigenous peoples. These reflect advancing standards with respect to indigenous peoples, strengt hen partnerships, ensure greater relevance and positive outcomes, and also safeguard against unintended adverse effects. In 2008, the UN Development Group (UNDG) issued Guidelines on Indigenous Peoples’ Issues, as a complement to earlier guidance on the applicat ion of the Human Rights-Based Approach (HRBA) to development.
In 2015, the international community will review the progress made in the achievement of the Millennium Development Goals (adopted in 2000), and define a new set of Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), which will set priorities for the post-2015 development agenda. In this context, it is crucial to ensure that the conservation and wise use of both natural and cultural inheritances are taken into account and fully integrated in future sustainable development policies and programmes informed by consolidated set of experience and evidence-based arguments.
At this historical juncture, as move forward to 2014/2015 transition from MDGs to SDGs, we strongly believe that it is import ant for our Knowledge Community to examine and make a contribution through the interdisciplinary approach to Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability and in strengthening our contribution to research and development. I sincerely thank the President of Common Ground Publishing Professor Dr. William Cope for enabling the establishment and development of this research platform as a global force and to our wonderful Conference Producer Izabel Szary and so many others among Common Ground staff who make it possible for us to seamlessly engage across the world.
With best wishes for a fruitful conference and please ensure continuous interaction through our esteemed colleagues in the Knowledge Community as move towards the 10th Conference in 2014.
Professor Dr. Amareswar Galla Chairperson of the Advisory Board and Editor The International Knowledge Community on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability Executive Director, International Institute for the Inclusive Museum, Denmark & Convener, Pacific Asia Observatory for Cultur al Diversity in Human Development, Australia
1 The Future We Want. http://daccess-dds-ny.un.org/doc/UNDOC/GEN/N12/381/64/PDF/N1238164.pdf?OpenElement 2 Address to Preparing the way to sustainable development after Rio+20: Forum on Science Technology and Innovation for Sustainable Development, 27 June 2012. 3 Helen Clark, United Nations Development Programme administrator. High-level forum at the UN Conference on Sustainable Development, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, 20 June 2012. 4 http://www.un.org/gsp/report/ 5 http://www.oecdbetterlifeindex.org/ 6 Commission on the Measurement of Economic performance and Social Progress: http://www.stiglitz-sen-fitoussi.fr/en/index.htm 7 http://www.uncsd2012.org/thefuturewewant.html 5
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ABOUT COMMON GROUND MISSION: Common Ground Publishing aims to enable all people to participate in creating collaborative knowledge and to share that knowledge with the greater world. Through our academic conferences, peer-reviewed journals and books, and innovative software, we build transformative knowledge communities and provide platforms for meaningful interactions across diverse media.
PHILOSOPHY: Common Ground is committed to building dynamic knowledge communities that meet regularly in face-to-face interaction, connect in a virtual community of web spaces, blogs and newsfeeds, and publish in fully refereed academic journals. In this way, we are bringing to the fore our commitment to explore new ways of making and disseminating academic knowledge. We believe that the Internet promises a revolution in the means of production and distribution of knowledge, a promise, as of yet, only partially realized. This is why we are working to expand social and technical frontiers in the production of text, so that academic publishing gains the immediacy, speed and accessibility of the web whilst nevertheless maintaining—and we would hope enhancing—the intellectual standards of legacy peer refereed journals. To support these kinds of emerging knowledge communities, Common Ground continues to have an ambitious research and development agenda, creating cutting edge ‘social web’ technologies and exploring new relationships of knowledge validation.
CONNECTING THE GLOBAL WITH THE LOCAL: Common Ground conferences connect with different host universities and local communities each year, seeking fresh perspectives on questions of global concern. In recent years, we have worked with a wide range of educational institutions including (to list just a few): Beijing Normal University; The Australian National University; The University of London; The Institute for Pedagogical Sciences, Cuba; University of California, Los Angeles; The University of Cambridge, UK; The University of Carthage, Tunisia; Columbia University, New York; Singapore Management University; McGill University, Montreal; The University of Edinburgh, Scotland; and New York University in New York City. At conference sites, we bring the global to the local—academics, researchers and practitioners from around the world gather to discuss conference topics. At the same time, we also bring the local to the global, as local academics and community leaders speak from the perspective of local knowledge and experience. For links to each of our twenty-four knowledge communities, visit www.commongroundpublishing.com.
SUSTAINABILITY KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITY At a time when knowledge communities are being redefined and disciplinary boundaries challenged, Common Ground aims to develop innovative spaces for knowledge creation and sharing. Through our conferences, journals and online presence we attempt to mix traditional face-to-face interaction with new ‘social web’ technologies. This is a part of our attempt to develop new modes of deliberation and new media for the dissemination of ideas. Common Ground is founded upon and driven by an ambitious research and knowledge design agenda, aiming to contest and disrupt closed and top-down systems of knowledge formation. We seek to merge physical and online communities in a way that brings out the strengths in both worlds. Common Ground and our partners endeavour to engage in the tensions and possibilities of this transformative moment. We provide three core ways in which we aim to foster this community:
Present: You have already made the first step and are in attendance. We hope this conference provides a valuable source of feedback for your current work and the possible seeds for future individual and collaborative projects. We hope your session is the start of a conversation that continues on past the last day of the conference.
Publish: We also encourage you to publish your paper in the Family of Sustainability Journals. In this way, you may share the finished outcome of your presentation with other participants and members of the Sustainability Conference. You also have access to the complete works in the Family of Sustainability Journals which the published work of participants from the conference who submitted papers may be found.
Engage with the Community Online: Each conference presenter is provided a personal CGPublisher website with public and private spaces where you are able to post your photo, biography, and CV; make links to other sites of personal interest; and create a space where collaborators may be invited to access and comment on your works-in-progress. In addition, you can contribute to the online community via our blog, email newsletter and social networking sites. The Blog and links to other social networking sites can be found at http://onsustainability.com/the-latest-news Email Newsletters: Please send suggested links for news items with a subject line ‘Email Newsletter Suggestion’ to [email protected]. The email newsletter will be sent to all conference participants. Facebook: Find us on Facebook at: http://www.facebook.com/ OnSustainability.CG. Twitter: You can now follow the Sustainability Conference Community on Twitter: @onsustainabilit. YouTube Channel: View online presentations at http://www.youtube.com/user/CGPublishing. Create your own YouTube presentation with a link to your session description on the conference website, and (if your paper is accepted to the journal), a link to the abstract of your paper on the journal website. See instructions at http://onsustainability.com/the-conference/types-of-conference-sessions/online-presentations. Community: Join fellow conference members on Community, CGScholar’s secure social media space to connect, converse, and continue dialogue with your conference colleagues during and after the conference. See page 71 for more instructions on how to get started.
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ABOUT THE CONFERENCE SCOPES AND CONCERNS Our times call for interdisciplinary and holistic approaches to the relation of humans with the environment. As the challenges to our human and planetary existence become less capable of being addressed by purely personal, corporate, local or short term solutions, so too, narrowness of thinking will no longer suffice. Of course, we should continue to pursue careful, finely grained, locally nuanced and deeply grounded knowledge and social practices of sustainability. Such perspectives are, if anything, more critical than ever. But increasingly these need also to be situated in the context of longer, broader and deeper views.
FOUR FUNDAMENTALS Environment Nature is a dynamic thing in and of itself, and sometimes convulsively so. Humans are its beneficiaries and at times its victims. They are also increasingly agents, interacting in and with natural processes. Over several millennia, the human species has become one of the forces of nature, a critical part of its destiny, and ever more so today and tomorrow. Perhaps even, the human species may be a catalyst in another convulsion in the course of natural history. As nature more and more becomes an object of human artifice, its prospects move to the forefront of human consciousness. ‘What have we done with nature?’ we may well ask ourselves. What have been the forms and effects of our interventions? What are the implications of our newfound species-role as a force of nature, and what the responsibilities that accompany this role? How can we create a viable home for ourselves alongside the other lifeforms of the planet?
CULTURE This is the stuff of our human natures, our subjectivities, our shared meanings and our memories. Culture is the glue of similarity (‘identity’, literally) that grounds our sociability. It is also a matter of difference or cultures in the plural, the multilayered combinations of which forms persons in the plural: ways of seeing, ways of thinking, ways of meaning, ways of relating to each other, ways of connecting with nature. The challenge of culture is as much to forge a productive diversity for the human species (ethnos, gender, ecosystemics) as it is to nurture the sources of cohesion and commonality.
ECONOMY Here we consider the dynamics of our material life, where in our social relations and using our tools we mix our energies with the natural world to meet our human needs. The challenge is to create economic systems which are environmentally viable, not destroying or damaging our life sources as natural beings. Such systems also need to be culturally viable, not harming our identities and ultimately what is humane in our natures. And they need to be socially viable, not creating destructive tensions and unsustainable injustices around axes of inequality of access to material and social resources.
SOCIETY To these perspectives we need to add our systems of regulation, governance and resource distribution. What allows for all our participation as autonomous yet social beings? What makes for good citizenship? How do we create, manage and propagate knowledge? How do we ensure justice? How do we integrate the four fundamentals of environment, culture, economy and society so we can address our human futures and live to the full our human potentials?
LONGER VIEWS On a length dimension, we may wish to question the now-ness of our interests and actions: organizations which measure performance in solely in terms financial years; consumers who measure wellbeing in terms of instant gratification; and communities which compromise future generations by satisfying their wants in the present. Of course, we need to live in the here and now, but that living is limited if it is purely for the here and the now and so prejudices environment, culture, economy or society in the longer view.
BROADER VIEWS On a breadth dimension, we may need to question the here-ness of our interests and actions: acting locally without thinking globally; living personally without knowing politically; living in our cultures but sensitive to the diversity of others; operating to narrow economic or social goals without taking into account their ecosystemic sources and effects.
DEEPER VIEWS On a depth dimension, we may question the this-ness of our interests: what we feel in our everyday lifeworlds in relation to deep and less immediately tangible social, economic and ecological structures; our individual and corporate motivations in relation to human and ecological values; monetary value in relation to human value; the hidden hand of personal self interest as opposed to the conscious hand of good governance, responsible citizenship and the values of caring for nature and each other. This knowledge community provides a forum for discussion of the connections between environment, culture, economy and society. The perspectives presented range from big picture analyses which address global and universal concerns, to detailed case studies which speak of localized applications of the principles and practices of sustainability. Conference presentations and publications traverse a broad terrain, sometimes technically and other times socially oriented, sometimes theoretical and other times practical in their perspective, and sometimes reflecting dispassionate analysis whilst at other times suggesting interested strategies for action.
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SESSION GUIDELINES CHAIRING OF PARALLEL SESSIONS Common Ground usually provides graduate students to chair all of the parallel sessions. If you wish, you are welcome to chair your own session, or provide your own chair or facilitator for your session. The chair's role is to introduce the presenter and keep the presentation within the time limit.
PROGRAM CHANGES Please see the notice board near the conference registration desk for any changes to the printed program (e.g., session additions, deletions, time changes, etc.). If a presenter has not arrived at a session within 5 minutes of the scheduled start time, we recommend that participants join another session. Please inform the registration desk of ‘no-shows’ whenever possible.
SESSION TYPES PLENARY Plenary sessions, by some of the world’s leading thinkers, are 30 minutes in length. As a general rule, there are no questions or discussion during these sessions. Instead, plenary speakers answer questions and participate in discussions during their Garden Sessions (see below).
GARDEN SESSIONS Garden Sessions are unstructured sessions that allow delegates a chance to meet plenary speakers and talk with them informally about the issues arising from their presentation.
PAPER PRESENTATIONS IN THEMED SESSIONS Paper presentations are grouped by general themes or topics into Themed Sessions. Each presenter in the session makes a formal fifteen-minute presentation of their work; Q&A and group discussion follow after all have presented. Each presenter's formal, written paper will be available to participants if accepted to the journal.
WORKSHOP/INTERACTIVE SESSION Workshop sessions involve extensive interaction between presenters and participants around an idea or hands-on experience of a practice. These sessions may also take the form of a crafted panel, staged conversation, dialogue or debate – all involving substantial interaction with the audience. A single article (jointly authored, if appropriate) may be submitted to the journal based on a workshop session.
POSTER SESSION Poster sessions are ideal for presenting preliminary results of work in progress or for projects that lend themselves to visual displays and representations. In these sessions, a number of authors have the opportunity to display or exhibit their work and engage in informal discussion about their work with other delegates throughout the session.
ROUNDTABLE SESSIONS This type of session is best suited for position papers, reviews of theoretical or conceptual frameworks, works-in-progress, policy analyses, or topics that generate, or benefit from, extended discussion. Authors are each assigned a numbered table in a large meeting room for the full session (usually about 45 minutes), during which time they converse and interact with interested delegates who join them at their table. The discussion may begin with the author presenting a synopsis of their work, to generate discussion on the topic. Authors are encouraged to bring copies of their papers and/or a short handout summarizing their work for distribution at their tables. Multiple authors of a single paper may participate, and one article per roundtable may be submitted to the Journal.
VIRTUAL PRESENTATION Virtual presentations are papers submitted without the participant attending the conference in person, but are eligible to be refereed and published (if accepted) in the journal. A virtual presentation allows participants to join the conference community in the following ways: The conference proposal will be listed in the Session Descriptions of the conference. Acceptance of a conference proposal for a virtual participant is based on the same criteria as that for an attending participant. The full paper may be submitted to the journal. The journal paper submission will be refereed against the same criteria as attending participants. If accepted, the paper will be published in the same volume as conference participants from the same year. Online access to all papers published in the journal from the time of registration until one year after the conference end date.
TALKING CIRCLES Talking circles are meetings of minds, often around points of difference or difficulty. They are common in indigenous cultures. The inherent tension of these meetings is balanced by protocols of listening and respect for varied viewpoints. From this, rather than criticism and confrontation, productive possibilities may emerge.
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TALKING CIRCLES, Continued
The Purpose of Talking Circles in this Conference The purpose of the Talking Circles is to give shape to a conference that is wide-ranging in its scope and broad-minded in its interests. They also give people an opportunity to interact around the key ideas of the conference away from the formalities of the plenary, paper, roundtable, workshop and colloquium sessions. They are places for the cross-fertilization of ideas, where cycles of conversation are begun, and relationships and networks formed. Talking Circles are not designed to force consensus or even to strive towards commonality. Their intention is, in the first instance, to find a common ground of shared meanings and experiences in which differences are recognized and respected. Their outcome is not closure in the form of answers, but an openness that points in the direction of pertinent questions.
How Do They Work? Talking Circles meet on the first day of the conference in a 45-minute session. They are grouped around each of the conference themes and focus on the specific areas of interest represented by each theme.
Begin by pulling chairs around in a circle to encourage face-to-face interaction. Identify a member of the group who is willing to volunteer as a Facilitator and Recorder (or the Graduate Scholar in the room may serve as Recorder). Allow members of the group to briefly introduce themselves. At this point, the discussion may evolve in any way that members of the group agree is appropriate. It may be informal and discursive, or structured and task-oriented. The process is one of creating a kind of collective intelligence around the theme with conversation that is open to possibilities and new lines of inquiry or action.
Some Starting Questions to Assist Discussion Who are we? What are our interests? What is our common ground? What is the territory, or scope, or landscape of this thematic area? What are the burning issues, the key questions for this theme? What are the forces or drivers that will affect us as professionals, thinkers, citizens, and aware and concerned people whose focus is this particular theme? What are the future directions (in research, in theory-building, in practice) for this thematic area?
Notes from the Talking Circles will be shared with the group (by the Facilitator or Recorder) at the closing session, when suggestions for thematic changes for next year will be discussed.
THEMES ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY Studies of sustainability, with a focus on environmental analyses
SUSTAINABILITY IN ECONOMIC, SOCIAL AND CULTURAL CONTEXT Studies of sustainability, with a focus on socio-cultural and economic analyses.
SUSTAINABILITY POLICY AND PRACTICE Addressing sustainability agendas and the practices flowing from these in government, corporate and community sectors.
SUSTAINABILITY EDUCATION On teaching and learning about human relations to the environment, and raising community awareness of sustainability.
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CONFERENCE PROGRAM
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DAILY SCHEDULE
WEDNESDAY, 23 JANUARY 12:00 Conference Registration Desk Open Conference Opening – Phillip Kalantzis-Cope, Common Ground Publishing, USA; Amareswar 12:45 – 13:05 Galla, International Institute for the Inclusive Museum, Denmark Plenary Session – Junko Edahiro, Japan for Sustainability & Institute for Studies in Happiness, 13:05 – 13:35 Economy and Society, Japan, ‘Toward Sustainability with Resilience: Fledgling Trends before/after 2011 Disaster and Future Vision Perspectives from Japan’ 13:40 – 14:10 Break & Garden Session 14:10 – 14:50 Talking Circles 14:50 – 15:00 Break Parallel Session 1 (Themed Sessions, Poster Sessions) Cosmos Room: Social & Cultural Sustainability Ran 1: Sustainable Development: 1 Ran 2: Environmental Sustainability: 1 (Poster Session, Runs 15:00 – 15:45) Room 1: Sustainable Systems & Structures 15:00 – 16:40 Room 2: Curriculum Development Room 3: Urban Planning Room 4: Leadership & Policy in Business Room 5: Models and Frameworks of Sustainability Room 6: Well-Being 17:00 – 19:00 Maruumiya Tatemachiten Conference Dinner, *Pre-registration required*
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THURSDAY, 24 JANUARY
7:45 Conference Registration Desk Open Plenary Panel: The Anthropocene: Acknowledging the extent of global resource overshoot, and what 8:30 – 10:00 must we do about it? Featuring: Ed Barry, Sustainable World Initiative, USA; William Rees, Co-author Our Ecological Footprint, Canada; William Ryerson, Population Media Center, USA 10:00 – 10:15 Break Parallel Session 2 (Themed Sessions & Poster Sessions) Cosmos Room: Tourism Ran 1: Agriculture: Rural & Urban Ran 2: Environmental Sustainability: 2 (Poster Session, Runs 10:15 – 11:00) Ran 2: Cultural & Social Sustainability (Poster Session, Runs 11:10 – 11:55) 10:15 – 11:55 Room 1: Water Resource Management Room 2: Cultural Sustainability in Southeast Asia Room 3: Heritage Preservation Room 4: Climate Change Room 5: Evaluation & Decision Making Modeling Room 6: Sustainable Development: 2 12:00 – 12:55 Lunch in the Dahlia Room Parallel Session 3 (Themed Sessions, Roundtable Sessions) Ran 1: Environmental Sustainability: 1 Ran 2: Policy & Practice (Roundtable Session, Runs 12:55 – 13:40) Ran 2: Environmental Sustainability (Roundtable Session, Runs 13:50 – 14:35 ) Room 1: Studying Sustainability 12:55-14:15 Room 2: Religion Room 3: Community Engagement: 1 Room 4: Disaster & Recovery: 1 Room 5: Sustainable Policies & Practices Room 6: Architecture: 1 14:15 – 14:25 Break Parallel Session 4 (Themed Sessions, Workshops, Roundtable Sessions , Poster Sessions) Ran 1: Is Humanity Unstainable by Nature?, (Featured Session by Panelist, William Rees) Ran 2: Environmental Sustainability (Roundtable Session, Runs 13:50 – 14:35 ) Ran 2: Environmental Sustainability: 3 (Poster Session, Runs 14:45 – 15:30) Room 1: Love, Pain, Peace and Community (Workshop) 14:25 – 15:25 Room 2: Inner Ecology (Workshop) Room 3: Economics & Finance Room 4: Waste & Sanitation Services Room 5: Urban Components of Social Sustainability in the Monterrey Metropolitan Area (Workshop) Room 6: Practical and Cultural Implications of Sustainability in an Indigenous Community (Workshop) 15:25 – 15:35 Break Parallel Session 5 (Themed Sessions & Poster Session) Ran 1: Sustainable Lifestyles: 1 Ran 2: Education & Economics, Policy & Practice (Poster Session, Runs 15:40-16:25) Room 1: Education: 1 15:35 – 17:15 Room 2: Environmental Sustainability: 2 Room 3: Sustainability in Business Room 4: Evaluations of Energy & Renewable Energy Room 5: Cultural Sustainability Room 6: Population Dynamics
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FRIDAY, 25 JANUARY 8:00 Conference Registration Desk Open 8:30 – 8:50 Book Launch: ‘Enough for All Forever’ edited by Joy Murray, University of Sydney, Australia Plenary Session: Hideyuki Doi, Institute for Sustainable Sciences and Development, University of 8:50 – 9:20 Hiroshima, Japan, "Ecological Perspectives for Sustainable Science" 9:20 – 9:50 Break, Garden Session & Book Signing Parallel Session 6 (Themed Sessions) Cosmos Room: Health & Sustainability (Runs from 9:50 – 10:35) Cosmos Room: Publishing Information Session (Runs 10:40 – 11:10) Ran 1: Education: 2 Ran 2: Carbon and Nuclear Management 9:50 – 11:10 Room 1: Sustainable Lifestyles: 2 Room 2: Architecture & City Dynamics Room 3: Community Dynamics Room 4: Disaster & Recovery: 2 Room 5: Coastal Issues Room 6: Community Engagement: 2 Conference Closing: Graduate Scholar Awards Ceremony & Future Directions. Located in the Cosmos 11:20 – 11:50 Room.
