Report
2009: German Version
Corporate
Social Responsibility: Rhetoric and Realities by Regine
Barth and Franziska Wolff 2009 (Eds.), published by
Edward Elgar ...
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Keil, Florian (2008): Pharmaceuticals for Human Use: Options of Action for Reducing the Contamination of Water Bodies - A Practical Guid (download)
Population
Dynamics and Supply Systems. A Transdisciplinary
Approach
News
New Publications on Social-Ecological Systems, Supply Systems and Transdisciplinarity:
Egon Becker (2010): Social-Ecological Systems as Epistemic Objects ...download (pdf)
Diana Hummel (2010): Population Dynamics and Adaptive Capacity of Supply Systems ...download (pdf)
Now available in English: Thomas Jahn: Transdisciplinarity in the Practice of Research ...download (pdf).
Chapter from the German book "Transdisziplinäre Forschung. Integrative Forschungsprozesse verstehen und bewerten". Matthias Bergmann, Engelbert Schramm (Eds., 2008)
Also of interest in this context: Egon Becker/Thomas Jahn (2005): Social Relations to Nature - Outline of a Critical Theory in the ecological crisis ...download (pdf)
Publication: Current Developments in the Discourse Field Biodversity & Climate
Lux, Alexandra (2010): Updates: Current Developments in the Discourse Field ‘Biodiversity & Climate’. BiK-F Knowledge Flow Paper No. 7/August 2010. Frankfurt am Main. (pdf 1,4 MB)
Authors from ISOE in "Green and Sustainable Pharmacy" I August 2010
In the book "Green and Sustainable Pharmacy" international authors address multiple issues in the lifecycle of a pharmaceutical including environmental, economical and social aspects. ISOE-scientists Konrad Götz and Jutta Deffner as well as Florian Keil contribute to the book as authors. It is published by Springer Verlag with Klaus Kümmerer and Maximilian Hempel as Editors. ...more
Conference on Sustainable Pharmacy I February 2010
The “International Conference on Sustainable Pharmacy – Incentives and Perspectives” will be held in Osnabrück, Germany, on February 22–23, 2010. Renowned experts from science and practice will discuss alternatives for more sustainability in the pharmaceutical sector. ISOE is one of the organizers of the conference ...Flyer …more
European workshop on integrated water research in Brussels, September 28, 2009 I August 2009
ISOE organises the European workshop “Water for Integration - Integration for Water: Challenges for European Water Research and Implications for Research Policy” in cooperation with European Water Partnership (EWP). Experts from politics, research, civil society, public and private sector are invited to discuss challenges and barriers in water research and to develop recommendations for future EU research policy … more
Funding of CuveWaters II granted - Implementation phase is ready to start I August 2009
The Federal Ministry for Education and Research (BMBF) has approved the second phase of CuveWaters. The joint project aims at sustainably improving water access in the central north of Namibia ... more
Electronical Newsletter Social Ecology July 2009 published I July 2009
With our semi-annual Newsletter we inform you about new research projects, results, events or new publications. Also as download ... more
New
Release: Corporate
Social Responsibility in Europe I June 2009
The book “Corporate Social Responsibility in Europe” is the outcome of the RARE-project (Rhetoric and Realities: Analysing Corporate Social Responsibilities in Europe). Therein, Irmgard Schultz (ISOE) summarizes the findings on CSR for gender equality. The book is edited by Regine Barth and Franziska Wolff (Edward Elgar Publishing). ... more
New brochure: "Climate Protection Demands Action" I June 2009
The Federal Ministry of Education and Research published the brochure "Climate Protection Demands Action" with authors of ISOE being in charge. It highlights contributions made by Social-Ecological Research to issues of climate change. Please find the brochure for download on the homepage of the Ministry a print version is available, too... more
European conference on sustainable development I June 2009
The EU-conference "sustainable development - a challenge for European research" took place in Brussels, may 26 to 28. Dr. Thomas Jahn gave a lecture on the impact of transdisciplinary approaches for European sustainability research. Participants of the conference were scientists and representatives of European Commission, NGOs and industry. Lecture (pdf, 111kb) and presentation (pdf, 67 kb) are available for download.
