Sustainable Consumption Conference 2011

Pre-Conference for Young Researchers

Young researchers in the inter- and transdisciplinary field of research on sustainable consumption as well as in the field of sustainability sciences in general were warmly invited to attend the pre-conference “Research on Sustainable Consumption – Present and Future Perspectives for Young Academics” on Sunday, 6th November 2011, from 9am to 5pm. The pre-conference was the run-up to the international scientific conference “Sustainable Consumption – Towards Action and Impact” (November 6th - 8th 2011, Hamburg).

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Profiles of the participants of the pre-conference (participants only)
Pre-Conference Report of the Organizing Committee: Research on Sustainable Consumption – Present and Future Perspectives for Young Academics: Results of the Panel Discussion and the Open Sustainability Research Space (Summary) (PDF)

Programme

Sunday, 6th November 2011

8.30	Arrival / Welcome Coffee / Registration of the pre-conference participants
9.00	Get-together, network, exchange Moderated session to facilitate networking and exchange
10.00	Introductory session: “The Sustainability of Sustainability Sciences - Future Challenges for Young Academics" Introductory notes and discussion with: Simonetta Carbonaro, The Swedish School of Textiles, University of Borås, SE Kate Soper, London Metropolitan University, UK Bas van Vliet, Wageningen University, NL
12.00	Lunch (with speakers from the introductory session)
13.30	OPEN Sustainability Research SPACE – Approaches, Challenges and Possibilities Roundtables concerning different topics regarding inter- and transdisciplinary research in the sustainability sciences
16.00 16:30	Poster Session on the Results of the Open Space Discussions End of the Pre-Conferene
17.00	Opening of the Main Conference “Sustainable Consumption – Towards Action and Impact”

Social-Ecological Research - focal topic

From Knowledge to Action - New Paths towards Sustainable Consumption
Accompanying Research
Synthesis Book (also available in German here)
Fachtagung "Konsum und Nachhaltigkeit - Botschaften für Politik und Praxis"
23. Nov 2012, Berlin

Contact information

SÖF-Konsum-BF, Research Group Inter-/Transdisciplinarity

University of Basel
Program Man-Society-Environment (MGU)
Vesalgasse 1
CH-4051 Basel