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Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Future of River Basins and Deltas Seminar
The PBL (Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency) held a seminar in Rotterdam on 11+12 October 2022 dedicated to the future of river basins and deltas, which I attended on behalf of the Bassetti Foundation. The specific deltas discussed were the Rheine-Meuse, Mississippi and Yangtze, with the seminar rationale being that river basins and deltas are crucial ... Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency Future of River Basins and Deltas Seminar
2022 8mn
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PhD position in the new STS group at DTU Denmark
Fully funded 3 year PhD position in the new STS group at DTU, Denmark This position is funded through the project Fossil Free Futures and will focus on how actors in the pension market and civil society are seeking to transform the value regimes that govern the rationale and practices of investments in order to ... PhD position in the new STS group at DTU Denmark
2022 1mn
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Open Rank Positions at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
The Graduate School of Science and Technology Policy (STP) at the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) is seeking to hire tenure-track faculty members (open rank) in two research clusters: AI Policy and Infrastructure Policy. Applications are welcome from scholars who are trained in any disciplinary and methodological traditions within humanities and social ... Open Rank Positions at Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology
2021 3mn
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PhD position in New social collectives in a smart and sustainable energy system
4 year, full-time PhD position in New social collectives in a smart and sustainable energy system Linkoping University, Department of Thematic Studies: Technology and Social Change Application Deadline: 7 December 2020 Linkoping University (Sweden) has advertised a fully funded 4 year PhD position in New social collectives in a smart and sustainable energy system. Research ... PhD position in New social collectives in a smart and sustainable energy system
2020 2mn
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Utrecht Degrowth Symposium
The first Utrecht Degrowth Symposium was held at Utrecht University on Friday 28 June, aiming to consolidate the emerging degrowth platform in the Netherlands with international experts from various disciplines. As Foreign Correspondent I attended on behalf of the Bassetti Foundation. What follows is a short report with an overview of the topic from my ... Utrecht Degrowth Symposium
2019 5mn
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Interdisciplinary PhD Grant: Impacts of novel technologies on urban and domestic life.
PhD in DESIGN – 33rd cycle Research Field: IMPACTS OF NOVEL TECHNOLOGIES ON URBAN AND DOMESTIC LIFE: ETHICAL AND SOCIAL ISSUES IN ARCHITECTURE AND DESIGN PROCESSES The PhD research will be carried out in collaboration with research groups of the PhD programme in “ARCHITECTURAL, URBAN AND INTERIOR DESIGN”. See here for further information. This research ... Interdisciplinary PhD Grant: Impacts of novel technologies on urban and domestic life.
2017 2mn
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Prof. Claus Offe at Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative
On May 14th Jonathan Hankins will attend a colloquium at the Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative (SCORAI) in Boston Massachusetts on behalf of the Bassetti Foundation. The SCORAI Colloquium on Consumption and Social Change is a regular gathering of academics and policy professionals concerned with social change. It aims to build a knowledge base ... Prof. Claus Offe at Sustainable Consumption Research and Action Initiative
2014 3mn
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The Future of Energy at Harvard University
On Monday I attended the first in a lecture series entitled The future of Energy at Harvard University. The series is organized by HUCE (Harvard University Center for the Environment) and involves 3 lectures between now and the end of April. The first lecture was delivered by Alison Macfarlane, Chairperson of the Nuclear Regulation Commission ... The Future of Energy at Harvard University
2013 3mn
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Can We Improve the Health of the Planet?
In December and January Jonathan Hankins published a series of posts on the Technology Bloggers community blog entitled ‘Can We Improve the Health of the Planet?’ an extension of his work on the subject of ‘Sustainability as Responsibility’. The series ran for 6 weeks, with one post a week. Topics included cutting fuel emissions in ... Can We Improve the Health of the Planet?
2012 1mn
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Inhabitat: Design will save the world
Inhabitat is a weblog devoted to the future of design that carries some very interesting articles. Their focus is upon tracking innovations in design, materials and practices that are pushing architecture and home design towards a more sustainable future. The site is well worth a browse, offering sections on technology and energy that cover a ... Inhabitat: Design will save the world
2011 2mn
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Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference 2010
The Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference takes place between the 27th and 29th of October. It is hosted by the The Government of India’s Ministry of New and Renewable Energy and is the forth in a series of such conferences. Its motto of Upscaling and Mainstreaming Renewables for Energy Security, Climate Change and Economic Development ... Delhi International Renewable Energy Conference 2010
2010 2mn
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Green Travel Using Compressed Air
This month a lecturer and students at The Royal Melbourne Institute of Technology unveiled a prototype of a motorbike powered solely by compressed air. The project was created by lecturer Simon Curlis and carried out by by a team of students. Curlis’s goal was to produce an emissions free motorbike capable of travelling at more ... Green Travel Using Compressed Air
2010 3mn
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