Policies to Promote Sustainable Consumption Patterns EUPOPP I March 2009
Why does the relationship between environmental problems and consumption habits play such a subordinate role in the everyday lives of consumers? How can policy strategies and measures be improved so that the consumption behavior of different population changes in everyday life? These questions are being studied by seven European research institutes within the project, “EUPOPP – Policies to Promote Sustainable Consumption Patterns.” ... more
Sustainable Acting in Business and Private Daily Life (NaHa) I March 2009
The discussion of sustainable development has increasingly shifted from a focus on the ‘green supply side’ and ‘green products’ to the non-sustainable lifestyles of consumers. In short the question has become: how can sustainable lifestyles be encouraged in a world determined by globalization tendencies? ... more
Motives of residential mobility in Braunschweig I March 2009
What are the reasons for people to change their place of living within a city or to move to suburban areas? ... more
Controlling
access to water and
land I 2. February 2009
De jure and de facto powers of Water Point Committees. 430 kb, pdf-file
More information about the project ... more
Announcement Cyberseminar on “Theoretical and Methodological Issues in the Analysis of Population Dynamics and Supply Systems” I 08. January 2008
The Population-Environment Research Network (PERN) and the ISOE will carry out an online seminar on 2-13 February 2009 to examine the theoretical and methodological aspects of research into the population-environment nexus. ... more
Zero-Emission-Mobility - First Results I 17. December 2008
The Project is developing a target group specific communication campaign in order to motivate people to cover short distances more often by foot or bike. First results indicate that the three steps: Information - Emotion - Action lead the way to behavioural change ... more
Village-Scale and Solar DesalinationTechnology Experience in Namibiap I 13. December 2008
The homonymous CuveWaters Paper presents results from ongoing research work
of the project “Integrated Water Resources Management in Central Northern
Namibia Cuvelai-Etosha Basin – CuveWaters” funded by the Federal Ministry of
Education and Research.
It identifies the critical issues and aspects that need to be considered for the
further introduction and dissemination of village-scale desalination systems in
rural Namibia and beyond.
Further information and download ... more
Energy Efficient Refurbishment of Private Homes – First Results I 11. December 2008
The project is developing a comprehensive approach to enable and motivate private home owners in Germany to energy efficient refurbishment. Results from a qualitative survey on home owners were presented at the workshop: “Energy Efficiency and Renewables in Buildings – Challenges, Parameters and Successes from a British and German Perspective” which was jointly organised by the German Federal Energy Agency (dena) and the British Embassy in Berlin on 5. December 2008 ... more
ISOE Becomes Partner of the Global Water Partnership I 04. December 2008
The Global Water Partnership is a renowned international network that links a multitude of organisations involved in water resources management – from government institutions, agencies of the United Nations, professional associations, non-governmental organisations, to community groups and research institutions. ISOE is honoured to contribute with its research experience on developing integrated approaches to water resources management. With its current focus on Western Africa ISOE assists local authorities and stakeholders in developing management strategies that draw upon the IWRM concept. More information: www.cuvewaters.net and www.gwpforum.org
Water management in Namibia - Lectures available I 30. November 2008
Stakeholder Workshop, 23-24 October 2007, Oshakati: Possible future developments for central northern Namibia and the role of water technologies (pdf-file, 935 kb)
Colloquium, Delft, 17 July 2008: A Social-Ecological Perspective on Adaptive Water Management – General Aspects and a Namibian Case Study (pdf-file, 1,2 MB)
New Project started: "Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving in Low Income Households" I 30. November 2008
New Project started: "Energy Efficiency and Energy Saving in Low Income
Households"
In recent years, private households have been facing a sharp rise of electricity
and heating prices. In particular, households with low income are suffering from
rising energy costs. Until recently, only few approaches exist to disburden
these households. The research project analyses and assesses strategies to
assist low income households to reduce their electricity costs ...
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Forest of the future
I 30 September 2008
Within the framework of the LOEWE Research Center’s program “Biodiversity and Climate,” ISOE, together with the Goethe University, Frankfurt, and the Senckenberg Research Institute is working on a subproject, “Forest of the Future,” which investigates how forestry can use alternative models to achieve adaptation to climate changes at the local lever. Read more in the press release on the LOEWE subproject, “Forest of the Future.”
Guidelines for praxis I 04 September 2008
Components of drugs used by humans: Possible actions for reducing water contamination
Drugs are in many cases an indispensable part of a problem-free and healthy life. However, it has become clear that the widespread use of drugs has had its dark side, namely, their effects on the environment. Since the beginning of the 1990’s research has indicated the presence of a wide range of both human and veterinarian pharmaceuticals in surface water, ground water and even in drinking water. An increasing amount of data indicates, moreover, that certain substances can produce negative effects in animals and plants. From a scientific point of view, however, it is still not clear what the risks for humans actually are. The brochures available from the Institute will provide for the first time praxis relevant, workable suggestions for dealing in a responsible way with the contamination of water by human pharmaceuticals. The brochures may be downloaded. ... more
Dynamics and Supply Systems. A Transdisciplinary Approach
I 29 August 2008
Demographic developments and their possible consequences are increasingly gaining interest for science, politics, media and society. While industrial nations are facing declining populations and aging societies, developing countries must cope with urbanisation, migration and population growth. With respect to sustainable development the challenge is to deal with how many people are living at which place at a given point of time, and which needs they possess. ... project - handout - more
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