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SuScit e-newsletter April/2008
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SuScit e-newsletter February/2008
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SuScit Phase 2:
Exploring Narratives and Perceptions of Urban Sustainability
The first phase of the SuScit fieldwork will start in March with a series of workshops and activities.
Researchers, sustainability practitioners, groups of lone parents,older people and young people will collaboratively explore Urban Sustainability broad meanings and perceptions.
The fieldwork process will be facilitated and registered by Black Country Films; a multi media company that specialize in working with people where they live.
Black Country Films will work closely with the community groups, providing them with the skills needed to express their views on Urban sustainability through films and other media.
Environmental Justice course
Capacity Global is offering a course on Environmental Justice.
For more information, visit Capacity global website or contact:
Iara Iudicissa 020 3117 0102 or
[e] iara@capacity.org.uk
[e] training@capacity.org.uk
DEFRA sustainable development tools launched
A package of tools were last week launched by DEFRA to help Government departments and the wider public sector make sustainable development a part of everyday working.To find out more about the tools package, click here.
NERC's Science and Innovation Strategy Board (SISB) - Call for Self-Nominations.
In order to replace members who were recently appointed as Theme Leaders, the Natural Environment Research council (NERC) is seeking self-nominations from a wide range of people in universities, the user community or Research and Collaborative Centres.For further information visit the NERC website.
Sustainability, Space and Social Justice - Call for papers.
18-20th March 2008: Queens University, Belfast.
Papers are invited for the UK-Ireland Planning Research Conference, providing an opportunity for leading national and international planning scholars to present and debate current issues in planning research in a multidisciplinary and supportive environment.