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MAPS
INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE CENTER HIROSHIMA VENUE MAP
Conference Registration Desk
Session Rooms 1-6
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CONFERENCE HIGHLIGHTS BOOK LAUNCH 8:30 – 8:50, 25 January 2013, Cosmos Room Enough for All Forever: A Handbook for Learning about Sustainability Edited by Joy Murrary, Glenn Cawthorne, Christopher Dey, and Chris Andrew Enough for All Forever is a handbook for learning about sustainability. It has been written specifically for educators: classroom practitioners; school and system administrators and managers; those who develop curriculum; academics; and others who share the goal of environmental equity for all. It is about integrating sustainability into teaching and learning at all levels. The focus of the book is how to live sustainably, in harmony with a planet that has finite resources. This is not a ‘one size fits all’ handbook. Rather, it is a broad collection of work from over fifty different authors, all of them experts in their field and all committed to doing something about sustainability.
Joy Murray is a Senior Research Fellow with the Integrated Sustainability Analysis (ISA) group in the School of Physics at the University of Sydney. Before joining ISA Joy worked for over 25 years in education, teaching students from pre-school to postgraduate level.
FEATURED SESSIONS Publishing Your Paper or Book with Common Ground Friday 25 January 10:40 – 11:10 (Cosmos Room) Jamie Burns, Managing Editor, Common Ground Publishing Overview: In this session the Managing Editor of The Family of Sustainability Journals and On Sustainability: A Book Series will present an overview of Common Ground’s publishing philosophy and practices. She will also offer tips for turning conference papers into journal articles, present an overview of journal publishing procedures, introduce The Sustainability: A Book Series, and provide information on Common Ground’s book proposal submission process. Please feel free to bring questions—the second half of the session will be devoted to Q & A.
EVENTS AND ACTIVITIES CONFERENCE DINNER Maruumiya Tatemachiten 19:00 – 21:00, 23 January *Pre-registration Required* Join plenaries, panel members and other delegates for a delicious Japanese-style banquet at an izakaya style bar. We will sit on tatami mats and dine from low tables in the traditional Japanese style. Enjoy hearty flavors from the oceans and mountains of Hokkaido with a focus on seasonal homestyle dishes. The menu will be a traditional all-you-can eat and all-you-can drink menu for two hours.
CONFERENCE TOURS Peace Memorial Museum & Park Tour 9:00 – 11:30, 22 January *Pre-registration Required* Join delegates for an informational tour of the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum and Park. Delegates will meet at the Peace Memorial Museum at 9:00 for self-guided audio tour of the museum. At 10:30 delegates will meet back together for a guided tour of the Peace Memorial Park. Learn the history of the events that occurred on 6 August 1945 that forever changed history. Please note the museum does contain graphic images that may not be appropriate for all ages.
Miyajima & Itsukushima Shrine Tour 14:00 – 17:00, 22 January *Pre-registration Required* Itsukushima Shrine is so famous, but Miyajima is much more than that. Join the tour to discover an unknown Miyajima, a sacred island with a long history of 1400 years. Join other delegates for a tour of the town of Miyajima where you will hear in-depth stories of the island while visiting the famous shrine. At the shrine delegates will enjoy a short tea break with a Japanese cake!
Kagura Night Performance & Dinner Pick-up time 17:30, 25 January *Pre-registration Required* Enjoy a night of dinner and a Kagura performance. Kagura is a traditional Shinto music and dance performance that features Uta (song) and Mai (dance) by performers clad in embroidered kimonos and expressive masks accompanied by taiko drums and flutes. There are many difference Kagura programs but good and evil and the range of emotions are common thems to each. Delegates will be picked up at the conference hotel and take an hour bus ride to the Kagura Mozen Toji-mura. A Japanese dinner and a Kagura performance will follow, transportation is provided both ways.
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PLENARY SPEAKERS
Ed Barry Ed Barry is the designer of the Sustainable Living Planner and the director of the Sustainable World Initiative in Washington DC. A business manager for a major energy corporation for most of his career, for the past nine years he has devoted himself to working in the nonprofit sector to promote environmental, social, and economic sustainability. Before coming to serve as the Sustainable Living Advisor for the Population Institute, he was the Chief Operating Officer for the Global Footprint Network, where he was responsible for both the research and applications departments, as well as establishing a new international office in Brussels. He received his B.S. in Chemistry and Engineering from Michigan State University and did graduate business studies at the University of California at Berkeley. He also has taken advanced courses and training in education, business strategic planning, international alliances, and business development. He serves on the Board of Advisers for Environic Foundation International (an organization that conducts "Sustainable Societies" educational initiatives throughout the world). He is also an active participant and contributor to the United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development, the Preparatory Committee process for the United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (also known as UNCSD-2012 or Rio+20), and the United Nation’s Post-2015 Human Development Framework.
Hideyuki Doi Hideyuki Doi is currently working as Tenure-track lecturer in Institute for Sustainable Sciences and Development (ISSD) at Hiroshima University, Japan. His current interests are general ecology and sustainability of ecosystems. His current works in ISSD have focused on ecological sustainability under environmental changes, such as eutrophication, climate change and radiation fallout. For the ongoing projects in ISSD, he is surveying natural aquatic fields to monitor sustainability of ecosystems, and testing the ecological hypotheses to predict sustainability of ecosystem and ecological communities using the microcosm experiment series. More recently, with concerning radiation fallout effect on ecosystems, his group established the models to predict the long-term fate of radioactive cesium concentration in freshwater fish species using ecological/biological traits of fish species. He will address the ecological view points for considering sustainability of ecosystems and human lives in changing world.
Junko Edahiro Junko Edahiro, Chief Executive, Japan for Sustainability; President, Institute for Studies in Happiness, Ec onomy and Society; Environmental journalist, translator, President of e’s Inc.; Chairperson of Change Agent Inc.; Member of Mid- and Long-term Roadmap Subcommittee of the Global Environmental Committee (under Central Environmental Council, Japan Ministry of the Environment); Chairperson of Communication Marketing Working Group, visiting researcher for Research into Artifacts at the Center for Engineering (RACE) at the University of Tokyo; initiator of the Candle Night campaign. She obtained a Master’s degree in Educational Psychology from The University of Tokyo. Still active today as an environmental journalist, she also runs two companies. She is committed to communication and networking through lecturing, publishing, and translating on the environment, all with the aim of causing behavioral change among people and building effective systems for a sustainable society. To comprehensively study the relationship among happiness, economy, and society and work on these themes, she has held workshops on happiness and sustainability as well as world trends on growth, where she introduces Bhutan’s use of the Gross National Happiness (GNH) indicator, as well as “de-growth” research and case studies in Europe. Her published translations include “An Inconvenient Truth,” “Limits to Growth: The 30-year Update,” and an anthology of the “Resurgence” magazine. Her publications include “Beyond ‘Eco’ – How to Make a Happy Future,” “A Way Out of Energy Crisis,” and “How to Fix the Earth.”
William Rees William E. Rees is an ecologist, ecological economist, Professor Emeritus and former director of the University of British Columbia’s School of Community and Regional Planning in Vancouver, Canada. His research focuses on the bio-physical prerequisites for sustainability and on the behavioral and cognitive barriers to progress. He is the originator and co-developer of ecological footprint analysis. He has lectured widely across North America and in 25 other countries. He is a member of the Global Ecological Integrity Group; A fellow of the Post-Carbon Institute; a founding member and past President of the Canadian Society for Ecological Economics; and Founding Director of the One Earth Initiative. The Vancouver Sun has named Professor Rees one of British Columbia’s top public intellectuals. He was elected to the Royal Society of Canada in 2006, awarded a prestigious Trudeau Foundation Fellowship in 2007, and recently received an honorary doctorate from Laval University. In 2012 Rees was the Boulding Award winner, the biennial exemplary character and scholarship award of the International Society of Ecological Economics.
William N. Ryerson William N. Ryerson is Founder and President of Population Media Center (PMC) (www.populationmedia.org), an organization that strives to improve the health and well being of people around the world through the use of entertainment-education strategies. He also serves as Chair and CEO of The Population Institute in Washington, DC (www.populationinstitute.org), which works in partnership with Population Media Center. In developing countries, PMC creates long-running serialized dramas on radio and television, in which characters evolve into role models for the audience resulting in positive behavior change. The emphasis of the organization's work is to educate people about the benefits of small families, encourage the use of effective family planning methods, elevate women's status, prevent exploitation of children, and promote avoidance of HIV infection. He has a 40-year history of working in the field of reproductive health, including two decades of experience adapting the Sabido methodology of social change communications to various cultur al settings worldwide. He has also been involved in the design of research to measure the effects of such projects in a number of countries, one of which led to a series of publications regarding a serialized radio drama in Tanzania and its effects on HIV/AIDS avoidance and family planning use. The results of this work have been demonstrably highly effective. He received a B.A. in Biology (Magna Cum Laude) from Amherst College and an M.Phil. in Biology from Yale University (with specialization in Ecology and Evolution). He served as Director of the Population Institute's Youth and Student Division, Development Director of Planned Parenthood Southeastern Pennsylvania, Associate Director of Planned Parenthood of Northern New England and Executive Vice President of Population Communications International before founding Population Media Center in 1998.
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PROGRAM Wednesday, 23 January 12:00-12:45 REGISTRATION OPEN 12:45-13:05 CONFERENCE OPENING: Phillip Kalantzis-Cope, Common Ground Publishing, USA; Amareswar Galla, International Institute for the Inclusive Museum, Denmark 13:05-13:35 PLENARY SESSION: Junko Edahiro, Japan for Sustainability & Institute for Studies in Happiness, Economy and Society, Japan, Toward Sustainability with Resilience: Fledgling Trends before/after 2011 Disaster and Future Vision Perspectives from Japan’ 13:40-14:10 BREAK & GARDEN SESSION 14:10-14:50 TALKING CIRCLES Cosmos Room Talking Circle: Environmental Sustainability Ran 1 Talking Circle: Sustainability Policy and Practice Room 1 Talking Circle: Sustainability Education Room 2 Talking Circle: Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability Room 3 Talking Circle: Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability 14:50-15:00 BREAK 15:00-16:40 Parallel Session 1 (100 Minute Themed Sessions & 45 Minute Poster Session) Cosmos Room Re-creating Traditional Rituals for the Construction of Human-Nature Ontology: Cultural Actions on the Korean West Coast SOCIAL & Prof. Kyoung Mann Cho, Mokpo National University, Muan-gun, South Korea CULTURAL Overview: Since 2000s, in Korea, people's re-creation of traditional rituals to protect endangered SUSTAINABILITY tidal flats has been the highlighted cultural response with transformational conceptualizations of ecological beings, with broad social efficacy.
The Role of Dialogue in Social Sustainability Dr. John Whitton, Centre for Energy and Power Management, Preston, Ioan Mihangel Parry, Centre of Energy and Power Management, University of Central Lancashire, UK Overview: The perceived sufficiency, fairness and effectiveness of nuclear-related dialogue between local stakeholders and officials, and potential impacts on social sustainability are studied, based upon previous research from the UK.
Sustainability Storylines: The Politics of Distribution Dr. Judith Rogers, Landscape Architecture Program School of Architecture and Design, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Overview: This paper details a methodology and a method for analyzing discussions about and for sustainability as text.
Social Sustainability Assessment: Towards the Elaboration of a New Unified Conceptual Measurement, The SOCI00 Index Mrinal Sohoraye, Open University of Mauritius, Réduit, Dr. Chandradeo Bokhoree, Poomalay Poinen, University of Technology, Pointe-aux-Sables, Mauritius Overview: This describes a new way of assessing social sustainability based on existing frameworks in the field.
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15:00-16:40 Parallel Session 1 (100 Minute Themed Sessions & 45 Minute Poster Session) Ran 1 Sustainable Development, Economic Growth and Energy Intensity Dr. Rasa Smaliukienė, General Jonas Zemaitis Military Academy, Lithuania, Dr. Manuela SUSTAINABLE Tvaronavičienė, General Jonas Zemaitis Military Academy, Lithuania, Dr. Renata Korsakiene, DEVELOPMENT: Vilnius Gediminas Technical University, Lithuania, Abel Adekola, University of Wisconsin, USA 1 Overview: This paper aims to reveal relationships between the intensity of energy resource use, economic growth and its sustainability.
Sustainable Development in an Energy Dependent Country: A Choice of Methodological Approach Dr. Manuela Tvaronavičienė, General Jonas Zemaitis Military Academy of Lithuania, Dr. Rasa Smaliukienė, Chair of Department of Management, Military Academy of Lithuania, Lithuania Overview: Aim of the paper is to outline of a research methodology which ultimately would allow predicting and modeling of competitiveness of less developed economies encountering energy security issues.
Reflexivity in Practice: Potentials and Obstacles to the Application of Reflexive Governance in Development Assistance Martin Karlsson, The University of Tokyo, Bunkyo Ward, Japan Overview: Reflexivity has been brought forward as a key component of efforts working towards sustainability. This paper explores practical use of reflexivity in organizations working towards sustainable development. Ran 2 The Influence on Urban Green Spaces of Renewing the Master Plan of Greenery in Hiroshima City POSTER Satoki Hayashi, Hiroshima, Prof. Nobukazu Nakagoshi, Takuya Shimada, International SESSION: Development and Cooperation Graduate School, Hiroshima University, Higashihiroshima, Japan ENVIRONMENTAL Overview: This study compares the greenery data (from 2001 and 2011 Hiroshima City Master Plan SUSTAINABILITY: of Greenery) and estimates the influence factor on urban green spaces. 1 An Ecological Evaluation of the Green Space in Hiroshima City Seifu-shinnto *Session Runs Takuya Shimada, International Development and Corporation of Hiroshima University, 15:00 – 15:45 Higashihiroshima, Professor Nobukazu Nakagoshi, Satoki Hayashi, International Development and Corporation, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan Overview: This study observes the state of the green space in Hiroshima city Seifu-shinnto in terms of its biodiversity and habitat functions.
Cooperative Reef Restoration in Derawan Island, Kalimantan, Indonesia Dexiang Chen, Environment and Ecology Department, DHI Water and Environment Singapore, Zhiyi Yeo, Team Derawan Reef Restoration, Singapore, Singapore Overview: A team of environmentally-conscious divers attempted to bring down the cost of reef restoration by involving stakeholders in a mutually beneficial way. We call this Cooperative Reef Restoration.
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15:00-16:40 Parallel Session 1 (100 Minute Themed Sessions & 45 Minute Poster Session) Room 1 Hydrogen Production and Storage Technology for a Sustainable Energy System Dr. Hiroki Miyaoka, Institute for Sustainable Sciences and Development, Hiroshima University, SUSTAINABLE Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan SYSTEMS & Overview: In this paper, we proposed a promising model for a sustainable energy system using STRUCTURES hydrogen. Particularly, recent research on the hydrogen production and the hydrogen storage are reported.
A Mathematical Model to Obtain Maximum Recovery for Green Waste in Case of Conflicting Intrests in Usage as Feedstock for Renwable Material or Energy Ir Dirk Inghels, Institute of Transport and Maritime Management Antwerp, University of Antwerp, Antwerp, Belgium, Prof. Wout Dullaert, Faculty of Economics and Business Administration, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Overview: Life Cycle Assessment does not always favour the best overall environmental outcome in case of conflicting goals of bio waste recovery. A meta-heuristic is presented to overcome this problem.
Research and Development in the Solar Facilities Unit of the Weizmann Institute of Science: Past, Present and Future Michael Epstein, Solar Research Facilities Unit, Dr. Irina Vishnevetsky, Department of Environmental Science and Energy Research, Dr. Akiba Segal, Department of Chemical Research Support, Rachamim Rubin, Doron Lieberman, Weizmann Institute of Science, Rehovot, Israel Overview: The paper describes the Solar Facilities Unit of the Weizmann Institute of Science, and the main projects that were successfully realized during last 25 years.
The Glasgow School of Art – a Model for Sustainability? Charles Rennie Mackintosh’s Masterful Resolution of the Pragmatic and the Poetic as a Model of Sustainable Design Alan Hooper, Glasgow School of Art, Dr. Tim Sharpe, Glasgow School of Art, UK Overview: All buildings are experiments. Buildings that have stood the test of time, by their very longevity, can provide valuable insights and lessons for architects working today.
