International Conference on Sustainability Science in Asia, ANU, Canberra (Australia) February 5-8, 2013

XIX International Conference of the Society for Human Ecology jointly with IV International Conference on Sustainability Science in Asia

Decisions that Work: Linking Sustainability, Environmental Responsibility and Human Well-being

The conference will bring together a diverse group of educators, researchers and practitioners interested in interdisciplinary and ecological approaches to humanity’s relationship to the natural environment. The 2013 conference will focus on the co-benefits that actions to increase environmental sustainability have for the health and well-being of people. This broad theme will be further refined through four special plenary panel discussions that will each introduce a sub-theme.

Conference Sub-Themes
a) Reinventing the Future. How can we develop the holistic and integrative knowledge required for tackling sustainability problems, what is the role of design, and what contribution can institutions of education make?
b) Global Food Security. How can we sustainably and equitably manage global food systems to reduce the vulnerability of urban populations and increase the resilience of rural communities and landscapes?
c) Co-Benefits of Sustainability and Human Health. How can we improve the links between policies and sustainability interventions to emphasize that these are co-beneficial for both the environment and human health and wellbeing?
d) Responsibility for Change. The primary obstacle to sustainability is not lack of knowledge but an inability to act based on what we know. What are the respective responsibilities of formal policy institutions, NGOs, informal citizen groups and individual consumers for achieving the necessary behavioral change? How can collaboration between these elements of society be fair and equitable?

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