SuScit
Mailing - May 2008.
CONTENTS:
1-SuScit Project update:
a-
Second Shared Workshop: ‘Visioning Sustainable Communities’.
2-Research:
a-Environment Agency: Survey on Soil Pollution.
b- Policy Studies Institute: Bridging Research and Policy through Outcome
Evaluation.
3-Publication:
a-London Sustainability Exchange: Diverse Communities Report.
b- BRE:
GreenPrint for Sustainable Communities.
c-UK
Parliament- Public Administration Select Committee
report – User Involvement in Public Services.
4-Events:
a- Staffordshire University- Institute for Environment,
Sustainability and Regeneration. Conference: Environment, Well Being and Healthy Living
2008.
b-
ISPIM Conference 2008- Open Innovation: Creating Products and Services through
Collaboration
c-
5-Policy:
a-Government Draft Legislative Programme 2008/09.
6-News:
a- (DIUS)
Government Launches New Expert Resource Centre to Improve Communication between
Policy Makers and the Public.
b-Office of the Third Sector- Plan for Standard Measure of Social Return on
Investment Fund.
c-European Commission-Information and communication Technologies to improve
energy efficiency throughout the economy.
7-Funding:
a-
ESRC, RCUK, IoP, DCSF and the Gatsby Foundation - £3m
Investment in Science and Mathematics Education:
8-Call for papers:
a-
Institute for the Environment, Sustainability and Regeneration: Environment,
Well Being and Healthy Living 2008.
1-SuScit Project update:
a-
Second Shared Workshop: ‘Visioning Sustainable Communities’:
Islington
residents’ panels, researchers and practitioners took part in the ‘Second
Shared Workshop: Visioning Sustainable Communities’ on the
Through
a series of activities and creative exercises the workshop produces a number of
very valuable and interesting outputs.
The
next step in the SuScit process is the Researchers’
and Practitioners’ workshop at
2-Research:
a-
Environment Agency: Survey on Soil Pollution.
The
Environment Agency conducted the first ever survey of soils and plants
throughout the
For
further information, click:
http://www.environment-agency.gov.uk/science/922254/923462/?version=1&lang=_e
b-
Policy studies Institute: Bridging Research and Policy through Outcome
Evaluation:
A Defra funded research project, carried out in collaboration
with King’s College London University, Technopolis Ltd
and GHK Consulting aims to pilot the use of outcome evaluation as a means of
better linking research and policy in the cross-cutting areas of sustainable
consumption and production (SCP) and sustainable waste and resources management
(SWRM). The project concentrates on two of the Defra
research programmes: Waste and Resources
Research Programme and the Sustainable Consumption and Production Evidence Base
Programme.
Find
out more on: http://www.psi.org.uk/pdf/2008/bridgingproject_report_with_appendices.pdf
3-Publication:
a-London Sustainability Exchange: Diverse Communities Report:
The
findings from LSx's three year Diverse London project
to enable
b-BRE:GreenPrint for Sustainable Communities:
A new
methodology, GreenPrint, has been developed to help
design teams achieve the strong sustainability requirements now expected of
urban developments. It helps the team to navigate the complex and often
conflicting sustainability issues involved, and to draw up masterplans
that maximise the benefits of a sustainable approach and the potential for
sustainable communities.
To read
the document: http://www.bre.co.uk/filelibrary/Sustainability/GreenPrint_brochure_FINAL.pdf
c-UK Parliament. Public Administration Select Committee report – User
Involvement in Public Services:
The second of a series of Reports by the Public
Administration Select Committee this publication is the result of the inquiry
into Public Services: Putting People First. The investigation has explored how
public services could be improved by involving the people that use them in
their design and delivery.
Read the full report:
http://www.publications.parliament.uk/pa/cm200708/cmselect/cmpubadm/410/410.pdf
4-Events:
a- Staffordshire University-
Institute for Environment, Sustainability and Regeneration.Conference:
Environment, Well being and Healthy Living 2008.
Date:
Location:
Best
Further
information on: http://www.staffs.ac.uk/schools/sciences/geography/links/IESR/conf08/
b- ISPIM
Conference 2008- Open Innovation: Creating Products and Services through
Collaboration.
Date:
15th to
Location:
Loyre Valley-France.
Find
out more: http://www.ispim.org/conference/
c-
Date:
Location:
For
further information: http://www.london21.org/borough/events/show/18/1907
To
reserve a place, contact: Andy Samel, Email:
andys@ivac.org.uk Tel: 020 7354 6368.
5-Policy:
a- Government Draft
Legislative Programme - 2008/09.
The
Government announces 18 proposed bills and other non-legislative actions,
reflecting the directions of the Government organised into 4 themes: Economic
Stability, ‘Making the most of your potential’, Personalisation and Improvement
of Public Services and ‘Handing Power Back to the People’.
To
download the paper, click:
http://www.official-documents.gov.uk/document/cm73/7372/7372.asp
6-News:
a-(DIUS)
Government launches new expert resource centre to improve communication between
policy makers and the public:
The new
centre Sciencewise Expert Resource Centre for Public
Dialogue in Science and Innovation (ERC) was unveiled on 29th of May
by Baroness Delyth Morgan, Parliamentary
Under-Secretary of State at the Department for Innovation, Universities and
Skills.
The new
centre - a virtual information hub together with a range of offline support
services – aims to facilitate the engagement with the public about the
potential impacts of new and emerging science and technologies.
Find
out more: http://www.whitehallpages.net/modules.php?op=modload&name=News&file=article&sid=103545&mode=thread&order=0&thold=0
b- Office
of the Third Sector- Plan for Standard Measure of Social Return on Investment
Fund.
The
Minister for the Third Sector, Phill Hope, has
announced a new programme of work to help standardise and improve how social
return on investment (SROI) is measured.
To find
out more: http://www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/third_sector/news/news_stories/080506_standard_measure.aspx
c-
European Commission-Information and communication Technologies to improve
energy efficiency throughout the economy.
As part of its effort to fight climate change,
the European Commission announced that it would promote the use of ICT
(Information and Communications Technologies) to improve energy efficiency
throughout the economy, starting with buildings, lighting and the power grid.
Find
out more:
http://europa.eu/rapid/pressReleasesAction.do?reference=IP/08/733&format=HTM
7-Funding:
a-
ESRC, RCUK, IoP, DCSF and the Gatsby Foundation - £3m
investment in science and mathematics education:
Aiming
to find new ways to encourage children and young people to greater achievement
and understanding of Science and Mathematics related subjects, the Economic
& Social Research Council, in partnership with other Research Councils, the
8-Call for papers:
• How do environments impact upon the
well-being of a population?
• How should we design active environments
that encourage healthy activity such as walking and cycling?
• What types of green space support healthy
lifestyles?
• What are the best interventions to
encourage healthy living in different communities?
• What are the most effective tools to
investigate neighbourhood environments?
Aiming
to address these and other related questions, the Institute for Environment,
sustainability and Regeneration at
by