Sustainable Housing in Developing Countries: Meeting Social and Environmental Targets by Greening Low Income Settlements in South Africa Dr. Claudia Loggia, Dr. Vittorio Tramontin, Dr. Cristina Trois, Engineering Department, University of Kwazulu Natal, Durban, South Africa Overview: Greening low income settlements could represent the key for sustainability to meet environmental and social challenges. The concept is intended as a synergy among environmental conservation, affordability and social issues. Room 2 Rethinking the Concept of Sustainability: The Use of Hiroshima as a Subject of Peace Education CURRICULUM Kanako Ide, Faculty of Education, Soka University, Hachiouji, Japan DEVELOPMENT Overview: This paper is an attempt to philosophically examine the notion of sustainability by creating values for peace education from the event in Hiroshima.
A Postgraduate Program for Sustainability Professionals Dr Joy Murray, Integrated Sustainability Analysis School of Physics, University of Sydney, Sydney, Australia Overview: A broad understanding, some in-depth study, a tool kit and an action-learning project provide what is proving to be the ideal components of a postgraduate program for sustainability professionals.
Sustainability Education: A Service Learning Project Dr. Srijana Bajracharya, Health Promotion and Physical Education, Ithaca College, Ithaca, USA Overview: This presentation will describe a service learning project integrated into a graduate course to help students to have hands on experience in teaching sustainability to elementary school children.
Modelling Sustainability in a Fourth Year Mathematics and Science Pre-service Primary and Middle Pathway Course Dr. Kathryn Paige, School of Education, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia Overview: One vehicle that has provided real world connections for embracing science and mathematics in a primary and middle school setting has been through educating for sustainability.
Raising Commencing Student Awareness through Embedded Sustainability Literacy in a Preparatory University Program Christine (Erst) Carmichael, Learning Skills Unit Student Support Services, Neera Handa, Learning Skills Student Support Services, University of Western Sydney, Sydney, Australia Overview: At a "new age" metropolitan university which caters to the most diverse commencing student population in Australia, sustainability is the content theme of a literacy-based preparatory program: UniStep. 20
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15:00-16:40 Parallel Session 1 (100 Minute Themed Sessions & 45 Minute Poster Session) Room 3 Tokyo's Landscape System and Sustainability: An Analysis Dr. Wybe Kuitert, International Research Center for Japanese Studies, Seoul National University in URBAN Korea, Kyoto, Japan PLANNING Overview: Pre-modern Tokyo was set up to buffer disastrous fires, following natural landscape of upland and valleys. Modern planning towards sustainability continued to follow landscape after disasters as the Kanto Earthquake.
The Walkability Indicator: A Case Study of Boulder City, CO, USA Tsuyoshi Kaburagi, Urban and Regional Planning College of Architecture and Planning, Wheat Ridge, Daryoosh Ardalan, Urban and Regional Planning College of Architecture and Planning, University of Colorado, Denver, Boulder, USA Overview: Our goal was to create an indicator of walkability and find evidence that improving walkability will alter the distribution of pedestrian traffic in the area.
A Study of Bike Transfers in Mass Rapid Transit Stations: A Case Study of Kaohsiung New Town Dr. Oliver F. Shyr, Kristin Jen, Department of Urban Planning, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan Overview: This research studies the feasibility of bicycle transfer service.
The Role of Commuter Cycling in Sustainable Urban Mobility Ashwani Kumar, Singapore - MIT Alliance, National University of Singapore, Dr. Kwong Meng Teo, Industrial and Systems Engineering, National University of Sinagpore, Singapore, Singapore Overview: This paper takes a systems perspective to understand the role of commuter cycling in promoting sustainable urban mobility in the congested cities of the developing world.
An Economic View of the Railway Networks in Nile Basin Countries: An Assessment Study Ibrahim Tawfiq Ghanem, Economics Department, American University, Cairo, Egypt Overview: The paper highlights how the railway network between Nile basin countries can encourage investments, tourism, and increase trade. Room 4 Nature-Centered Leadership: Nature as a Stakeholder in Strategic Planning Dr. Spencer S. Stober, Graduate Studies, Alvernia University, Reading, USA LEADERSHIP & Overview: Leadership is not just about people, strategic planning with nature in mind will help us to POLICY IN fulfill our obligation to future generations, human and otherwise. BUSINESS A Labour Law Reform to Maintain Social, Economic, and Environmental Sustainability in China Dr Kay-Wah Chan, Faculty of Business & Economics, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia Overview: This paper argues that the 2007 labour law reforms adopted in China contribute to maintaining not only social harmony and social sustainability but also economic and environmental sustainability.
Commercial Pilot Shortages and Impacts on Pilot Training Programs and the Sustainability of the Air Transport Safety System Dr. Javad Gorjidooz, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Prescott, USA Overview: A shortage of airline pilots is expected to develop by 2015. The sustainability of the air transport safety system is considered as pilot training programs are conducted.
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15:00-16:40 Parallel Session 1 (100 Minute Themed Sessions & 45 Minute Poster Session) Room 5 Coral Reef Restoration: A Framework for Assessment, Management and Evaluation Tai Chong Toh, Prof. Loke Ming Chou, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore MODELS & Overview: In this study, we propose a cyclical AME framework in planning and scoping reef restoration FRAMEWORKS projects involving three sequential phases: assessment, management and evaluation. OF SUSTAINABILITY Developing a Simulation Model for Predicting Innundated Areas Affected by Land Use Change: A Case Study of Keduang Sub-watershed Dr. Imam Buchori, Faculty of Engineering, Diponegoro University, Kartika Tanjung, Architecture and Planning Consultant, Trikarsa Buwana Persada Gemilang Consultant, Semarang, Indonesia Overview: This paper is a part of a research entitled "Flood Model of Watershed Area" involving two Master and four Bachelor students in the research team.
Sustainable Economies: An ILOWA Approach James George, Editorial, Association for Enterprise Integration, Arlington, Professor James Rodger, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Hooversville, USA Overview: This paper pursues a sustainable economic model that preserves positive dynamics of capitalism, while improving collaboration between government and industry to engineer economic performance from optimizing returns on resources.
APEX Modeling and Evaluation of Conservation Practices for Sediment and Nutrient Reductions at Wildcat Creek Dr. Wendy Francesconi, University of Florida/NSERL-ARS-USDA, Gainesville, USA Overview: The Agricultural Policy/Environmental eXtender (APEX) model was used to evaluate the effect of agricultural conservation practices on water quality in Wildcat Creek, a tributary to the Wabash and Mississippi Rivers.
Socio-economic Determinants of National Ecological Footprints in Asia Pacific Countries: A Multiple Regression Analysis of the Factorial Impacts Dr. Ebenezer Aka, Urban Studies Program, Morehouse College, Atlanta, USA Overview: This study seeks to establish and explain the socio-economic determinants of ecological footprints in Asia Pacific countries. Room 6 Futures, Well-being and Flourishing Communities Dr. David G. Lloyd, Transition Adelaide Hills, Stirling, Australia WELL-BEING Overview: In this paper, I look at the interconnectedness of three ideas – futures thinking, well-being and sustainability - using a variety of literatures, participant futures work and focus group discussions.
Creating a Sacred Space in Daily Cultural Life: A Case Study for Meditation and Prayer Dr Pi-Fen Wang, The Department of Interior Design, Shu-Te University, Tainan, Taiwan Overview: Creating a sacred space in daily life is a significant issue for modern spiritual practitioners. Meditators have significant powers to identify with their culture and connect the sacred world.
The Impacts of Electrification with Renewable Energies on Local Economies: The Case of India’s Rural Areas Dr. Kenichi Imai, The International Centre for the Study of East Asian Development, Kitakyushu, Japan, Debajit Palit, Decentralized Electricity Solutions Devision, The Energy and Resources Institute, India Overview: The purpose of this paper is to clarify how India’s rural electrification, using renewable energies in particular, contributes to raising the well-being in India’s rural areas.
The Happiness and Social Exclusion of Indigenous People in Taiwan: A Social Sustainability Perspective Dr. Jiun-Hao Wang, National Taiwan University, Taipei, Taiwan Overview: This study examines association between subjective wellbeing and objective living conditions of the indigenous people in Taiwan. Accessing support from public services is a key determinant for social sustainability.
Technological and Social Transformation of the World: The Omnitemporal Dreams of Kurosawa Dr. Meral Serarslan, Radio, Television and Cinema, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey Overview: How long the world can sustain is humanity's concern. Kurosawa's concerns about this, his attitudes towards the subject in Yume / Dreams film were investigated. 17:00 - 19:00 Maruumiya Tatemachiten Conference Dinner, *Pre-registration required*
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Thursday, 24 January 7:45 REGISTRATION DESK OPEN 8:30-10:00 PLENARY PANEL: “The Anthropocene: Acknowledging the extent of global resource overshoot, and what must we do about it?” Featuring: Ed Barry, Sustainable World Initiative, USA; William Rees, Co-author Our Ecological Footprint, Canada; William Ryerson, Population Media Center, USA 10:00-10:15 BREAK 10:15-11:55 Parallel Session 2 (100 Minute Themed Sessions, 45 Minute Poster Sessions) Cosmos Room Tourism and Environmental Conservation in Yakushima Island Ryouho Maeda, Manufacturing Division, Kyoei-Sheetmetal Works Corp., Fuji coop 202 Idaka dai TOURISM 202 Meitou-ku Nagoya, Shuichi Tamura, Faculty of Environmental and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, Yokohama, Robert Marek, Naval Facilities Engineering Far East, U.S. Naval Facilities Engineering, Sasebo, Japan Overview: Pollution caused by human waste is a threat to natural resources in the Jomon Cedar Tree area. A management system is proposed so that tourism and environmental conservation are compatible.
Tourists' Preferences and the Sustainability of Agricultural Landscape: A Case Study in Noto Peninsula, Japan Dr. Zhenmian Qiu, Ishikawa Kanazawa Operating Unit, Dr. Bixia Chen, Ishikawa / Kanazawa Operating Unit, United Nations University, Institute of Advanced Studies, Kanazawa, Japan Overview: This will discuss identifing tourists' preferences for sustainability of agricultural cultural landscapes by using the choice model.
The Development of Rural Tourism through Local Community Involvement: Yamashiro District Iwakuni N.M. Sofia Wijaya, Tourism (Udayana) Graduate School of East Asian Studies (Yamaguchi), Udayana University, Yamaguchi University, Yamaguchi-shi, Japan Overview: The study is an analysis of rural tourism development through local community involvement. Objectives study focus on creating a model for the development rural tourism in Yamashiro, Japan.
Free Hospitality Networks and Sustainable Tourism Principles: A Comparison of Couchsurfing Members’ Expectations and Actual Experiences Derrick Lancaster, John Middleton, Danuta DeGrosbois, Department of Tourism and Environment, Brock University, St. Catharines, Canada Overview: An analysis of 160 CouchSurfing.org users showed that sustainable travel principles are often declared as important when planning travel but they are less often reported as part of actual experiences.
Sustainable Rural Development and Green Tourism: A Case Study in Noto Peninsula, Japan Dr. Bixia Chen, Dr. Zhenmian Qiu, Ishikawa Kanazawa Operating Unit, United Nations University, Institute of Advanced Studies, Kanazawa, Japan Overview: This combined literature review and in-depth interviews with farm inn owners to investigate tourism development in the depopulated rural areas of Japan, examine its challenges, and opportunies to international tourists.
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10:15-11:55 Parallel Session 2 (100 Minute Themed Sessions, 45 Minute Poster Sessions) Ran 1 Activating the Urban Beescape: Towards Sustainable Pollination Practices in Urban Agriculture AGRICULTURE: Christopher Alton, Advanced Studies Program (Urbanism, Landscape, Ecology), Harvard RURAL & URBAN University Graduate School of Design, Cambridge, USA Overview: This paper finds the urban matrix in Toronto, Canada to benefit wild bee habitats and investigates the role of pollination within local food security initiatives.
The Effects of an Agricultural Shift from Shifting Cultivation to Rubber Tree Plantation on Food Expenditure in Northern Laos Duangmany Luangmany, Development Policy Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan Overview: Subsistence economy allows households to live with lower amounts of cash, but in the market-oriented economy, higher income is accompanied by larger cash expenditures for food at the market.
Sustainability of Vegetable Cultivation and Marketing: Exploring the State of Indian Farmers Mohammad Muqeet Khan, Dr. Nizamuddin Khan, Department of Geography, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India Overview: Vegetables cultivation is an important component of Indian agriculture. Its cultivation is caste oriented and mainly dominated by small farmers, mainly practiced due to its remunerative value and fast returns.
Sustainable Agriculture and Indigenous Community Development: Some Experiences from Taiwan Ai-Ching Yen, Department of Land Economics, National Chengchi University, Taipei, Taiwan Overview: The paper aims to investigate the efforts of indigenous communities through their practices of local knowledge to natural farming to avoid the environmental unfriendly outcomes of conventional farming.
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10:15-11:55 Parallel Session 2 (100 Minute Themed Sessions, 45 Minute Poster Sessions) Ran 2 Aligning Awareness and Action for the Future We Want Evelyn Sasamoto, Brahma Kumaris, Yokota West Elementary School, Tokyo, Rajni Daulatram, POSTER National Coordinating Office, Brahma Kumaris, Kobe, Japan SESSION: Overview: Is awareness being paired with action for sustainability? This exhibition provides ENVIRONMENTAL suggestions for the alignment of spiritual awareness and on-going action for sustainability by show- SUSTAINABILITY: casing examples from the Brahma Kumaris. 2 The Improvement in Environmental Awareness by the Introduction of an Environmental *Session Runs Management System to a High School from 10:15-11:00 Mekumi Tomimura, Environmental Technology Division, Osaki, Japan Overview: Kurokawa High School acquired attestation of an "EMS which fills and goes away" in 2009, built "the school edition EMS," and has taken it into a part of educational activity.
An Analysis of the Transition to Renewable Energy in Emerging Economies from a System Dynamics Perspective Elena Bakhanova, Erasmus Mundus Program European Master in System Dynamics, Moscow, Russian Federation Overview: The paper highlights the importance of transition to renewable energy in BRIC countries from economic and environmental viewpoints.
A Brief Intervention to Reduce the Carbon Footprint Dr. Julie Croff, School of Applied Health and Educational Psychology, Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, USA Overview: A screening and brief intervention program was conducted outside of a bar. This program was successful in creating minor behavioral changes to reduce carbon footprint.
Water Quality Monitoring of River and Dam - Lake Watersheds Using an Advanced Ion Chromatographic System ChaoHong Shi, Hiroshima University, Higashi Hiroshima, Japan Overview: The potential of an advanced ion chromatography system was demonstrated to monitor dam - lake and river watersheds. Ran 2 Citizen’s Viewpoints toward Natural Disaster Threat: An Examination of Cultural Difference between Thailand and Taiwan POSTER Juthatip Wiwattanapantuwong, Chia-jung Lee, Department of Psychology Graduate School of SESSION: Arts and Letters, Prof. Tsuneyuki Abe, Tohoku University, Sendai, Japan CULTURAL & Overview: The present study examines how people in Taiwan and Thailand have different SOCIAL perceptions and different preparatory actions for threat of natural disaster. SUSTAINABILITY (45 Min Session) The Swim, Recreation and Education Program Mrs. Teri Gilmore, Administration Early Childhood Education, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, *Session Runs Braddock, USA 11:10-11:55 Overview: The Swim, Recreation and Education Program aims to socially sustain the lives of African American and low income children through comparable access, instruction, hearty relationships, healthy modeling and encouraging reading.
STEMpowerment: Sustainable Student Action Dillon Carr, English Anthropology, Ohio State University, Mansfield, USA Overview: STEMpowerment is a learning community for university students promoting community improvement. These opportunities are based on supporting healthy youth development through social justice within the parameters of our technological world.
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10:15-11:55 Parallel Session 2 (100 Minute Themed Sessions, 45 Minute Poster Sessions) Room 1 Preventing Water Loss through Agricultural Canals in an Arid Region: A Case Study from Khorezm, Uzbekistan WATER Ruzimboy Eshchanov, Jamshid Nurmetov, Urgench State University, Uzbekistan, Alexandra RESOURCE Lutz, Desert Research Institute, USA, Margaret Shanafield, National Centre for Groundwater MANAGEMENT Research and Training, Flinders University, Australia, Jabbarov Hojyaz, Urgench State University, Uzbekistan, John PA Lamers, Center for Development Research, University of Bonn, Germany Overview: Water loss from unlined irrigation canals is linked with various sustainability issues. In this case study, a plastic liner beneath a canal resulted in reduced water loss and groundwater levels.
Natural Sources and Thresholds of Taste and Hydrogen Stability in Drinking Water Dr. Mst. Shamsun Nahar, Toyama City, Jing Zhang, University of Toyama, Japan Overview: This work would enable the production of better tasting H2-rich water from local sources and investigates the mechanisms responsible for H2 gas stabilization in drinking water.
Acid Mine Drainage and Sustainable Development in South Africa Suvania Naidoo, University of South Africa, Johannesburg, South Africa Overview: This will discuss acid mine drainage and sustainable development in South Africa.
Sustainability and Water Quality: An Appalachian Case Study Nicholas Cook, Biological System Engineering Mining and Minerals Engineering, Dr. Leigh-Anne Krometis, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Dr. Emily Sarver, Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, USA Overview: This paper presents a case study of potential contributions to sustainable development and water quality by mining operations in the Central Appalachian region of the United States.
Converting Paper Mill Waste into a Storable Nutrient Source Wan Rasidah Kadir, Forest Plantation Programme Biotechnology Division, Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Rozita Ahmad, Kepong, Rosazlin Abdullah, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Overview: This paper is about the reutilization of paper mill biosludge. Room 2 A Study of Understanding the Characteristic of Indigenous Peoples’ Culture of Taiwan from the Color and Pattern of Textile CULTURAL Po-Hsun Wang, Doctoral Graduate School of Design, Chi-Shiung Tseng, Graduate School of the SUSTAINABILITY Visual Communication Design, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Taiwan IN SOUTHEAST Overview: Using fieldwork methodology, this paper contrasts and analyzes the colors and the ASIA embroidered textures through the costume samples that the researcher collected over three years from the Atayal Beishi Group.
Matrilineal Society and the Minangkabau House of Western Sumatera, Indonesia Dr. Azizi Bahauddin, Interior Design Programme School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Dr. Aldrin Abdullah, University of Science Malaysia, Pulau Pinang, Setiawan Hardono, Dr. Nor Zarifah Maliki, School of Housing, Building and Planning, Universiti Sains Malaysia, Minden, Malaysia Overview: The paper discusses the influence of the matrilineal society on the design of the Minangkabau house in Western Sumatera, Indonesia in relation to sustainable architectural and cultural values.
Developing a Model for Revitalizing the Traditional Performance of Dulmuluk by the Application of Structural and Reader Response Theories Dr. Nurhayati, Dr. Subadiyono, Magister Program of Language Education Faculty of Teacher Training and Education, Dr. Didi Suhendi, Language Education Study Program, Sriwijaya University, Palembang, Indonesia Overview: Unlike kabuki, Dulmuluk in Palembang Indonesia is dying. Several factors cause this traditional performance neglected. This research developed a model to revitalize it. Structural and response reader theories were applied.
