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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"">Von:</span></b><span lang="DE" style="font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif""> Information ISDRS [mailto:information@isdrs.org]
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<b>Gesendet:</b> Dienstag, 28. Oktober 2014 23:02<br>
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<b>Betreff:</b> ISDRS 21st Annual conference to be held 10-12 July 2015 in Melbourne, Australia<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">The
<b>International Sustainable Development Research Society (ISDRS)</b> is pleased to announce its</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">21st Annual conference to be held 10-12 July 2015 in Melbourne, Australia.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#00B050">The Tipping Point: Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">Hosted by the Faculty of Arts and Education, and the Alfred Deakin Research Institute,</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">Deakin University, Geelong, Melbourne.</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">For information on the programme and abstract submission see:</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"><a href="http://www.isdrsconference.org">www.isdrsconference.org</a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:red">Abstracts are to be submitted before 19 December 2014.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">The conference will examine the management of social and natural community vulnerabilities and the enhancement of adaptations to climate change in the context of sustainability.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">Whilst the tipping point is typically regarded as a negative point
<b><i>'of no return'</i></b>, especially in ecology and climate science, our call repositions the notion of the tipping point as a<b><i> 'point of transformation'</i></b> into relatively more hopeful settings. Although incremental efforts towards change appear
to make little difference, eventually sustainable attitudes and behaviour may become the norm rather than the exception. A key task for policy makers and other sustainability stakeholders is to bring about a positive tip before a catastrophic negative one
occurs. This conference invites debate on all aspects of the tipping point concept, including the desirability, feasibility and potential reversibility of a positive tip, especially in the context of continuing global financial uncertainty. We invite papers
interrogating evidence for emerging tipping points in different policy areas and social-cultural settings and look forward to debates across disciplinary, national and cultural boundaries.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">Scholars are invited to summit papers in the core research areas of the
<b>ISDRS: </b></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"> I.
</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">Sustainable Development Science</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"> II.
</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">Ecosystem Pressures and Limits</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"> III.
</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">Climate Change and Energy</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"> IV.
</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">Sustainable Land Use & Sustainable cities</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"> V.
</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">Corporate Sustainability and Innovation</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"> VI.
</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">Society and Sustainability</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:36.0pt;text-indent:-18.0pt"><span style="color:black"><span lang="EN-AU">VII.
</span></span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">Institutions and governance structures for Sustainable Development</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">Special themes for the 2015 conference</span></b><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:39.3pt;text-indent:-32.2pt"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">a.
</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">The Tipping Point: Vulnerability and Adaptive Capacity</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:39.3pt;text-indent:-32.2pt"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">b. Culture and Sustainability
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:39.3pt;text-indent:-32.2pt"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">c. Gender and development
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin-left:39.3pt;text-indent:-32.2pt"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">d. Deep ecology and ethics
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">For events-related inquiries, contact Mahaela Jackson:
<a href="mailto:mahaela.jackson@deakin.edu.au">mahaela.jackson@deakin.edu.au</a> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">For academic inquiries only, contact Yamini Narayanan:
<a href="mailto:y.narayanan@deakin.edu.au">y.narayanan@deakin.edu.au</a> </span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#00B050">NOTE 1: </span></b><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">We can keep you posted if you register as a
</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:red">Follower (for free)</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"> on the website of the ISDRS.</span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:#00B050">NOTE 2: </span></b><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">Optionally you can register as a
</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:red">Green member</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"> (paid membership), which gives you a
</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:red">reduced fee</span><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black"> to the conference.
</span><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:red">This discount is higher </span></i><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">than the membership fee and gives
</span></i><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:red">additional benefits </span></i><i><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">like free journals.
</span></i><span lang="EN-AU" style="color:black">So if you are planning on coming to the conference this might be a good choice. You can register at:
<a href="http://www.isdrs.org">www.isdrs.org</a></span><span style="color:black"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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