Monthly Archives: November 2010

The Higher Education Academy’s Education for Sustainable Development Project Weekly e-Bulletin

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Teacher Education for Sustainable Development: Community Projects as Catalysts for Change – A Spanish Case Study
Lidia Ochoa Canigueral
Thursday 9 December 2010
University of Gloucestershire
http://www.glos.ac.uk/vision/sustainability/news/Documents/iris_lochoa.pdf (PDF)

PRISM Seminar: Exploring Intercultural and Interdisciplinary Research in Sustainability Education
Prof Martin Haigh, Oxford Brookes University
Friday 10 December 2010
University of Gloucestershire
http://www.glos.ac.uk/vision/sustainability/news/documents/prism_martinhaigh.pdf (PDF)

SDC Report: Improving Young People’s Lives: The Role of the Environment in Building Resilience, Responsibility and Employment Chances
http://www.sd-commission.org.uk/presslist.php/116/preparing-young-people-for-employment-in-green-economy-vital-to-tackling-youth-unemployment

Chris Huhne Speech to LSE: “Green Growth: The Transition to a Sustainable Economy”
http://www.clickgreen.org.uk/green-career/interview/121609-chris-huhne-speech-green-growth-the-transition-to-a-sustainable-economy.html

WELL-BEING 2011 First Call for Papers

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WELL-BEING 2011 First Call for Papers: Deadline 26th November 2010

The First International Conference Exploring the Multi-dimensions of Well-being, 18th – 19th July 2011, Birmingham, U.K.

The pursuit of high levels of well-being is a key goal of society, yet well-being is a complex multi-dimensional issue, difficult to define and even more difficult to measure.  Well-being is more than issues about health; it involves our expectations, needs, aspirations, the ways that we interact with the environment, our encounters with others and our routine activities.

To further our understanding of well-being and how it can be achieved Birmingham City University in collaboration with The Royal Institute of British Architects invite abstracts of 300 words (or poster abstracts of 150 words) in relation to:

·         Cross disciplinary exploration of the wider notions of well-being (theory and practice)

·         Well-being and sustainability

·         Developing and designing supportive natural, home and working environments

·         Modelling well-being and the relationships between individuals and their environment

·         Measuring and assessing the impact of interventions

·         Supporting the individual – art based, performative and other innovative practices

·         Community and salutogenic health

Papers are subject to an international peer review panel with opportunities for publication in selected journals, on the web and by Earthscan.

For more information:  http://www.biad.bcu.ac.uk/research/wellbeing2011/

Queries and abstract submissions to Zoë Millman: zk.millman@bcu.ac.uk

FIE’s Sustainability Lecture Series

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Please join us for a series of FIE sponsored lectures on sustainability devoted to exploring the intersection between sustainability and public culture.

16 November:  Neville Brody – Internationally renowned designer, typographer, art director, brand strategist and consultant. Founder of the Research Studios

  • lecture on: Sustainability in an Age of Uncertainty – Can We Afford To Be Sustainable When Survival Is What Counts?

30 November:  Tim Jones – Interdisciplinary Creative Producer, consultant and coach to the arts. Co-founder of Coney

  • lecture on: Motivations and Vantage Points On Sustainability – What It Means Right Now On the Creative Sector Frontline

7 December:  Sherri Culver – Assistant Professor, Department of Broadcasting, Telecommunications and Mass Media & Director of the Media Education Lab at Temple University – visiting faculty at fie fall 2010

  • lecture on: Sustainability and public broadcasting

Lectures take place in the Virginia Woolf Room

from 7pm to 8:30pm

 

View more information here.