Empirical Research on the Traditional Technique of Facial Threading Li-Ying Lin, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Prof. Shang-chia Chiou, National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, Yun lin, Taiwan Overview: This paper is to discuss the traditional technique of facial threading, a comparative scientific research, in order to test the meanings of both values and sustainability in the traditional technique.
The Cultural Architecture of Economic and Social Sustainability, the Kantu' and Taman Dayaks of Borneo: Plurality in the Upper Kapuas Region in West Kalimantan, Indonesia Johan Weintré, School of International Studies, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia Overview: Regional autonomy has provided local cultural parameters to communities in natural resource exploration in the central region of Indonesian. Historical economic independence has been part of those cultures. 26
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10:15-11:55 Parallel Session 2 (100 Minute Themed Sessions, 45 Minute Poster Sessions) Room 3 Pilgrim Cultures: Places, Movement and Meaning Dr. Michael Murray, Belfast, Dr. Stephen McKay, David Houston, Institute of Spatial and HERITAGE Environmental Planning, Queen’s University Belfast, UK PRESERVATION Overview: This paper explores the heritage representation and spatial experiences offered by two contrasting pilgrimage complexes: the Camino de Santiago journey in Spain and the National Mall destination in Washington DC.
A Study of City Curators and Urban Sustainability Hui-Ying Lai, Institute of Creative Industry Design, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan Overview: Understanding and actively involving city curators, a role mixed of community opinion leader, social entrepreneur, and culture gate-keeper, might be an ideal approach to facilitate cities’ sustainability.
The Social Sustainability of Historic Centres in North Africa: Cases in Algiers, Tunis and Fes Dr. Djamel Boussaa, Department of Architecture and Urban Planning, Qatar University, Qatar Overview: This paper deals with social sustainability issues in historic centres in North Africa and how they can be a catalyst for sustaining their life in the present and future.
On the Local Cultural Sustainability of the Graphic Design and Expression: The Case of Majolica Tile in Kinmen, Taiwan Yu-Ya Wang, College of Design, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Kaohsiung, Prof. Chi-Shiung Tseng, Yunlin, Taiwan Overview: Tile graphic design—with its regional and cultural differences, temporal changes, etc.— develops its unique graphic cultural and local symbols, making the traditional graphic pattern and cultural image more possible and continuous.
The Normative Force of Recipes: Food Writing from Thirteenth Century China in Historical and Ethnological Perspective Robban Toleno, Department of Asian Studies, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, Canada Overview: Social actors use recipes to negotiate status values for food practices, which are partially predetermined by a coarseness-to-refinement continuum that appears to be a natural feature of human society. Room 4 The Governance of Geoengineering: Policies, Politics and Institutions Dr. David Humphreys, Geography Discipline Faculty of Social Sciences, The Open University, UK CLIMATE Overview: Geoengineering techniques are large scale planetary interventions to counter CHANGE anthropogenic climate change. This paper examines some of the global governance issues that relate to the geoengineering of the climate.
Responding to Climate Change as a Transformative Stressor through Metro-Regional Planning Tony Matthews, Urban Research Program Griffith Climate Change Response Program Southeast Queensland Climate Adaptation Research Initiative, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia Overview: This paper 27evitalizatio climate change as a transformative stressor that will compel change within urban governance frameworks in order to better manage the impacts of climate change in urban environments.
The Impact of Urbanization on National Residential CO2 Emissions and the Implications for Climate Change: A Panel Data Analysis for 132 Countries Dr. Phetkeo Poumanyvong, Prof. Shinji Kaneko, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan Overview: This paper examines the influence of urbanization on national residential emissions using STIRPAT and EKC models. The main results suggest that residential emissions first fall and then rise with urbanization.
The Possible Response of Singapore’s Coastal and Marine Ecosystems to Climate Change Kok Ben Toh, Prof. Loke Ming Chou, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore Overview: The possible fate of the already compromised coastal and marine ecosystem in Singapore under climate change impacts and future direction of coastal development are discussed.
The Climate Vulnerability of Food Enterprises in Finnish Food Supply Chains Ari Tapio Paloviita, Antti Puupponen, Marja Järvelä, Department of Social Sciences and Philosophy, University of Jyväskylä, Jyväskylä, Finland Overview: This paper’s purpose is to explore the adaptive capacity of Finnish food supply chains with respect to climate change.
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10:15-11:55 Parallel Session 2 (100 Minute Themed Sessions, 45 Minute Poster Sessions) Room 5 Evaluating the Sustainability of Urban Development in New Zealand in Relation to Effects on Water Bodies EVALUATION & Jonathan Moores, Urban Aquatic Environments, National Instiute of Water and Atmospheric DECISION Research Ltd., Auckland, Dr. Christopher Batstone, Cawthron Institute, Nelson, Dr. Jennifer MAKING Gadd, Auckland, Dr. Malcolm Green, Hamilton, Dr. Sharleen Harper, National Insitute of Water MODELING and Atmospheric Research Ltd., Dr Annette Semadeni-Davies, Auckland, Dr Richard Storey, National Insitute of Water and Atmospheric Research Ltd, Hamilton, New Zealand Overview: This paper describes the development of a decision support system to evaluate the environmental, economic, social and cultural sustainability of urban development in relation to effects on receiving water bodies.
A Systematic Search of Trends in Rural Development Research: Type of Research, Originating Regions, and Engagement with Sustainability Dr Neus (Snowy) Evans, Centre for Research and Innovation in Sustainability Education The Cairns Institute and School of Education, Dr Michelle Lasen, Centre for Research and Innovation in Sustainability Education School of Education, Prof. Komla Tsey, Centre for Research and Innovation in Sustainability Education The Cairns Institute and School of Education, James Cook University, Cairns, Australia Overview: This systematic search investigates trends in rural development research since the 1980s to assess whether growth in the field reflects research, policy priorities and wider social trends related to sustainability.
Shrimp Poly-culture Development and Local Livelihoods in Tam Giang-Cau Hai Lagoon, Thua Thien Hue Province, Vietnam Quynh Chi Nguyen Thi, Prof. Mitsuyasu Yabe, Laboratory of Environmental Life Economics Department of Agricultural Resource Economics Faculty of Agriculture Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironment Science, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan Overview: This study was conducted to analyze productive efficiency and to determine factors affecting inefficiencies of shrimp poly-culture farms in Tam Giang-Cau Hai Lagoon, Vietnam.
An Evaluation of the Cattle Raising Business in Miyakojima Island Shuichi Tamura, Faculty of Environmental and Information Sciences, Yokohama National University, Ryouho Maeda, Manufacturing Division, Kyoei-Sheetmetal Works Corp., Prof. Kouichi Fujie, okohama National University, Japan Overview: An analysis of nitrogen in the cycle between cattle and grassland via pasturage and manure can make clear possibility of self-sufficient sustainable cattle breeding and raising in Miyakojima Island.
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10:15-11:55 Parallel Session 2 (100 Minute Themed Sessions, 45 Minute Poster Sessions) Room 6 New Roots for Sustainable Development: Bamboo Resources and Triple Bottom Line Performance in Alabama’s Black Belt Region SUSTAINABLE Dr. Jonathan M. Scherch, Graduate Program in Environment and Community Center for Creative DEVELOPMENT: Change, Antioch University, Seattle, USA 2 Overview: This paper will introduce a new initiative among public, private, and academic leaders to create a multisector bamboo industry for sustainable community and economic development within Alabama’s black belt region.
Greening Marine Transportations: The Case of the Baltic Sea Region in Northern Europe Dr. Björn Hassler, Department of Life Sciences, Södertörn University, Stockholm, Sweden Overview: This paper investigates to what extent regional and sub-regional initiatives could complement international regulation in marine transportations and thus make them more environmentally sustainable than they are today.
Decentralized Energy Systems for the Dairy Industry Dr. Ravi Prakash, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Motilal Nehru National Institute of Technology, Allahabad, India, Dr. Alex Henham, Division of Mechanical, Medical and Aerospace Engineering, University of Surrey, Guildford, UK Overview: The objective of this paper is to explore the technical feasibility of decentralized energy systems along with associated energy saving opportunities for a commercial milk processing plant in India.
Thermoelectric and Superconducting Materials for Sustainable Development: Recent Research Advances in Nanostrucured Oxide Thin Films Dr. Paolo Mele, Institute for Sustainable Sciences and Development, Hiroshima University, Higashi Hiroshima, Japan Overview: Advanced materials (superconductors and thermoelectrics) will play a key role in the challenge to develop sustainable energy technologies, reduce dependence on nuclear and fossil fuels and minimize greenhouse gas emissions.
An Approach to Incorporating Indigenous and ‘Western’ Knowledge Systems for the Advancement of Community-based Land Use Planning Process in a Remote Indigenous Community in Northern Ontario, Canada Holly Gardner, Dr. Leonard J. S. Tsuji, Skye Vandenberg, Andrea D. Isogai, Emily Martin, University of Waterloo, Graham Whitelaw, Queens University, Dr. Daniel McCarthy, Department Environment and Resource Studies, Dr Don Cowan, University of Waterloo, Canada Overview: This presentation explores an approach to improving accessibility of ‘western knowledge’ to complement indigenous knowledge sources to contribute to the development of community- based land use planning in northern Ontario, Canada.
Infill Design Opportunities Lee-Anne Khor, Monash Architecture Studio Centre for Metropolitan Transformations Faculty of Art Design & Architecture, Monash University, Prof Nigel Bertram, Monash University, NMBW Architecture Studio, Prof Shane Murray, Department of Architecture, Diego Ramirez-Lovering, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Overview: This paper reconsiders informal infill redevelopment to achieve better quality, greater diversity, and higher density housing outcomes while responding to the realities of small-scale project delivery in middle suburban locations. 12:00-12:55 LUNCH (in Dahlia Room)
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12:55-14:15 Parallel Session 3 (80 Minute Themed Sessions, 45 Minute Roundtable and the start of a 45 Minute Roundtable Session) Ran 1 The Lack of Sustainability by not Replacing Dead or Hazard Trees in United States Midwestern Cities ENVIRONMENTAL Dr. Charles Wade, Division of Science and Math, C.S. Mott Community College, Flint, Dr. James SUSTAINABILITY: Kielbaso, Department of Forestry, Michigan State University, East Lansing, USA 1 Overview: As trees die or are removed for being hazards, they are not being replaced. There are fewer trees in the urban forest, however, the remaining trees are bigger on average.
The Role of Community-based Conservation in Addressing the Vulnerability of Forest Communities in Bangladesh Prof. Anar Koli, International Public Policy, University of Tsukuba, Tsukuba, Japan Overview: Focusing on the community forest management paradigm, this study explores the pattern of conservation and development linkage in Bangladesh in relation to response towards climate change.
Livestock Husbandry in the Urban Fringe Area of Aligarh and Its Effects on Environmental Sustainability and Farmers: A Geographical Analysis Dr. Nizamuddin Khan, Aligarh Muslim University, Aligarh, India Overview: Livestock husbandry intensified in a fringe area of Aligarh city. It resulted in improvement in the economic viability of farmers and an unsustainable environment in the study area.
The Sustainable Supply of Labisia pumila in Malaysia: Production of Planting Materials, Cultivation and Agronomy Practices Dr. Aminah Hamzah, Forest Nursery, Kepong, Dr. Farah Fazwa Mohd Ariff, Herbs Improvement, Forest Research Institute Malaysia, Malaysia Overview: The propagation and nursery techniques for planting stock production and cultivation techniques and growth performance of Labisia pumila will be discussed. Ran 2 Time for a New Paradigm? Learning from an Earlier Incarnation of Sustainable Development and Green Economics ROUNDTABLE: Dr. Jesse Hastings, Geography, National University of Singapore, Singapore Dr. Tiffany Tsao, POLICY & School of Humanities and Social Science, University of Newcastle, Newcastle, Australia PRACTICE Overview: Analysis of historical documents reveals that sustainable development and green (45 Min) economics are part of a 200 year old failed belief system irrationally insisting that economic growth and nature are compatible. *Session Runs 12:55-13:40 Science in Sustainability: A Theoretical Framework for Understanding the Science–Policy Interface in Sustainable Water Resource Management Edward Alexander Morgan, Urban Research Program Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia Overview: This disscusses an emerging theoretical framework to analyse how science can contribute to sustainable outcomes by considering the use of science within governance collaborations as a model for science–policy interfaces.
International Political Obstacles and Solutions to Sustainable Development on a Global Scale: Cap-and-Trade and Global Compromise Phillip Dane Warren, Department of Economics, Mariah Lord, Texas A&M University, USA Overview: Through a thorough examination of policy initiatives, scientific capabilities, and economic/social development, a global consensus can be reached for the purpose on creating a more sustainable global community. Ran 2 Higher Education Institutions’ Social Responsibility toward Sustainable Energy Utilization Dr. Jennifer Florida, Research and Publication Center, La Consolacion College, Dr. Nerisa ROUNDTABLE: Paladan, Business Management Department, Ateneo de Naga, Manila, Philippines ENVIRONMENTAL Overview: This paper aims to examine the integration of social responsibility toward energy SUSTAINABILITY sustainability in the key performance of higher education institutions in promoting responsible (45 Min) energy utilization.
*Session Runs Human Science Aspects of Energy Systems: A Discussion of Energy Use Behaviours 13:50-14:35 Llinos Brown, Centre for Energy and Power Management, University of Central Lancashire, UK Overview: Energy use behaviours within workplace and domestic environments are investigated, as well as theoretical and methodological approaches framed in the context of sustainable development.
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12:55-14:15 Parallel Session 3 (80 Minute Themed Sessions, 45 Minute Roundtable and the start of a 45 Minute Roundtable Session) Room 1 The Effects of Internal Migration on Residential Energy Consumption and CO2 Emissions in Hanoi STUDYING Dr. Satoru Komatsu, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima SUSTAINABILITY University, Higashi-hiroshima, Japan, Hieu Dinh Ha, Viet Nam, Prof. Shinji Kaneko, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Japan Overview: The objective is to estimate the potential effects of migration on residential energy use and CO2 emissions in Hanoi city.
A Sustainability Assessment of the Competition between Crops and Weeds for Efficient Use of Nitrogen Assoc. Prof. Amir Aynehband, Sara Asadi, Dr. Afrasyab Rahnama, Agronomy and Crop Breeding, Shahid Chamran University, Ahvaz, Iran (Islamic Republic of) Overview: This research examined the effects of intra- and interspecific competition on grain yield and nitrogen efficiency indices of wheat with different nitrogen fertilizer levels.
Factors Affecting Singapore’s Residential Energy Use: An Index Decomposition Analysis X.Y. Xu, Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering, Professor B.W. Ang, Industrial and Systems Engineering, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore Overview: Energy consumption and environmental sustainability are closely related. This study investigates energy consumption in Singapore’s residential sector and identifies factors contributing to the growth in consumption using index decomposition analysis.
Perceptions of a Sustainability Report: A Movement to a Higher Standard of Reporting Dr. Hank I-Hsiang Lin, Department of Accounting, Feng Cha University, Taichung, Taiwan, Dr. Otto Chang, Doermer School of Business, Indiana University, Purdue University, Fort Wayne, USA Overview: This paper explored how users and preparers rated the importance of performance indicators suggested by the GRI guidelines to measure the environmental, economic, and social performance of a company. Room 2 Sustainability by Design: Kenosis as a Framework for Environmental, Cultural and Social Dialogue RELIGION Randall Lindstrom, School of Architecture and Design, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Australia Overview: The theology and philosophy of kenosis is explored as an interdisciplinary and crosscultural framework for encouraging hermeneutic discourse, fostering attitudinal change, and bridging difference in the logics of sustainability.
Harnessing the Goals of Dialogue through Cultural and Religious Collaborations between Muslims and Christians in Northern Nigeria toward Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability in Nigeria Dr. Marinus Iwuchukwu, Theology Department, Duquesne University, Pittsburgh, USA Overview: This paper will discuss how effective dialogues between Muslims and Christians in northern Nigeria will promote cultural, economic, and social sustainability in the country.
Religion and Sustainability: Our Moral and Ethical Sustainability Responsibilities toward Others Katherine Wyllie Mansoor Fuji, Graduate School of Medicine Department of Global Health and Epidemiology, Hokkaido University, Sapporo, Dr. Anthonette Gibson-Niwa, Hiroshima, Japan Overview: Mankind has a I to sustain the earth that sustains our human family. The golden rule is contained in many religions and provides a framework which reaches beyond mere words.
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12:55-14:15 Parallel Session 3 (80 Minute Themed Sessions, 45 Minute Roundtable and the start of a 45 Minute Roundtable Session) Room 3 The Key Role of Social Inclusion in Promoting Social Sustainability: An Exploration and Application to Health Equity COMMUNITY Dr. Eileen Muench Brennan, Regional Research Institute for Human Services School of Social ENGAGEMENT: Work, Prof. Veronica Dujon, College of Liberal Arts, Dr. Jesse Dillard, School of Business, Dr. 1 Jana L. Meinhold, Child and Family Studies School of Social Work, Portland State University, Portland, USA Overview: Social inclusion is central in the theoretical framework we propose to promote socially sustainable processes in a university-community partnership working to eliminate health disparities for low income urban residents.
Shedding Light: How Fair Is the Discourse of Local Government Climate Change Planning in South Africa and What Is ICLEI’s Role? Dominique Doyle, School of Public Leadership, University of Stellenbosch, Johannesburg, South Africa Overview: Communities in South Africa are denied basic services, while local governments are preparing ambitious climate mitigation plans influenced by ICLEI. Do these plans incorporate people’s sustainable development?
Movie Design for Science an Technology: Scenario Support for Knowledge Diffusion Dr. Chakrapipat Assawaboonyalert, Media Art, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Bangkok, Thailand Overview: Thailand must expand learning opportunities for improving quality of life. In order to increase the understanding of environments and ecosystem, scientific knowledge must be tailored to suit variety of audiences. Room 4 Integration of Aeromodelling with Geotagging Based on the Geographic Information System as a Disaster Victim Evacuation Strategy DISASTER & Fajrun Wahidil Muharram, Department of Geographic Information Science and Regional RECOVERY: 1 Development Faculty of Geography, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Overview: Making a vehicle of aeromedelling equipped GPS, camera, and a transmitter which can record the disaster area to produce the quickest and most effective evacuation routes with very low cost.
Open Source Mapping: Towards Social Sustainability Mark Mismash, Lester Mismash, Department of Architecture, Unitec, Auckland, New Zealand Overview: This investigates mapping techniques suitable for lay persons, specifically communities and post-disaster relief organizations, enabling the creation of open source geo-spatial information crucial to aid appropriation and community recovery.
