Diary

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(2007), "Diary", International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 8 No. 1. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijshe.2007.24908aac.001

Diary

Diary

Fifth European Conference on Sustainable Cities and Towns – Taking the Commitments to the Streets

21-24 March 2007, Sevilla, Spain

Around 1,000 delegates committed to sustainability are expected to attend this conference, which builds on the success and tradition of European local governments to meet, to exchange and to concretely commit to advancing sustainability in Europe. It follows the series of conferences held in Aalborg, 1994; Lisbon, 1996; Hannover, 2000; and Aalborg, 2004.

The event will provide an insight of the progress and achievements in local sustainability in Europe, made through the implementation of the Aalborg Commitments and Aalborg Charter, and thus to foster sustainability in your own city or town. It will also introduce recently developed tools, instruments and knowledge that can support cities or towns in their efforts to accelerate sustainability. Further details are available at: www.sevilla2007.org/

3rd International Conference on Sustainable Development and Planning

25-27 April 2007, Algarve, Portugal

Following the success of the first two meetings (Skiathos, Greece, 2003; and Bologna, Italy, 2005) it has been decided to reconvene the International Conference on Sustainable Development and Planning in Portugal.

The conference addresses the subjects of regional development in an integrated way as well as in accordance with the principles of sustainability. It has become apparent that planners, environmentalists, architects, engineers, policy makers and economists have to work together in order to ensure that planning and development can meet our present needs without compromising the ability of future generations.

In recent years, there has been in many countries, an increase in spatial problems that has lead to planning crises. Planning problems are often connected with uneven development, deterioration of the quality of urban life and destruction of the environment. The increasing urbanisation of the world coupled with the global issues of environmental pollution, resources shortage and economic restructuring demand that we make our cities places worth living in.

On the other hand, problems of environmental management and planning are not restricted to urban areas. Environments such as rural areas, forests, coastal regions and mountains face their own problems that require urgent solutions in order to avoid irreversible damages. The use of modern technologies in planning give us new potential to monitor and prevent environmental degradation.

Effective strategies for management should consider planning and regional development, two closely related disciplines, and emphasise the demand to handle these matters in an integrated way. This conference provides a common forum for all scientists specialising in the range of subjects included within sustainable development and planning. Further details are available at: www.wessex.ac.uk/conferences/2007/sustain07/index.html

International Ecological Footprint Conference

8-10 May 2007, Cardiff, UK

The first International Ecological Footprint Conference, under the title “Stepping up the Pace – New Developments in Ecological Footprinting Methodology, Policy and Practice” will take place at City Hall, Cardiff from May 8-10, 2007. Since, the Ecological Footprint was developed in the early 1990's, the concept has gained increased interest amongst academics, practitioners, governments and businesses internationally. The footprint has witnessed numerous applications, and more recently there have been developments in the methodology to calculate Ecological Footprints.

The conference will bring together an international audience of researchers, practitioners, governments and businesses with an interest in Ecological Footprinting to debate, discuss and share experiences on Ecological Footpinting methodologies, policies and practises. Further information is available at: www.brass.cf.ac.uk

Environmental Management Accounting and Sustainable Supply Chains

24-25 May 2007, Theme: Environmental Management Accounting and Sustainable Supply Chains Helsinki University of Technology, Helsinki, Finland

The Environmental Management Accounting Network Europe (EMAN-EU) will hold its 10th Annual Conference at the Department of Industrial Engineering and Management of the Helsinki University of Technology, Finland. The conference will be held on 24 and 25 May 2007 under the theme “Environmental Management Accounting and Sustainable Supply Chains”

Sustainability and supply chain management are both complex areas, but the combination of both is where value creation and sustainability meet reality, in difficult to manage and increasingly globalised supply chain networks. Improving the sustainability of supply chains encompasses the identification of problematic social and environmental issues, the assessment of their impacts and risks, as well as efforts to improve organisations' operations. A general consensus exists of the necessity of sustainable supply chains and continuous cooperation between different supply chain parties. However, developments in this area are still needed. EMA helps companies by quantifying environmental loads and impacts and by identifying costs and savings, as well as risks and opportunities related to companies' operations. EMA produces exact measures that are vital in all efficient management practises, including the sustainable management of supply chains.

The conference theme addresses the issues of how companies and organisations use EMA in their supply chain management. Specific topics, which could be addressed in the conference contributions, include:

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  EMA tools for sustainable supply chains;

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  innovations in EMA and sustainable supply chain management;

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  adoption in practice of the innovations in EMA and sustainable supply chain management;

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  incorporation of EMA into decision making with supply chains;

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  challenges and opportunities for EMA and supply chain management;

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  surveys and empirical analyses of innovative approaches;

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  case studies; and

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  other topics related to environmental management accounting and sustainable supply chains

Further details are available at: emu.tkk.fi/eman2007/submissions.html

SUE-MoT Conference 2007 “International Conference on Whole Life Urban Sustainability”

27-29 June 2007, Glasgow, Scotland

The International Conference on “Whole Life Urban Sustainability and its Assessment” will bring together international leading researchers, professionals, tool developers, policy makers and other stakeholders who are involved in the field of urban sustainability assessment to exchange ideas and knowledge on how to meet the assessment needs of urban decision-makers.

The Conference “Sustainable Urban Development: Meeting the Challenges of Whole Life Assessments” encourages the submission of papers relating to this theme, especially on and around the following areas:

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  integrated approaches to assessing urban sustainability;

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  design tools for sustainable buildings;

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  economics of urban sustainability; Environmental appraisal;

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  environmental justice; Full cost accounting; Impact assessment;

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  knowledge management for sustainability assessment;

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  life cycle assessment;

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  multi-criteria decision making tools;

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  social appraisal, social capital and community sustainability assessment;

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  stakeholder participation and values;

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  sustainability appraisal of buildings; and

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  other topics

Further information may be found on the conference web site www.sue-mot.org.uk/conference.