Help or Detriment? The Role of Non-governmental Organizations in Post-earthquake Haiti Jacob Bogart, Department of International Studies, West Chester, Dr. Terri Teal Bucci, Department of Education and Human Ecology, Ohio State University, Mansfield, USA Overview: For non-governmental organizations (NGOs) to have a sustainable role in the development and relief in Haiti, dialogue, communication, and coordination between the NGO and the community is essential.
A Comparison of the NOAA and MODIS Satellites Fire Hotspots as an Indicator of Forest Fires in Indonesia Israr Albar, Department of Forest Management, Syamsu Rijal, Agricultural University, Indonesia Overview: Forest and land fires in Indonesia, indicated by fire hotspots derived from the NOAA and MODIS satellites, should be considered at the national and provincial levels in the policy-making process.
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12:55-14:15 Parallel Session 3 (80 Minute Themed Sessions, 45 Minute Roundtable and the start of a 45 Minute Roundtable Session) Room 5 The Controversy over the Development of Taiwan’s Electronic High Tech Industry Hua-Mei Chiu, Department of Sociology, National Sun Yat-sen University, Kaohsiung, Taiwan SUSTAINABLE Overview: By examining the development of Taiwan’s electronic industry, this paper aims to explain POLICIES & why social dissent increases where environmental institutionalization and the trend of corporation PRACTICES social responsibility are growing.
The Integration of Policy, Science and Interjuridictional Engagement in Developing China’s National Wetland Management Guidelines Professor Richard Price, Kiri-ganai Research, Canberra, Australia Overview: This paper summarises participatory and interdisciplinary methods used to develop China’s national wetland management guidelines, and the lessons for stakeholder engagement in supporting evidence-based policy at the national scale.
Socio-economic Determinants for the Adoption of Soil Conservation Practices under the Rice-Wheat System in the Tarai Region of Nepal Mr Narayan Khanal, Regional and Cultural Studies Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University, Higashi Hiroshima, Japan Overview: This study examines the influence of socio-economic variables on the adoption of different soil conservation practices adopted under rice-wheat system of Nepal.
Estimating Rice Productivity to Achieve Self-Supporting Needs: An Ecological Approach Based on Remote Sensing Data and GIS Analysis Chaidir Arsyan Adlan, Gadjah Mada University, Gerry Kristian, Udkhiyah Robiatul, Erna Kurniati, Universitas Gadjah Mada, Khalifah Insan Nur Rahmi, Faculty of Geography, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia Overview: This research uses ALOS imagery as remote sensing data through GIS analysis for the study of rice-plant productivity to manage import regulation and achieve food security. Room 6 Optimizing Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services in the Built Environment Shaun O’Rourke, School of Landscape Architecture Faculty of Landscape Architecture, Boston ARCHITECTURE: Architectural College, Boston, Andrew Lavallee, Design and Planning, AECOM, New York, USA 1 Overview: Municipal green infrastructure programs are shaping the way we envision, design, and manage our urban environment. Strategies for developing high performance ecological landscapes in the urban environment will be explored.
Passive Cooling by Living Wall Systems: An Experimental Evaluation of the Effect of Distance Qiuyu Chen, Baofeng Li, School of Architecture and Urban Planning, Huazhong University of Science and Technology, Wuhan, China Overview: This research is an experimental evaluation of the living wall system’s cooling effect according to different distances to the wall.
Climate Adapted Typologies: Architecture Needs to Respond to Its Environmental Context Maud Cassaignau, Department of Architecture Faculty of Art Design and Architecture, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia Overview: The presentation will show how architects can design climatically adapted building types which address specific environmental conditions in the tropics, the deserts, and temperate and cold environments. 14:15 – 14:25 BREAK
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14:25-15:25 Parallel Session 4 (60 Minute Workshops, 60 Minute Themed Sessions, 45 Minute Roundtable Session continued & start of 45 Minute Poster Session) Ran 1 Is Humanity Unsustainable by Nature? William Rees, Co-author Our Ecological Footprint, Canada FEATURED Overview:This presentation makes the case that techno-industrial society is inherently SESSION BY unsustainable. Like all species, H. sapiens has a natural propensity to expand to occupy all PANEL MEMBER accessible habitats and to use up all available resources. These behavioural predispositions could theoretically be constrained by cultural values and norms. However, the prevailing beliefs, values, 2012 BOULDING and assumptions of modern society's growth-oriented development paradigm serve to reinforce AWARD SPEECH humanity's inherent expansionist tendencies and are fundamentally incompatible with the de facto structure and function of real-world biophysical and social systems. Modern global society is therefore on a potentially catastrophic development tack Ran 2 Why Don’t We Adapt? Understanding the Barriers and Challenges to Adapting to Sea Level Rise in Coastal Communities ROUNTABLE: Dr. Brenda B. Lin, Marine and Atmospheric Research, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial ENVIRONMENTAL Research Organisation, Melbourne, Dr. Emma Yuen, Perth, Dr. Russell Gorddard, Dr. Russell SUSTAINABILITY Wise, Ecosystem Sciences, CSIRO, Canberra, Australia (45 Min) Overview: This roundtable will explore the barriers to sea level rise adaptation in coastal systems testing a framework for understanding decision making and values within coastal communities with *Session Runs coastal managers. 13:50-14:35 Higher Education Institutions’ Social Responsibility toward Sustainable Energy Utilization Dr. Jennifer Florida, Research and Publication Center, La Consolacion College, Dr. Nerisa Paladan, Business Management Department, Ateneo de Naga, Manila, Philippines Overview: This paper aims to examine the integration of social responsibility toward energy sustainability in the key performance of higher education institutions in promoting responsible energy utilization.
Human Science Aspects of Energy Systems: A Discussion of Energy Use Behaviours Llinos Brown, Centre for Energy and Power Management, University of Central Lancashire, UK Overview: Energy use behaviours within workplace and domestic environments are investigated, as well as theoretical and methodological approaches framed in the context of sustainable development.
Analysis of Farmers’ Field Schools as a Tool of Capacity Building for Resource-poor Farmers in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Prof. Muhammad Zafarullah Khan, Chairman Department of Agricultural Extension Education and Communication, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Agricultural University Peshawar, Pakistan Overview: Farmers’ Field Schools as a tool of capacity building for farmers in province seven county were examined and showed high capacity building results.
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14:25-15:25 Parallel Session 4 (60 Minute Workshops, 60 Minute Themed Sessions, 45 Minute Roundtable Session continued & start of 45 Minute Poster Session) Ran 2: Energy Harvesting through the Wave Force Generator based on Dielectric Elastomers Ran Hee Lee, Department of Polymer-nano Science and Technology, Chonbuk National University, POSTER Jeunju, Gi-Bbeum Lee, Se-Young Jang, Changwoon Nah, Jeonju, South Korea SESSION Overview: Energy was harvested by a generator based on dielectric elastomer. We can control the ENVIRONMENTAL amount of harvested energy through the degree of the deformation of elastomer. SUSTAINABILITY: 3 The Development of Sustainable Braille Display Based on Dielectric Elastomers *Session Runs Gi-Bbeum Lee, Department of Polymer, Nano-Science, & Technology, Changwoon Nah, 14:45 – 15:30 Department of Polymer-Nano Science and Technology, Jeonju, Ran Hee Lee, Jeunju, Sungjin Kim, Department of Polymer, Nano Science and Technology, Chonbuk National University, Jeonju, South Korea Overview: In this study, we developed a dielectric elastomer actuator display form to develop sustainable Braille materials for blind readers.
Planning and Design Strategies of Assisted Independent Living Housing under the Climate Variation Trend: The Sustainable Community Approach Dr. Jieh-Jiuh Wang, Department of Architecture, Ming Chuan University, Gweishan, Taiwan Overview: This study aimed to examine the concept of sustainable community and lifecycle in assisted independent living housing, to establish a green community and buildings.
Detection and Quantification of Fish Presence and Biomass Using Environmental DNA to Monitor Population Sustainability Dr. Teruhiko Takahara, Dr. Hideyuki Doi, Institute for Sustainable Sciences and Development, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima, Dr. Toshifumi Minamoto, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Kyoto, Dr. Hiroki Yamanaka, Faculty of Science and Technology, Ryukoku University, Otsu, Dr. Zen'ichiro Kawabata, Research Institute for Humanity and Nature, Japan Overview: Measuring environmental DNA dissolving in field water offers a non-invasive and rapid method for estimating fish presence and biomass. This method can estimate the population sustainability of aquatic organisms.
The Bioaccumulation of Heavy Metals in Paddy Plant Rajes Guna, The School of Environmental Science and Natural Resources Faculty of Science and Technology, Bangi, Khairiah Jusoh, School of Environmental Science and Natural Resources, National University of Malaysia, Malaysia Overview: Determination of heavy metal content in paddy plant and soil: The heavy metal concentration in the rice grain will be calculated to ensure its potential for human consumption. Room 2 Inner Ecology: Aligning Awareness and Action for the Future We Want Charles Hogg, Brahma Kumaris Regional Coordinating Office, Brahma Kumaris, Australia, WORKSHOP Sydney, Australia, Chiharu Morimura, Japan, Kobe National Coordinating Office, Mizue Honda, Tokyo Main Center, Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual Organization, NPO, Tokyo, Japan Overview: Our outer world mirrors our inner world. When we nurture, value and pay attention to inner ecology, we will naturally align our awareness with action to sustain our environment. Room 3 The Brazilian Social Fund and International Experience in Sovereign Wealth Funds: Lessons to be Learned from Existing International Practices on Sovereign Wealth Funds ECONOMICS & Tania Calvao, Finance MBA Executive Program, University of St. Thomas, Houston, USA FINANCE Overview: In this paper, we explore existing models of sovereign wealth funds and present new features introduced in the Brazilian model of social fund to manage revenues from oil exploration.
Corporate Social Responsibility and the Value of Financial Analysts' Stock Recommendations Dan Palmon, Changhee Lee, Rutgers University, Newark, USA Overview: This study shows the relationship between corporate social responsibility and the value of financial analysts' stock recommendation revisions.
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14:25-15:25 Parallel Session 4 (60 Minute Workshops, 60 Minute Themed Sessions, 45 Minute Roundtable Session continued & start of 45 Minute Poster Session) Room 4 Rural Wastewater Treatment in India: Bio-augmentation Klaus Voss, BW-Indah, Chicago, USA WASTE & Overview: Bio-augmentation technology to treat wastewater in rural India, at a cost of $1 - $1.50 SANITATION per resident per annum, will be discussed. SERVICES Willingness to Pay for Improved Sanitation Services in Cambodia: A Contingent Valuation Application Pich Koun, Department of Agricultural Resource Economics Faculty of Agriculture Graduate School of Bioresource and Bioenvironmental Sciences, Prof. Mitsuyasu Yabe, Laboratory of Environmental Life Economics Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics Faculty of Agriculture, Kyushu University, Fukuoka, Japan Overview: The causal relationship between people’s health awareness and willingness to pay for improved sanitation in Cambodia was determined in this study.
Successive Use of Mischantus Sinensis x Giganteus in Wetlands and Adsorption Treatment for Sustainable Environmental Implementation Dr. Esra Yel, Environmantal Engineering, Selcuk University, Konya, Turkey Overview: Successive utilization of a crop for two consecutive treatment applications were investigated. Room 5 The Urban Components of Social Sustainability in the Monterrey Metropolitan Area Dr. Carlos Aparicio, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Ana Elisa Castro Sánchez, WORKSHOP Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico, Alberto Canavati Espinosa, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico, Jorge Garcia Escamilla, Universidad Autónoma de Nuevo León, Mexico, Dr. Arunkumar Acharya, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Francesco Spano, Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon, Mexico, Overview: Looking for papers associated to theory and empirical works at the Monterrey Metropolitan Area, we aim to integrate different approaches and recommendations on the urban social dimension of sustainable development. Room 6 Practical and Cultural Implications of Sustainability in an Indigenous Community in Ecuador: The Yambiro Project WORKSHOP Dr LuAnn Reif, Nursing, Dr. Patricia Bolanos, Gender Studies/Hispanic Studies, College of St. Benedict/St. John’s University, Judy Purman, College of St. Benedict, St. Joseph, USA Overview: A project working with an indigenous community in Ecuador to enhance their environmental, economic and cultural sustainability. College students, faculty, staff, and volunteers work with the community to complete projects. 15:25-15:35 BREAK
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15:35-17:15 Parallel Session 5 (100 Minute Themed Sessions & 45 Minute Poster Session) Ran 1 Not Just Any Old Place: How Place, People and Technology Affect the Impact of Area Approaches to Domestic Resource Conservation SUSTAINABLE Alice Owen, School of Geography Facult of Earth and Environment, University of Leeds, UK LIFESTYLES: 1 Overview: Drawing on primary research in England, a framework is developed to show how people, place, technology and installation change the impact of schemes aiming to reduce domestic resource use.
The Sufficiency Economy for Social and Environmental Sustainability: A Case Study of Four Villages in Rural Thailand Dr. Weerakul Chaiphar, Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences, Khon Kaen University, Khon Kaen, Dr. Thongphon Promsaka Na Sakolnakorn, Research Center for Asia Pacific Development Studies Faculty of Liberal Arts, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand Overview: The sufficiency economy is a philosophy that was presented more than 25 years ago by H. M. King Bhumibol Adulyadej to guide the way Thai villagers live.
The Mentawain Move from Upstream Uma to Settlement, and from Sago to Rice: The Prospects of Economic Cash Crops and Reflections on Cultural Change and Sustainability in Indonesia Maskota Delfi, Faculty of Social Sciences, Gadjah Mada University, Yogyakarta, Indonesia, Johan Weintré, School of International Studies, Flinders University, Adelaide, Australia Overview: A study was undertaken of a Mentawai community in a village on Siberut Island off the west coast of Sumatera.
The Myth of Poverty Alleviation through Microcredit: A Study of Microcredit’s Impact on Borrowers’ Income Dr. Sajit Chandra Debnath, College of Business Administration, Ritsumeikan University, Japan Overview: We investigated the contribution of microcredit schemes in poverty reduction in Bangladesh, and we found that the present form of microcredit scheme not enough to drastically alleviate poverty in Bangladesh.
Knowing Locally: Methodologies for Engaging Community-based Knowledge Sources in Resilience and Sustainability Research Natalie Osborne, Urban Research Program School of Environment, Griffith University, Australia Overview: This paper analyses epistemological, methodological, practical and personal challenges as well as methodological approaches for engaging community-based knowledge sources in resilience and sustainability research, drawing from two Australian case studies. Ran 2 Toxocity Studies for Indigenous Bacillus thuringiensis Isolates from East Java on Aedes aegypti Larvae POSTER Zulfaidah Penata Gama, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, SESSION: Hiroshima University, Hiroshima, Japan EDUCATION & Overview: This research investigates indigenous Bacillus thuringiensis isolates from East Java, ECONOMICS, finding they were most effective in killing Aedes aegypti larvae. POLICY & PRACTICE Discovering an Appropriate New Product Development Process for Wastewater Treatment Products in Thailand *Session Runs Pat Ekpanyaskun, Technopreneurship and Innovation Management Program, Professor Dr. 15:40-16:25 Achara Chandrachai, Dr. Pasawadee Pradipasena, Food Technology, Dr. Chaleeda Borompichaichartkul, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, Thailand Overview: This is a conceptual model of a new product development process for wastewater treatment business in Thailand, with some preliminary results.
The Improvement in Environmental Awareness by the Introduction of an Environmental Management System to a High School Mekumi Tomimura, Environmental Technology Division, Osaki, Japan Overview: Kurokawa High School acquired attestation of an "EMS which fills and goes away" in 2009, built "the school edition EMS," and has taken it into a part of educational activity.
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15:35-17:15 Parallel Session 5 (100 Minute Themed Sessions & 45 Minute Poster Session) Room 1 The Responsible Designer John Hudson, Creative Advertising Arts Media and Design, Staffordshire University, UK EDUCATION: 1 Overview: My proposal focuses on ways to 38evit sustainability within the context of design education. I will be discus my recently developed innovative learning tools.
Fashion for Sustainability: The Past and the Future of Fashion Ass. Prof. Sidika Arli, Departmant of Fashion and Textile Design, Atilim University, Turkey Overview: This study is prepared to assess the past and future fashion design in terms of sustainability status. The importance of education is emphasized by fashion design projects in education.
Five Litres? But I Only Leave It Trickling: Developing a Water Literacy and Citizenship Education Programme for Young People in the UK Georgina Wood, School of Geography, University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK Overview: This paper evaluates the effectiveness of education programmes in cultivating water literacy and citizenship amongst young people, with the aim of reducing domestic demand for water in the UK.
Sustainability Education in Resource Development Fields Dr. Emily Sarver, Department of Mining and Minerals Engineering, Dr. Leigh-Anne Krometis, Department of Biological Systems Engineering, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg, USA Overview: We use the mining and agricultural engineering fields to explore the need for further training in responsible resource development practices in higher education, as well as existing or perceived challenges.
Research on Interaction Media Teaching Material Design for Shadow Play Peng-Wei Hsiao, Doctoral Program Graduate School of Design, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Yunlin, Taiwan Overview: This discusses using the physical media of shadow puppets, the effect of entertainment, and the applications of the traditional culture and emerging technologies. Room 2 Regeneration in Canopy Gaps of Tierra Firme Forests in the Peruvian Amazon: A Comparative Study of the Ecological Implications of Sustainable Forest Management ENVIRONMENTAL Rune Juelsborg Karsten, Faculty of Science Forest and Landscape, International Woodland SUSTAINABILITY: Company, University of Copenhagen, Copenagen, Denmark 2 Overview: Reduced impact logging (RIL) has been promoted as a cornerstone in sustainable forest management. However, the ecological impacts of RIL guidelines are poorly understood.
The Role of Natural Resource Valuation in Implementing a Landscape Approach to Biodiversity Conservation: Elephant Conservation Ranges in Sri Lanka’s Southeastern Landscape Sanjay Kalpage, Institute of Environmental Studies, University of New South Wales, Sydney, Australia Overview: This paper explores how natural resource valuation could help convince policymakers to implement mixed agricultural and conservation landscapes to reduce the human-elephant conflict in southeastern Sri Lanka.
Sustainability and Local Knowledge: How Do Indigenous Peoples Sustain Themselves? Yin-An Chen, Department of Ethnology, National Chengchi University, Academia Sinica, Taiwan Overview: This paper is going to investigate how local knowledge helps environmental sustainability.
A Case Study of the Correlation between Rural Governance and Rural Development Frame Chih-Hua Wang, School of Design, Yunlin, Prof. Shyh-Huei Hwang, Department of Creative Design, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, Douliou, Taiwan Overview: This study examined the working effects and the changes after the policy of rural regeneration has been adopted in Taiwan with theoretical governance.
Architectural Intervention in Energy Conservation: Implications and Barriers Reema Shaukat Khan, Department of Architecture, Muhammad Umer Muhammad, Department of Management Sciences, COMSATS Institute of Information Technology, Islamabad, Pakistan Overview: A survey inspected the barriers for the implementation of the laws/policies and the incentives for the implementation of energy efficiency techniques and to achieve energy conservation through building design.
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15:35-17:15 Parallel Session 5 (100 Minute Themed Sessions & 45 Minute Poster Session) Room 3 Uncertainty and Sustainable Management of Complex Socio-ecological Systems: The Case of Baltic Sea Environmental Management SUSTAINABILITY Oksana Udovyk, Life Science Department, Michael Gilek, Department of Life Sciences, Sodertorn IN BUSINESS University, Stockholm, Sweden Overview: This attempts to understand the reasons behind successful management decisions made in condition of uncertainty, as well as to identify barriers for effective policymaking, and thus, sustainable management under uncertainty.
The Sustainability of the American Mall: Economic Boom or Ghost Town? Dr. Donald Risker, Management, Webster University, St. Louis, USA Overview: The American mall, including the strip mall, was once nearly a sure success. Now its sustainability is in doubt as hundreds of malls sit idle, leaving urban and suburban blight.
The Custom Hiring Model: Pilot Implementation in Tobacco Farmers in India Aswathaman Vijayan, Srinath Ramakkrushnan, Farm Mechanization, ITC Ltd., Guntur, India Overview: To enhance the sustainability of tobacco cultivation through famer friendly and cost effective technological intervention, a new and modified custom hiring model has been proposed and tested in India.
Enterprise Risk Management under a Sustainability Platform Assoc. Prof. Dr. Narumon Saardchom, NIDA Business School, National Institute of Development Administration, Bangkok, Thailand Overview: The area of volatility included in the enterprise risk management framework should be extended to include emerging sources of instability in environment and society for organizations to achieve robust growth. Room 4 The Alice Solar City Program: A Central Australian Contribution to Community Sustainability and Resilience EVALUATIONS Prof Rolf Gerritsen, Dr. Benxiang Zeng, The Northern Institute, Charles Darwin University, Alice OF ENERGY & Springs, Australia RENEWABLE Overview: This paper reviews the positive impact of a solar energy program in central Australia ENGERY Factors Influencing Household Demand in the Early Stage Diffusion of Photovoltaic Technology: A Case Study of Australia and Germany Zhaoxi Meng, Emeritus Professor Peter Hall, School of Business, University of New South Wales, Canberra, Australia Overview: The presents a two country comparative case study of experience and cause-effect relationships in the growth of market demand for household photovoltaic systems. The countries studied are Australia and Germany.
An Assessment of the Chinese Government’s Initiative to Achieve Sustainable Development in the Energy Sector: China’s 12th Five Year Plan in Relation to the Production of Energy Patricia Blazey, Faculty of Business and Economics Department of Accounting and Corporate Governance, Macquarie University, Sydney, Australia Overview: The approach of China in its 12th Five Plan to the sustainable production of energy will be discussed.
Energy Use and Greenhouse Gas Emissions in the Local Dynamics of Production and Consumption Activities in Southeast Queensland Lavinia Poruschi, Urban Research Program Environmental Futures Centre Griffith School of Environment, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia Overview: This presents a case study of local dynamics of production and consumption and how to differentiate between these processes.
The Socio-economic Sustainability of Potential Shale Gas Development in the Northwest of England Prof. Joseph M. Howe, Preston, Dr. John Whitton, Jonathan Cooper, Centre for Energy and Power Management, University of Central Lancashire, UK Overview: This is a comparison of proposed shale gas development in the northwest of England with two analogous case studies, and an analysis of its potential impact on regional socio-economic sustainability.
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15:35- 17:15 Parallel Session 5 (100 Minute Themed Sessions & 45 Minute Poster Session) Room 5 Finding the Cultural Identity of Taiwanese Teapots: Examples from the Exbition, The Finest Teapots in Taiwan CULTURAL Po-Wen Yu, Professor Ming-Chyuan Ho, National Yunlin University of Science and Technology, SUSTAINABILITY Douliou, Taiwan Overview: Only products with cultural identities could have chance to be a representative in the cultural history and develop its sustainability.
The Sacred Groves of Sierra Leone: Conserving Cultural Traditions and Biodiversity Sierra Voss, Department of Environmental Studies, Alison Ormsby, Environmental Studies, Eckerd College, St. Petersburg, USA Overview: The sacred groves in Sierra Leone are critical to indigenous cultural rituals, religions, and community structures. Studies show the cultural significance of these groves promotes conservation and natural resource management.
The Wirlomin Project: Sustaining Aboriginal Language and Song in the Southwest of Australia Clint Bracknell, School of Indigenous Studies, University of Western Australia, Perth, Australia Overview: This examines a community-driven Aboriginal language 40evitalization project in the southwest of Australia and suggests the potential function of local Aboriginal song idioms in broader cultural sustainability activities.
Exploring the Challenges Resulting from Regulatory Requirements to the Persistence of Subsistence Economies in Remote Indigenous Communities in Canada Holly Gardner, Department of Environment and Resource Studies, University of Waterloo, Dr. Leonard J. S. Tsuji, Waterloo, Canada Overview: Subsistence hunting is central to the social, cultural and economic sustainability of indigenous communities in Canada. This research explores some barriers to hunting practices that result from government licensing requirements.
The Contemporary Iban Longhouse: The Sustenance and Applicability of a Socio-spatial Culture Dr. David Beynon, School of Architecture and Building, Deakin University, Geelong, Australia Overview: Contemporary Iban longhouses are evidence of both Iban cultural autonomy and the broader applicability of their traditional socio-spatial practices to socially sustainable housing. Room 6 Aging in Japan: Selected Models for Learning Lessons in Sustainability Dr. Anthonette Gibson, Tokyo, Katherine Wyllie Mansoor Fuji, Department of Global Health and POPULATION Epidemiology Graduate School of Medicine, Hokkaido Information University, Japan DYNAMICS Overview: Lessons learned from Japan with regards to sustainability and aging. A variety of dimensions from a declining population in Japan are examined that include governmental responses to this global crisis.
Population Growth – the Neglected Sustainability Issue: Multiplier of Environmental Impacts, Degrader of Cultures, Divider of Economic Resources, Provoker of Social Conflict Dr. Roger John Adam Martin, Population Matters, Wells, UK Overview: Population growth has become absurdly taboo. The Rio Earth Summit ignored it. Yet it compounds all our big sustainability problems. The paper will illustrate the links across the board.
The Weight of Nations: An Exploration of Managing and Maintaining Human Body Mass Dr. Denise M. Conroy, The University of Auckland Business School, Auckland, New Zealand, Prof Christina Lee, Marketing, Monash University, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia Overview: Obesity is a worldwide problem and a greater threat to sustainable initiatives than global warming. We explore the role identity and status play in weight loss effort, success and failure.
A Global Warming May Influence Biparental Care and Population Sustainability in the Kentish Plover of the Farasan Islands, Saudi Arabia Monif AlRashidi, Department of Biology Faculty of Science, University of Hail, Hail, Saudi Arabia Overview: How does high ambient temperature influence parental care and thus population sustainability in a desert environment where ground temperatures are more often reach 60 °C at midday.
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Friday, 25 January 8:00-8:30 REGISTRATION OPEN 8:30-8:50 BOOK LAUNCH: ‘Enough for All Forever’ by Joy Murray, University of Sydney, Australia 8:50-9:20 PLENARY SESSION: Hideyuki Doi, Institute for Sustainable Sciences and Development, University of Hiroshima, Japan, "Ecological Perspectives for Sustainable Science" 9:20-9:50 BREAK, GARDEN SESSION & BOOK SIGNING 9:50-11:10 Parallel Session 6 (80 Minute Themed Sessions) Cosmos Room Sleep Management as an Effort to Reach Health Sustainability of Student in Faculty of Health Science, University of Indonesia HEALTH & Wilda Af'idah Bitari, Department of Nutrition Faculty of Public Health, Bhekti Setya Ningrum, SUSTAINABILITY Faculty of Nursing, University of Indonesia, Depok, Indonesia Overview: Analyzing the health sustainability for young college students who have poor sleep *Session Runs habits 9:50-10:35 Jetsons Health Care: Broadening the Reach of Sustainable Health Danika Tynes, International Development, University of Southern Mississippi, Long Beach, USA Overview: This study aims to add value to the understanding of the instances in which telehealth can yield the most benefit for sustainable global health. Cosmos Room Publishing Your Paper or Book with Common Ground Jamie Burns, Managing Editor, Common Ground Publishing PUBLISHING Overview: In this session the Managing Editor of The Family of Sustainability Journals and On SESSION Sustainability: A Book Series will present an overview of Common Ground’s publishing philosophy and practices. She will also offer tips for turning conference papers into journal articles, present an *Session Runs overview of journal publishing procedures, introduce The Sustainability: A Book Series, and 10:40-11:10 provide information on Common Ground’s book proposal submission process. Please feel free to bring questions—the second half of the session will be devoted to Q & A. Ran 1 Sustainability in Science Education Using the Students’ First Language in Teaching and Learning Science EDUCATION: 2 Jualim Vela, Division of Educational Development and Cultural and Regional Studies Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University, Dr. Hideo Ikeda, Division of Educational Development and Cultural and Regional Studies, Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University, Higashi-Hiroshima City, Japan Overview: This study advocates the use of students’ first language to sustain their learning process in teaching and learning of science concepts at the primary level.
Education for Sustainability in Initial Teacher Education: An Opportunity for Change Assoc. Prof. Joy Hardy, National Centre of Science, Information and Communication Technology and Mathematics Education for Rural and Regional Australia, Dr. Frances Quinn, University of New England, Armidale, Dr. Susen Smith, School of Education, University of New South Wales, Australia Overview: This outlines the findings of a comprehensive audit of the presence of education for sustainability in core education units across initial teacher education programs offered at a regional Australian university.
Academic Collaboration and their Role towards Community Engagement Projects and Social Sustainability: A Case Study of the Ladmayom Canal Market Kisnaphol Watanawanyoo, Architecture Program School of Architecture and Design, Bangkok, Supawadee Boonyachut, Architecture Program, Chai Sunyavivat, Communication Design Program, King Mongkut’s University of Technology Thonburi, Thailand Overview: This is an ongoing research focusing on the collaboration and role of academics towards community engagement. Participatory design is the key element and will benefit both the school and community.
Media Coverage in the Context of Education for Sustainable Development: Climate Change in Thailand’s Newspapers Dr. Jessada Salathong, Srinakharinwirot University, Bangkok, Thailand Overview: The study focused on discussions on what the characteristics of news coverage in the context of education for sustainable development should be by using climate change in Thailand’s newspapers.
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9:50-11:10 Parallel Session 6 (80 Minute Themed Sessions) Ran 2 Exploring the Global Nitrogen Challenge: Why Nitrogen is Underrepresented on Civil Society Agendas CARBON & Lisa Dittmar, Peace Studies, London, UK NUCLEAR Overview: This is an exploration into why, despite the severe environmental, economic and public MANAGEMENT health impacts of reactive nitrogen, there is relatively little discussion of it among civil society organizations.
The Development of a Sustainable Construction Toolkit: Driving the Construction Sector towards a More Sustainable, Low Carbon Economy Peter Roberts, School of Computing, Engineering and Physical Sciences, Preston, Prof. Joseph M. Howe, Dr. John Whitton, Centre for Energy and Power Management, University of Central Lancashire, UK Overview: This presents a sustainable construction toolkit, developed to enable construction practitioners to make better informed sustainable decisions throughout the construction process and to report good sustainability performance.
Carbon Management in the Nuclear Energy Industry in the United Kingdom Jonathan C. Cooper, Preston, Prof. Joseph M. Howe, Centre for Energy and Power Management, University of Central Lancashire, UK Overview: This is a mixed methodological study of attitudes towards carbon management and sustainability within the UK nuclear energy industry.
The Green Tax Ari Nova Firnanda, Cartography and Remote Sensing, Sleman, Mr Kasyful Humam, Cartography and Remote Sensing (Faculty of Geography), Universitas Gadjah Mada, Indonesia Overview: Green Tax is an environmental project based on student participation and taking responsibility for what they have been emitting and have to pay back to create a better environment. Room 1 Certifying Social Equity: Consumer Preferences for Fair Labor Certification in Austin, Texas Jennifer Scott, School of Social Work, University of Texas, Gregorio Casar, Workers Defense SUSTAINABLE Project, Austin, USA LIFESTYLES: 2 Overview: Are consumers willing to pay more to ensure that workers are treated fairly? This paper discusses a study exploring home buyer willingness to pay for Fair Labor Certification.
The Eco Consumer: Motives for Transitioning to a Sustainable Lifestyle Michelle Hunting, Department of Marketing Business School, University of Auckland, Auckland, New Zealand, Denise M. Conroy, The University of Auckland Business School, Auckland, New Zealand Overview: This paper explores the diverse and evolving motives of individuals living in urban centres who are attempting ecologically sustainable lifestyles.
Antecedents of Green Fashion Consumerism in Hong Kong: Investigating the Influence of Green Apparel Knowledge, Collectivism, Green Concern and Perceived Consumer Effectiveness Dr. Mei-chun Cheung, Institute of Textils and Clothing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Pui- man Tsang, Dr. Derry Law, Dr. Joanne Yip, Institute of Textiles and Clothing, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong Overview: This study aims to investigate the influence of green apparel knowledge, collectivism, green concern and perceived consumer effectiveness on green fashion consumerism in Hong Kong.
Sustainability as an Object of Desire: A Peaceful Path to Sustainability Dr. Justyna Anna Karakiewicz, Faculty of Architecture Building and Planning, University of Melbourne, ABP, Melbourne, Australia Overview: This seeks to identify the factors that motivate people to aspire towards sustainable living and determine the role of communications in persuading people of the benefits of sustainable living.
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9:50-11:10 Parallel Session 6 (80 Minute Themed Sessions) Room 2 The Sino-Portuguese Architectural Identity of Chinese Descendants and Sustainable Development in Phuket, Thailand ARCHITECTURE Punya Tepsing, Research Center for Asia Pacific Development Studies Faculty of Liberal Arts, Dr. & CITY Thongphon Promsaka Na Sakolnakorn, Research Center for Asia Pacific Development Studies DYNAMICS Faculty of Liberal Arts, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Thailand Overview: This study examines the identity of Sino-Portuguese architectural styles in Phuket and studies sustainable development in this region.
Forgetting, Space and Survivance: Ethico-Aesthetics and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park Kim Roberts, School of Communication & Creative Arts, Deakin University, Melbourne, Australia Overview: This paper investigates the cross-cultural influences on the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park design and its cultural and spatial legacy of aesthetic transmutation, forgetting and survivance.
A Self-regenerating City: New Lives of Old Houses in the Historic City of Tainan, Taiwan Jo-Hsun Huang, Department of Architecture, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan Overview: By analysing the projects of the old house, new life movement and proposing an easily deployable guideline of reusing old houses, Tainan City is expected to become a self-regenerating city.
Urban Lighting Masterplans: Environmental and Sustainable Guidelines Dr. Kevin Mansfield, Bartlett School of Graduate Studies, UCL, London, UK, Diana Del-Negro, Lighting Department, City Hall, Lisbon, Portugal Overview: Elements from a range of existing international examples have been used to inform a template for stakeholders to improve the coherence and sustainability of future urban lighting master plans. Room 3 Place-based Belonging and Ecological Citizenship in Australia’s Outer Suburban Communities Dr. Rimi Khan, School of Culture and Communication, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia COMMUNITY Overview: This paper examines the relationship between local and global attachments to place in DYNAMICS outer suburban communities, and how these might be translated into a sense of ecological citizenship.
The Politics and Impact of Environmental Racism Dr. Earnest N. Bracey, Department of Social Sciences, The College of Southern Nevada, Las Vegas, USA Overview: We must consider what it means to be environmentally responsible because eventually we will be forced to grapple with the impact of environmental racism in minority communities across the U.S.
Government Support for the Life Sustainability of Thai Migrant Workers before and after Working in Singapore Dr. Thongphon Promsaka Na Sakolnakorn, Research Center for Asia Pacific Development Studies, Punya Tepsing, Research Center for Asia Pacific Development Studies, Faculty of Liberal Arts, Prince of Songkla University, Songkhla, Dr. Utit Sungkharat, Research Center for Asia Pacific Development, Hat Yai, Thailand Overview: This study investigates the motivation behind Thai workers migration to Singapore, obstacles they face in Singapore and after they return home, and government support for their life sustainability.
The Antinomies of Social Sustainable Development in the Periphery Carlos Mallorquin, Development Studies, Zacatecas, Mexico Overview: These are not “normal times” for Latin America. This can be seen from the rudimentary diagnosis of certain social questions.
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9:50-11:10 Parallel Sessions (80 Minute Themed Sessions) Room 4 The Cultural Sustainability of the Post-disaster Community: Research of Cultural Construction in Siao-lin Village in Taiwan DISASTER & Shih-Feng Hung, Graduate School of Architecture, Kaohsiung, Prof. Chao-Ching Fu, Department of RECOVERY: 2 Architecture, National Cheng Kung University, Tainan, Taiwan Overview: This examines the reconstruction progress in the post-disaster Siao-lin village in Taiwan.
Sustainability and Disasters: The View from New Zealand Prof. Jeremy Finn, School of Law, Elizabeth Toomey, Law School, University of Canterbury, Christchurch, New Zealand Overview: This paper considers environmental, social and cultural sustainability issues in New Zealand law and practice, and in the response to the Canterbury earthquakes of 2010 - 2011.
Sustained Voluntarism as a Vehicle for Disaster Intervention and Post-disaster Development Dr. Roni Kaufman, Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University, Bear Sheva, Israel, Dr. Vinya Ariyaratne, Sarvodaya Headquarters, Sarvodaya Shramadana Movement, Colombo, Sri Lanka, Dr. Amos Avgar, Tag International Development, London England, Jerusalem, Julia Mirsky, Spitzer Department of Social Work, Ben Gurion University of the Negev, Israel Overview: High volume volunteer action is a manifestation of solidarity. Volunteer action is not only an important resource in the emergency phase, but also human capital for post-disaster community development. Room 5 Can Marinas Function as Marine Biodiversity Refugia? Chin Soon Lionel Ng, Prof. Loke Ming Chou, Department of Biological Sciences, National COASTAL University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore ISSUES Overview: Coastal development obliterates natural marine habitats but the new infrastructure and modified conditions can still support biological communities. We report on the marine biodiversity within Singapore’s marinas.
Optimizing Ecosystem Services of Southeast Asia’s Coral Reefs: Choices between Management, Degradation, and Rehabilitation Prof. Loke Ming Chou, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore, Singapore Overview: Southeast Asia has 29% of the world's coral reefs and they offer valuable ecosystem services. Management compared to degradation and restoration is best for economic optimization of these services.
Fish Communities in a Highly Modified Marine Enclave Dexiang Chen, Environment and Ecology Department, Prof. Loke Ming Chou, Department of Biological Sciences, National University of Singapore, Singapore Overview: Valuable coastal habitats are under threat from increasing anthropogenic modification. A fish community survey in a highly modified marine enclave revealed its potential as a novel ecological habitat.
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9:50-11:10 Parallel Sessions (80 Minute Themed Sessions) Room 6 Sustaining a Local Food Security Initiative in a Remote Sub-Arctic Community: Engaging First Nation Youth in Agroforestry Community Gardens COMMUNITY Andrea D. Isogai, Faculty of Environment and Resource Studies, Erin Alexiuk, Environment and ENGAGEMENT: Resource Studies, Holly Gardner, Department of Environment and Resource Studies, Dr. Daniel 2 McCarthy, Environment and Resource Studies, Vicky Edwards, Dr. Leonard J. S. Tsuji, Nicole Spiegelaar, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada Overview: This study aims to engage the youth of Fort Albany First Nation in the agroforestry community gardens initiative to gain insight into their perspectives on local food security.
Rescuing Water to Sustain Communities in Rural China: A Case Study in Collective Action Dr. Patrick Lucas, CIEE Study Center, Council on International Educational Exchange, Beijing, China Overview: This case study examines the approaches and resources leveraged by a poor rural community in China attempting to rescue its sole water source after creation of a nearby refuse landfill.
Diffusion and Adoption of the Environmentally Friendly Agricultural Land Protection Program Ismet Boz, Department of Agricultural Economics, Kahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University, Kahramanmaras, Turkey Overview: This study investigates factors influencing the adoption and diffusion of an environmental land protection program. The project is supported by the Turkish Scientific Council.
Place Making: Using the Case of Seoul, South Korea Dr. Hee Sun Choi, Xi'an Jiaotong - Liverpool University, Suzhou, China Overview: Place making and its evolving role in urban design has become a major issue in setting 21st century urban development agenda. 11:20-11:50 CONFERENCE CLOSING, Future Directions, Graduate Scholar Awards Ceremony. Located in the Cosmos Room.
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GRADUATE SCHOLARS Graduate scholars contribute to the flow and overall success of the conference. Their key responsibilities include chairing the parallel sessions, keeping the conference on schedule, providing audio-visual technical assistance and assisting with the registration process.
We would like to thank the following Graduate Scholars who participated in the Sustainability Conference.
Elena Bakhanova Elena is second-year student in European Master in System Dynamics, the Erasmus Mundus program of European Commission. Currently she lives in the Netherlands, but her country of origin is Russia. In 2011 she graduated from Moscow City Government University of Management with diploma of specialist in economics and major in accounting and auditing. She has working experience in this field in business companies and governmental organization. During current studies in Europe her spheres of interest changed to sustainability science, renewable energy and degrowth.
Toh Tai Chong Toh Tai Chong is currently a PhD candidate in the Reef Ecology Laboratory, National University of Singapore and his research interests include scleractinian coral reproduction, coral larvae biology, coral reef management and restoration. His dissertation topic is entitled “The use of sexually propagated scleractinian corals for reef restoration”, focused on examining and improving the effectiveness of this novel technique of providing source materials for rehabilitating coral reefs. His work utilizes a multi- disciplinary approach to provide a comprehensive assessment of this approach, covering a diverse range of topics including biology, bioeconomics, ecological modelling and experimental ecology.
Maskota Delfi Maskota Delfi is a PhD candidate at the Faculty of Cultural Sciences with a focus on anthropology at Gadjah Mada University, Jogjakarta Indonesia. In her recent library research she has been a visiting scholar at Flinders University in Adelaide, Australia and KITLV in Leiden, The Netherlands. Her main research interests include ethno-medicine and staple food intake as well as how recently introduced regional autonomy has affected the bridging of gender and generational capacities in remote communities. Her current research is on how regional autonomy has moved tradition into a new relevance at the small archipelago of Mentawai located in the Indian Ocean off the west coast of Sumatra. As part of national research orientation she was also in the Indonesian part of Borneo where she investigated food traditions, shifting cultivation and land management of several Dayak groups.
Dominique Doyle Dominique Doyle has always held an avid interest in community development techniques and in the development challenges which communities face in sub-Saharan Africa. This interest inspired her to study her Bachelor of Arts Degree and Honors Degree in Development Studies through distance learning with the University of South Africa while working in nonprofit organizations and education in developing countries such as Vietnam, China and Ethiopia. Later she became a junior lecturer in the Department of Development studies at the University of South Africa. In 2012, she graduated with an MSc International Relations Global Environmental Governance from the Vrije Universiteit of Amsterdam, and it was during this study that her interest in community development opened up to how the community at the grass roots level is impacted by global decision making. Here, Dominique was also inspired to the topic of her PhD, which is currently registered with the University of Stellenbosch School of Public Leadership in South Africa, which is focused on the theoretical underpinnings of development and its relation to climate change adaptation. She will return to lecturing at the University of South Africa in January 2013. However, she is currently engaged with consulting work with the South African government on matters of climate change and development. She is working with the National Department of Environmental Affairs and mapping the near term climate change and mitigation flagship programmes which were outlined in the countries National Climate Change Response and working with the National Department of Rural Affairs and Land Reform in developing a national strategy for the adaptation of rural human settlements.
Wendy Francesconi Wendy Francesconi is currently working as a postdoctoral fellow at the National Soil Erosion Research Laboratory USDA-ARS. She recently received her doctoral degree from the School of Forest Resources and Conservation at the University of Florida, and holds a master’s degree in Environmental Science from Yale University, School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. Her doctoral research was focused on the dissemination and evaluation of agroforestry practices for their potential to increase functional connectivity in fragmented agricultural landscapes, and her current professional interests include the application of the Agriculture Policy/ Environmental eXtender (APEX) model to compare the effects of different agricultural practices on water quality and biodiversity conservation.
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Katherine Fuji Katherine Fuji is a university teacher and grad student in her seventies. She is not of the generation that grew up with the rich unlocked world of computer knowledge that thence builds on older contributions such as stone carvings, papyrus scrolls and cuneiform wedges. Our shared backgrounds, experiences--and history--nurture sustainability. Some of us--the older ones-- bring a longer legacy of academia, medical/health related research, multilingual skills, conference presentations in various fields, etc. and are teachers, translators, and certified hospital AAMs. A US native with family ties to England and Lithuania, respectively, she gained business/jobs knowledge as well as agricultural--milking cows, tending bee hives and making butter. She has also studied/worked/taught and learned internationally. All of these bits of life involve maintenance of conditions which enable future generations of humans to harmoniously, productively and continuously exist with nature, thereby promoting social, economic, cultural and other necessary life requirements to be in place and shared. That is sustainability. Our life experiences in health, aging, business, education, etc. and respecting our earth, contribute to sustainability. Religions can advocate/foster attitudes to advance societies as a united whole and not to rape the earth's resources destroying synergy to benefit only certain groups. Life must be lived with conscience; she believes we have a moral responsibility to equally educate all children to develop/share their God-given intelligence/gifts with bettering the world. Religion can be a motivating contributing force and benevolent reminder that sustainability is everyone’s survival.
Edward Morgan Edward Morgan is a PhD candidate with the Urban Research Program at Griffith University. He is studying the role science can play in sustainability. His interests lie in the interactions between science and policy, as well as science and society more widely. His current PhD research is focussed on analysing how and why science is used in policy, with a focus on water resource management, in order to better understand the role science can play in creating sustainable outcomes. Coming from a background in environmental chemistry, he is interested in how scientific knowledge can cross boundaries both within and beyond the scientific community, and how this can help in the search for sustainability.
Tony Matthews Tony Matthews is a final year PhD candidate based at the Urban Research Program, Griffith University, Brisbane, Australia. He is a member of the Griffith Climate Change Response Program (GCCRP) and the Southeast Queensland Climate Adaptation Research Initiative (SEQ-CARI). His research interests include managing climate change impacts in urban systems; the role of planning in delivering adaptive interventions; urban adaptation through development management and urban design; and institutional change processes in response to acute stressors.
Lavinia Poruschi Lavinia Poruschi is a researcher in climate change mitigation and adaptation issues, with particular focus on carbon emissions assessment and reporting for different land use types (urban areas or forests). Having a background in policy research economics and spatial analysis applied in environmental science, she is currently undertaking a PhD project to analyse local urban boundary setting in climate change GHG emissions measurement and reporting. Perspectives from which this work draws on are the urban metabolism, ecological economics, urban sustainability and ecological modernisation. She has previously worked with the Global Carbon Project, the National Institute for Environmental Studies and the Institute for Global Environmental Strategies. Currently she is also undertaking an internship with the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, training in greenhouse gas emissions accounting with the Task Force on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories.
Jennifer Scott Jennifer (Jen) Scott is a doctoral student at the University of Texas at Austin. Her research is focused on the experiences of people in poverty, particularly related to understanding the ways families and communities work together to support survival and community-based initiatives to create long-term policy change. Jen has been working in varying capacities with Workers Defense Project, an Austin member-based organization that is dedicated to policy change for low-wage workers, since August, 2010. The organization recently won a policy change that will require a living wage floor for all construction workers on jobs receiving incentives from the county. She holds Masters degrees in Social Work and International Affairs from Columbia University in the City of New York and a Bachelor of Science in Biology and Philosophy from Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas. Over the course of her career she has worked with Quechua communities outside Cusco, Peru in a project that combined agro-biodiversity conservation and sustainable development in Indigenous Biocultural Heritage Areas, with immigrant families in Austin and New York, with a Human Rights organization in Mexico and was a member of a research team investigating agriculture in the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
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Danika Tynes Danika Tynes has worked in health care and public health information technology for the past 13 years for large impact-oriented organizations that include the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Kaiser Permanente, and Molina Healthcare, and has also collaborated with IBM, SAIC, Northrop Grumman, and other large health IT infrastructure firms toward the aim of supporting the U.S. national public health and health care agenda. She has supported multiple non-governmental organizations in program evaluation and monitoring for sustainable-health programs focused primarily in Africa. She holds a Bachelor degree from Tufts University in Massachusetts, a Master of Science degree from San Diego State University in California, and is pursuing her doctorate in International Development with the University of Southern Mississippi. Her research focuses on global best practices for proactive, sustainable, low cost, and accountable public health policies and interventions through leveraging information technology.
Oksana Udovyk Oksana Udovyk is a doctoral candidate in Water and Environmental Studies at Linköping University based at Södertörn University, Sweden. Her research interests include uncertainty, risk and science policy interactions in environmental governance. Empirically, she focuses on the chemicals management in marine environments. She is engaged in the project called RISKGOV. This project is dealing with environmental risks management in the Baltic Sea (chemical pollution mainly). She also has journalistic and photojournalistic experience. She worked with such issues as environmental protection, democratization in Eastern Europe and youth development. She also has a vast training and moderator experience in different environmental camps, seminars and projects.
Jualim Datiles Vela Jualim Datiles Vela is a PhD candidate at the Graduate School for International Development and Cooperation, Hiroshima University, where he also earned his Master’s Degree in Education majoring in Curriculum Development for Science Education. He is also a freelance artist. He obtained a degree in Bachelor of Fine Arts major in visual communication and Master of Arts in Education major in Educational Technology at the University of the Philippines, Diliman. He taught for 8 years at the Philippine High School for the Arts before being awarded a scholarship by the Japanese government. His previous research emphasized on the use of puppetry and other folk media as alternative instructional medium in teaching specific environmental issues to primary students. He is currently focusing his research on the use of students’ mother language in teaching and learning science.
Johan Weintré Johan Weintré is currently in his final year of his candidature at the Flinders University Asia Centre in Australia with a research focus on natural resources, social capital and governance in Indonesia. As a previous visiting guest lecturer in Indonesia and former associate at several research institutions he has been able to visit several remote locations in the archipelago. Through this awareness a particular attraction was developed of the natural resource management and human social capital development at those communities located at the peripheries of the Indonesian archipelago. Conditions of natural resources are often promising in those locations while local human resource input has remained limited to develop those. Matching elements of governance and use of local social capital capacity to create favorable long term resource development that contributes satisfactory to regional community advancement remains a challenging position
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INTERNATIONAL ADVISORY BOARD Dang Van Bai, Ministry of Culture and Information, Vietnam Michael Cameron, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand Richard M. Clugston, University Leaders for a Sustainable Future, Washington, D.C., USA John Dryzek, Australian National University, Canberra, Australia Robyn Eckersley, University of Melbourne, Melbourne, Australia Steven Engelsman, Rijksmuseum voor Volkenkunde, Leiden, The Netherlands John Fien, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia. Professor Dr. Amareswar Galla, Executive Director, International Institute for the Inclusive Museum, Denmark & India; Director, Centre for Inclusive Museum Studies, Department of Cross Cultural and Regional Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; and former Vice President, ICOM, Paris Suzanne Grant, University of Waikato, Hamilton, New Zealand Steve Hamnett, University of South Australia, Adelaide, Australia Charles Hopkins, UNESCO Chair, Reorienting Teacher Education to Address Sustainability, York University, Toronto, Canada Paul James, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Lily Kong, National University of Singapore, Singapore. Jim McAllister, Central Queensland University, Rockhamptom, Australia Helena Norberg-Hodge, The International Society for Ecology and Culture (ISEC), United Kingdom Peter Phipps, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Behzad Sodagar, University of Lincoln, Brayford Pool, United Kingdom. Judy Spokes, Cultural Development Network, Melbourne, Australia Manfred Steger, Illinois State University, Normal, USA; RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia Douglas Worts, LEAD Fellow (Leadership for Environment and Development), Toronto, Canada David Wood, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada Lyuba Zarsky, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia; Tufts University, Medford, USA David Wood, University of Waterloo, Waterloo, Canada Lyuba Zarsky, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia; Tufts University, Medford, USA
CONFERENCE SECRETARIAT Jamie Burns Beth Mueller Izabel Szary
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THE INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF SUSTAINABILITY
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A FAMILY OF JOURNALS The Sustainability knowledge community creates a place for the publication of papers presenting innovative theories and practices of sustainability. The journals in the Sustainability Family are cross-disciplinary in their scope, a meeting point for natural and social scientists, researchers and practitioners, professionals and community representatives. The perspectives presented range from big picture analyses addressing global and universal concerns, to detailed case studies that speak of localized applications of the principles and practices of sustainability. The papers traverse a broad terrain, sometimes technically and other times socially oriented, sometimes theoretical and other times practical in their perspective, and sometimes reflecting dispassionate analysis whilst at other times suggesting interested strategies for action. The Sustainability community publishes into a family of journals consisting of an annual review and four thematically focused journals:
Annual Review: • The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review
Themed Journals: • The International Journal of Environmental Sustainability • The International Journal of Sustainability Policy and Practice • The International Journal of Sustainability Education • The International Journal of Sustainability in Economic, Social and Cultural Context
Authors can request which of the thematic journals they would prefer for the publication of their article. Alternatively, when the author does not opt to make a selection, the Common Ground editorial team will curate each paper into the appropriate thematic journal.
The annual review consists only of articles considered to be of wide interest across the field selected by our editorial team in consultation with the Advisory Board. We do not accept direct submissions to the annual review. Candidates for inclusion in the survey journal will include top-ranked articles, works by invited contributors, papers offered by plenary speakers at the conference, and articles selected from thematic journal submissions for their wide applicability and interest across the field. Subscribers and conference participants are offered access to the whole family of journals, which is organized into thematic sections and the survey journal for ease of access and clearly differentiated focus of interest. While all of the journals in this family have unique ISSNs, they largely share index listings.
EDITOR Amareswar Galla, Executive Director, International Institute for the Inclusive Museum, Denmark & India; Director, Centre for Inclusive Museum Studies, Department of Cross Cultural and Regional Studies, Faculty of Humanities, University of Copenhagen, Denmark; and former Vice President, ICOM, Paris.
OPEN PEER REVIEW All the journals in the Sustainability Family are fully peer reviewed. Common Ground’s approach to peer review is open and inclusive. Instead of being dominated by the exclusive academic hierarchies represented by many traditional editors and their networks, Common Ground journals build lateral knowledge communities. Our referee process is criterion-referenced, and referees are selected on the basis of subject matter and disciplinary expertise. Ranking is based on clearly articulated criteria. The result is a refereeing process that is scrupulously fair in its assessments. At the same time, the process offers a carefully structured and constructive contribution to the shape of the published paper.
INTELLECTUAL EXCELLENCE The result of our peer review process is a publishing method which is without prejudice to institutional affiliation, stage in career, national origins, or disciplinary perspective. If the paper is excellent, and has been systematically and independently assessed as such, it will be published. This is why Common Ground journals have such a vast amount of exciting new material. Much of the content originates from well-known research institutions, but a considerable amount of material comes from brilliantly insightful and innovative academics in lesser-known institutions in the developing world, emerging researchers, people working in hard-to-classify interdisciplinary spaces, and researchers in liberal arts colleges and teaching universities. In recognition of the highest levels of excellence, an international prize is awarded annually for the top-ranked paper in each journal.
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ACCESSIBILITY Common Ground is developing a low-cost commercial approach to academic publishing. We believe there are limitations in both the high-cost commercial publishing and the seemingly no-cost open access publishing models. This is why we are seeking to find a practical middle way between the idealism of open access and the inefficiencies and greed of which the big journal publishers are increasingly accused. The idealism of open access often creates new problems, leaving academics in the often less-than-happy role of amateur publisher. And ironically, open access journals and repositories sometimes give insider networks even greater control over what gets published than was traditionally the case with the big commercial publishers.
This is one of the reasons that Common Ground has recently made all of its journals hybrid open access. The hybrid open access model offers authors the choice to pay a small fee to have their article made freely available for viewing and downloading by anyone immediately upon publication. This model also grants readers broad reuse rights to encourage the widespread republication and distribution of open access articles. Thus, while all Common Ground journal articles are automatically available via personal and institutional subscriptions and can be purchased for a small per-article fee, authors may also opt to make their article available to anyone for free by making it open access.
SUBSCRIPTION INFORMATION The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic, and Social Sustainability: Annual Review - ISSN: 1832-2077 The International Journal of Environmental Sustainability - ISSN: 2325-1077 (print), 2325-1085 (online) The International Journal of Sustainability Policy and Practice - ISSN: 2325-1166 (print), 2325-1182 (online) The International Journal of Sustainability Education - ISSN: 2325-1212 (print), 2325-1220 (online) The International Journal of Sustainability in Economic, Social and Cultural Context - ISSN: 2325-1115 (print), 2325- 114X (online)
Frequency: The annual review publishes 1 issue per volume; the thematic journals each publish 4 issues per volume Website: http://onsustainability.com/journal/ Publisher: Common Ground - www.CommonGroundPublishing.com
INSTITUTIONAL SUBSCRIPTION Information on library subscriptions may be found at http://onsustainability.com/publications/journal/subscriptions-and-orders. Subscriptions are also available through EBSCO and ProQuest.
COMPLIMENTARY SUBSCRIPTION As part of the conference registration, participants are provided with a complimentary electronic subscription to all full-text papers published the Sustainability Family. The duration of this access period is from the time of registration until one year after the end date of the Sustainability Conference. To view articles, go to http://ijs.cgpublisher.com/. Select the “Login” option and provide a CGPublisher username and password. Then, select an article and download the PDF. For lost or forgotten login details, select “forgot your login” to request a new password.
LIBRARY RECOMMENDATION FORM If you wish to recommend the Journal to your library, we have library recommendation forms at the Registration Desk. They are also available for download at http://onsustainability.com/publications/journal/about-the-journal.
CONTACT If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact us at [email protected].
HYBRID OPEN ACCESS Common Ground Journals are now offered on a Hybrid Open Access model. This is a new development in scholarly publishing, increasingly offered by both university presses and well-known commercial publishers.
Hybrid Open Access means that some articles are available only to subscribers, while others are made available at no charge to anyone searching the web. Authors pay an additional fee for the open access option. They may do this because open access is a requirement of their research funding agency. Or they may do it so that non-subscribers can access their article for free.
There are still considerable benefits for paying subscribers, because they can access all articles in the journal, from both current and past volumes, without any restrictions. But making your paper available at no charge increases its visibility, accessibility and thus potential readership.
More information: http://onsustainability.com/publications/journal/open-access
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SUBMISSION INFORMATION Registration for the Sustainability Conference allows participants the opportunity to publish in one of the thematic journals in the Sustainability Family. Presenters may submit their papers up to one month after the conference. Submitted papers will be fully refereed. The publication decision will be based on the referees’ reports. To submit, at least one author of each paper must be registered to attend the conference (to a maximum of one paper per registered author).
General Requirements: We only accept text files or files in .doc format (such as from Microsoft Word or OpenOffice). We do not accept PDF submissions or .docx files. Papers should be approximately 2,000-5,000 words in length. They should be written as continuous expository narrative in a chapter or article style – not as lists of points or a PowerPoint presentation. Please remember that the papers are to be published in a fully refereed academic journal. This means that the style and structure of your text should be relatively formal. For instance, you should not submit a verbatim transcript of your oral presentation, such as, “Today I want to speak to you about …” Paper submissions must contain no more than 30% of textual material published in other places by the same author or authors, and these other places must be acknowledged and cited; in other words, the remaining 70% of the paper must be unique and original to your current submission. Authors must ensure the accuracy of citations, quotations, diagrams, tables and maps. You may use any recognized scholarly referencing style you choose, as long as you use it consistently and to the appropriate standards. Spelling can vary according to national usage, but should be internally consistent. Papers should be thoroughly checked and proofread before submission, both by the author and a critical editorial friend – after you have submitted your paper you are unable to make any changes to it during the refereeing process. Papers will be assessed by referees against ten criteria – or fewer if some criteria do not apply to a particular kind of paper (see the Peer Review Process).
Illustration/Electronic Artwork Guidelines: Figures and images must be clear and easy to view. Common Ground cannot improve the quality of images. Figures and tables need to be placed where they are to appear in the text. If preferred, you may also place images and tables at the end of your paper. Please refrain from using Word Drawing objects. Instead use images imported from a drawing program. Word Drawing objects will not be rendered in the typeset version.
Keyword Guidelines: Keywords are extremely important in search engine rankings. To achieve better exposure for your paper, please make sure your keywords are clear and accurate.
Resubmission Policy: If your paper has been rejected, we will allow a maximum of ONE further resubmission until TWO months prior to the anticipated publication date.
How to submit a paper: For information on how to submit a paper, please visit http://onsustainability.com/submitting-your-work/journal-articles/.
The publication process is as follows: When we receive a paper, it is verified against template and submission requirements. If there are any problems, authors will be asked to resubmit the paper. The paper will be prepared and matched to two appropriate referees. When a paper has been submitted to the referees, authors will receive an email notification. Additionally, authors may be asked to referee up to 3 papers. When the referee reports are uploaded, authors will be notified by email and provided with a link to view the reports (after the referees' identities have been removed). If a paper is accepted, we will confirm conference registration before sending a Publishing Agreement. Authors will then be asked to accept the Publishing Agreement and submit the final paper. Papers will be typeset and proofs made available for final approval before publication in the journal’s online bookstore as well as in individual author Creator Sites.
The final date for submission of papers to the Journal (for one way blind refereeing) is 25 February 2013 – one month after the close of the conference.
Papers are published continuously in the online bookstore. Authors may view the status of their paper at any time by logging into their CGPublisher account at www.CGPublisher.com.
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OTHER SELECTED JOURNALS PUBLISHED BY COMMON GROUND Aging and Society: An Interdisciplinary Journal provides an international forum for the discussion of a rapidly growing segment of the population, in developed countries as well as in developing countries. Contributions range from broad theoretical and global policy explorations to detailed studies of the specific physiological, health, economic, and social dynamics of aging in today’s global society. Website: www.AgingandSociety.com/Journal
The International Journal of the Arts in Society aims to create an intellectual frame of reference for the arts, and to create an interdisciplinary conversation on the role of the arts in society. This peer-reviewed journal is intended as a place for critical engagement and examination of ideas that connect the arts to their contexts in the world. Website: www.Arts-Journal.com
The International Journal of the Book provides a forum for publishing professionals, librarians, researchers, authors, retailers, and educators to discuss that iconic artifact, the book—and to consider its past, present, and future. Discussions range from the reflective to the highly practical, with an eye towards new practices of writing, publishing, and reading. Website: www.Book-Journal.com
The International Journal of Climate Change: Impacts and Responses seeks to create an interdisciplinary forum for discussion of evidence of climate change, its causes, its ecosystemic impacts, and its human impacts. This peer-reviewed journal also explores technological, policy, strategic and social responses to climate change. Website: www.Climate-Journal.com
The International Journal of the Constructed Environment publishes broad-ranging and interdisciplinary articles on human configurations of the environment and the interactions between the constructed, social and natural environments. This peer-reviewed journal brings together researchers, teachers, architects, designers, and others interested in how we interact with our environment. Website: www.ConstructedEnvironment.com/journal
Design Principles and Practices: An International Journal is a site of discussion exploring the meaning and purpose of “design” and the use of designed artifacts. This peer-reviewed journal examines transdiciplinary conversations between the theoretical and the empirical, the pragmatic and the idealistic. Website: www.Design-Journal.com
The International Journal of Diversity in Organizations, Communities and Nations allows educators, professionals, and anyone interested in the mediation of cultural difference and diversity to empirically and strategically discuss globalization, identity and social group formation. This peer-reviewed journal reflects the business of negotiating diversity in organizations and communities. Website: www.Diversity-Journal.com
Food Studies: An Interdisciplinary Journal provides an interdisciplinary forum for the discussion of agricultural, environmental, nutritional, health, social, economic and cultural perspectives on food. Contributions range from broad theoretical and global policy explorations, to detailed studies of specific human-physiological, nutritional and social dynamics of food. Website: www.Food-Studies.com/Journal/
The Global Studies Journal is devoted to mapping and interpreting new trends and patterns in globalization. This peer-reviewed journal attempts to do this from many points of view and from many locations in the world, working between empirical and general modes of engagement with one of the central phenomena of our contemporary existence. Website: www.GlobalStudiesJournal.com
The International Journal of Health, Wellness and Society addresses a number of interdisciplinary health topics, including: physiology, kinesiology, psychology, health sciences, public health, and other areas of interest. This peer-reviewed journal is relevant to anyone working in the health sciences, or researchers interested in exploring the intersections between health and society. Website: www.HealthandSociety.com/journal
The International Journal of the Humanities provides a space for dialogue and publication of new knowledge which builds on the past traditions of the humanities whilst setting a renewed agenda for their future. The humanities are a domain of learning, reflection and action, and a place of dialogue between and across epistemologies, perspectives and content areas. It is in these unsettling places that the humanities might be able to unburden modern knowledge systems of their restrictive narrowness. Website: www.thehumanities.com/Journal/
The International Journal of the Image interrogates the nature of the image and the functions of image-making. This peer-reviewed, cross-disciplinary journal brings together researchers, practitioners, and teachers from areas of interest including: architecture, art, cultural studies, design, education, history, linguistics, media studies, philosophy, religious studies, semiotics, and more. Website: www.OntheImage.com/journal
The International Journal of Learning sets out to foster inquiry, invite dialogue and build a body of knowledge on the nature and future of learning. This peer-reviewed journal provides a forum for any person with an interest in, and concern for, education at any of its levels and in any of its forms, from early childhood to higher education and lifelong learning. Website: www.Learning-Journal.com
The International Journal of Knowledge, Culture and Change Management examines the nature of the organization in all its forms and manifestations. Across a variety of contexts, a pragmatic focus persists—to examine the organization and management of groups of people collaborating to productive ends, and to analyze what makes for success and sustainability. Website: www.Management-Journal.com
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The International Journal of the Inclusive Museum asks: In this time of fundamental social change, what is the role of the museum, both as a creature of that change, and as an agent of change? This peer-reviewed journal brings together academics, curators, researchers, and administrators to discuss the character and future of the museum. Website: www.Museum-Journal.com
The International Journal of Religion and Spirituality in Society aims to create an intellectual frame of reference for the academic study of religion, and to create interdisciplinary conversations on the role of religion and spirituality in society. This peer-reviewed journal seeks to critically examine ideas that connect religious philosophies to their contexts throughout history. Website: www.Religion-Journal.com
The International Journal of Interdisciplinary Social Sciences aims to examine the nature of disciplinary practices and the interdisciplinary practices that arise in the context of ‘real world’ applications. This rigorously peer-reviewed journal also interrogates what constitutes ‘science’ in a social context, and the connections between the social and other sciences. Website: www.SocialSciences-Journal.com
Spaces and Flows: An International Journal of Urban and ExtraUrban Studies addresses some of the most pressing and perturbing social, cultural, economic and environmental questions of our time. This peer-reviewed journal focuses on spaces of production, consumption, and living, and flows of people, goods, and information as crucibles and vectors of ongoing transformation. Website: www.SpacesandFlows.com/Journal
The International Journal of Sport and Society provides a forum for wide-ranging and interdisciplinary examination of sport. This peer-reviewed journal examines the history, sociology, and psychology of sport; sports medicine and health; physical and health education; and sports administration and management. Discussions range from broad conceptualizations to highly specific readings. Website: www.SportandSociety.com/Journal
The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability creates a place for the publication of papers presenting innovative theories and practices of sustainability. This peer-reviewed journal is cross-disciplinary in its scope, a meeting point for natural and social scientists, researchers and practitioners, professionals and community representatives. Website: www.Sustainability-Journal.com
The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society creates a place for the publication and presentation of innovative theories and practices relating technology to society. This peer-reviewed journal is cross-disciplinary in its scope and provides a meeting point for technologists with a concern for the social and social scientists with a concern for the technological. Website: www.Technology-Journal.com
Ubiquitous Learning: An International Journal sets out to define an emerging field. Ubiquitous Learning is a new educational paradigm made possible in part by the affordances of digital media. Our changing learning needs can be served by ubiquitous computing. This peer-reviewed journal investigates the affordances for learning through digital media, in school, and throughout everyday life. Website: www.Ubi-Learn.com/Journal
The Journal of the World Universities Forum seeks to explore the meaning and purpose of the academy in times of striking social transformation. This peer-reviewed journal brings together university administrators, teachers and researchers to discuss the prospects of the academy and to exemplify or imagine ways in which the university can take a leading and constructive role. Website: www.Universities-Journal.com
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SUSTAINABILITY BOOK SERIES
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SUBMIT YOUR BOOK PROPOSAL Common Ground is setting new standards of rigorous academic knowledge creation and scholarly publication. Unlike other publishers, we’re not interested in the size of potential markets or competition from other books. We’re only interested in the intellectual quality of the work. If a book is a brilliant contribution to a specialist area of knowledge that only serves a small intellectual community, we still want to publish it. If it is expansive and has a broad appeal, we want to publish it too, but only if it is of the highest intellectual quality.
TYPE OF BOOKS Each conference and journal community has an accompanying book series. We welcome proposals or completed manuscript submissions of:
Individually and jointly authored books Out of print works with new scholarly introductions Edited collections addressing a clear, intellectually challenging theme Collections of papers published in the Sustainability Family
Editorial selection can occur after the conference; or a group of authors may first wish to organize a colloquium at the conference to test the ideas in this broader intellectual context.
PROPOSAL GUIDELINES Books should be between 30,000 and 150,000 words in length. They are published simultaneously in print and electronic formats. To publish a book, please send us a proposal including:
Title Author(s)/editor(s) Back-cover blurb Table of contents Author bionote(s) Intended audience and significance of contribution Sample chapters or complete manuscript Manuscript submission date
Proposals can be submitted by email to [email protected]. Please note the book series that you are submitting to in the subject line. You may also visit http://onsustainability.com/submitting-your-work/book-proposals for more information.
CALL FOR BOOK REVIEWERS Common Ground Publishing is seeking distinguished peer reviewers to evaluate book manuscripts submitted to The Sustainability Book Series.
As part of our commitment to intellectual excellence and a rigorous review process, Common Ground sends book manuscripts that have received initial editorial approval to peer reviewers to further evaluate and provide constructive feedback. The comments and guidance that these reviewers supply is invaluable to our authors and an essential part of the publication process.
Common Ground recognizes the important role of referees by acknowledging book reviewers as members of the Sustainability Book Series Editorial Review Board for a period of at least one year. The list of members of the Editorial Review Board will be posted on our website. In addition, Common Ground also offers a US$200 voucher for each completed review that meets the standards set out by the Managing Editor at the commencement of assignment. Vouchers may be used in the Common Ground Bookstore or for registration at one of our international conferences.
If you would like to referee book manuscripts please send an email to [email protected] with:
1. a brief description of your professional credentials 2. a list of your areas of interest and expertise 3. a copy of your CV with current contact details
If we feel you are qualified and we require refereeing for manuscripts within your purview, we will contact you.
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FEATURED BOOKS BY COMMON GROUND Limited quantities will be available for purchase at the Registration Desk and the Book Launch for Enough for All Forever. These and other books are also available for purchase as e-books at http://onsustainability.cgpublisher.com/.
Enough for All Forever: A Handbook for Learning about Sustainability Joy Murray, Glenn Cawthorne, Christopeher Dey, and Chris Andrew (eds.)
Enough for All Forever is a handbook for learning about sustainability. It has been written specifically for educators: classroom practitioners; school and system administrators and managers; those who develop curriculum; academics; and others who share the goal of environmental equity for all. It is about integrating sustainability into teaching and learning at all levels. The focus of the book is how to live sustainably, in harmony with a planet that has finite resources. This is not a ‘one size fits all’ handbook. Rather, it is a broad collection of work from over fifty different authors, all of them experts in their field and all committed to doing something about sustainability.
Please join us for the launch of this book: Friday, January 25 at 8:30am. A signing with Joy Murray, one of the book’s editors, will follow at 9:20am.
Intergenerational Democracy: Rethinking Sustainable Development Kirsten Jane Davies
Intergenerational Democracy takes an intimate look at the influences underpinning human-environmental relationships. It describes how human-ecosystem connections have been severed and how issues such as global climate change threaten the future of mankind. This book advocates for concerted efforts to re-establish viable and sustainable Cycles of Life by proposing models that can assist this process. The foundation of these models is Intergenerational Democracy (ID), a whole-of- community method of engagement and participation that requires the inclusion of citizens of all ages. ID is embedded in the principles of direct democracy and human rights, recognising that there are many quieter but equally legitimate voices, particularly those of children, which are rarely heard in policy and planning forums. This book includes three case studies that describe the methods application and affirm the importance of capturing the voices of children, the planet’s future custodians. The book stresses the importance of rebuilding environmental relationships at the local level, centred on the social and environmental identity of each place, as the basis for rethinking sustainable development.
Building our Sustainable Cities Rita Yi Man Li
Sustainable development has become a hot topic worldwide in recent decades. Following the Copenhagen Summit, politicians and the general public were once again faced with the reality of inevitable climate change. Is there anything we can do to stop global warming? Are there any possible ways to achieve the goal of zero carbon? What can we, as laymen in the global village, do in the coming years so that future generations can enjoy a natural environment similar to ours? This book consists of three parts. The first part is an introduction that provides a general overview of sustainable development in China, Singapore, the United Kingdom, the United States of America and Australia. The second part introduces the concept of sustainability in the built environment. The third part of this book focuses on sustainable land use planning in Hong Kong.
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SCHOLAR
SCHOLAR: ANNOUNCING AN EXCITING NEW 'SOCIAL KNOWLEDGE' SPACE FROM COMMON GROUND Three years in development, Common Ground is pleased to announce its innovative new 'social knowledge' environment, Scholar. If the social glue that holds together Facebook is 'friends' and the stickiness of Twitter is having 'followers', then the common bond created in Scholar is 'peers' working together in knowledge producing communities. Scholar also allows you to invite peers, create new communities and write papers in its Creator space. All this is free.
You can also request a free 60 day 'educator' account for the Publisher space, where you can co-ordinate peer review of works created in knowledge communities or amongst your students. ACCESS TO THE COMMUNITY APPLICATION ON SCHOLAR Log on to Community, CG Scholar’s secure social media space to connect, network and continue the Sustainability dialogue with your fellow conference colleagues during and after the conference. Follow these easy steps to get started: 1. Go to www.CGScholar.com and create your account. 2. When you create your account you will be asked to enter a “blip” (a very brief one-sentence description of yourself). You may also choose to upload a profile picture of yourself, find other peers and create posts and updates at this time or wait until later to do this. 3. As soon as you create your account, you will be placed in the Community social media space (the Community tab will be highlighted in orange on the tool bar located at the top of the page). You are now ready to use Community by finding your peers or joining and creating knowledge communities.
For more detailed information on Community’s capabilities as well as account and privacy settings visit: http://learning.cgscholar.com/software-resources/user-guide/community/getting-started
JOINING THE SUSTAINABILITY KNOWLEDGE COMMUNITY Once you have created your account and have been taken to the Community social media space, you can now join the Sustainability Knowledge Community: 1. On the left hand navigation bar, click on the “Find and join communities” link located under the YOUR COMMUNITIES heading. You will be taken to the Join Communities page. 2. On the Join Communities page, enter Sustainability in the search field. Click on ‘”Join Community” when the Sustainability knowledge community pops up. 3. Sustainability will now be added to YOUR COMMUNITIES located on the left hand navigation bar. Click on this anytime you are in Scholar to enter the Sustainability knowledge community. 4. To navigate the Sustainability community, simply hover over the Sustainability name located on the top left hand navigation and a drop down menu will appear. Select “Activity Stream” to see all current activities for the community or select “Updates” to view only member updates.
*Note: All recent activities for the community can also be viewed by referencing the “Recent Activity” section located on the right hand navigation.
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