Science, Environment and Development Group

Events

Seminars

Critical Readings in Sustainability Science Research

Tuesdays, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

This new seminar introduces participants to the core questions and literature of sustainability science. “Sustainability science” is the emerging field of research focused on the challenges of sustainable development. From a core of use-inspired basic research on the interactions between social and natural systems, the field reaches out to embrace relevant scholarship both on the fundamental character of interactions among humans, their technologies, and the environment, and on the utilization of that knowledge to address urgent problems of economic development and environmental conservation. Introductory lectures on the core questions of sustainability science will be supplemented with background readings. In subsequent sessions, participants will be expected to present and critique selected literature. Intended for advanced fellows and doctoral students.

Sustainability Science Fellows Seminar

Wednesdays, 9:00 AM – 10:30 AM

The weekly Sustainability Science Seminar serves as a forum for fellows in the Sustainability Science Program to present research plans and work in progress, providing opportunities for shaping proposals, critiquing ongoing research, and giving and receiving constructive peer review. The seminar, as the Program itself, considers work that explores basic understanding of the dynamics of human-environment systems; facilitates the design, implementation, and evaluation of practical interventions that promote sustainability in particular places and contexts; and improves linkages between relevant research and innovation communities on the one hand, and relevant policy and management communities on the other. Graduate students, fellows, research staff, and faculty are invited to join the seminar.

Frontiers in Sustainable Development Speaker Series

Schedule varies

Sustainable development has emerged, in the words of former UN Secretary-General Kofi Annan, as one of the three great challenges facing the international community in the opening decades of the new millennium. Long an arena of activism and practical experimentation, sustainable development has more recently begun to build a tradition of critical scholarship. This occasional speaker series hosts presentations and discussions of such scholarship and experimentation by researchers and practitioners from Harvard and visitors from around the world. Students, fellows, research staff, and faculty are invited to attend. To receive periodic announcements about the series and other upcoming local events either sponsored by or relevant to the activities of the Sustainability Science Program, click here to send an email to subscribe. [Note: You will receive an email asking you to confirm your subscription request; you must reply in order to complete the subscription process.]

Previous Academic Years' Seminars

Sustainability Science Seminar (2006-2007)

Research Seminar on Science, Technology, and Innovation for Sustainable Prosperity (2004-2005) [Includes course syllabi]

Research Topics in Sustainable Development (2004-2005, 2003-2004)

Research Seminar on Knowledge for Development (2003-2004) [Includes bibliography of background documents, also available for download in PDF and Word formats]

Graduate Student Lunch Series at CID (2004-2005, 2003-2004)

SED Group Staff Meetings (2004-2005, 2003-2004)

All Events (2004-2005, 2003-2004)

Seminars | Courses | Conferences

Courses

Environmental and Resource Science for Policy (ENR-100)

Regional Ecosystem Management: Science, Law and Policy (ENR-423)

Sustainable Development (ENR-410)

Seminars | Courses | Conferences

Conferences

Biological Sciences for the 21st Century: Meeting the Challenges of Sustainable Development in an Era of Global Change. 29th International Union of Biological Sciences (IUBS) Conference and General Assembly. 9-13 May 2007. Washington, D.C., USA.

Closing the Knowledge-Action Gap in Global Health: Lessons from Malaria, Panel session at the conference, The Looming Crises: Can We Act in Time? Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, 4 May 2007.

Knowledge Systems for Sustainable Development: Mobilizing R&D for Decisionmaking. Sunday, 18 February 2007, 1:45-3:15. AAAS Annual Meeting Symposium, San Francisco, CA.

Making Production-Consumption Systems Sustainable. 17 February 2006. Session at the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) Annual Meeting, 16-20 February 2006, St. Louis, Missouri, USA. [PDF document containing session synopsis, organizers, participants, and presentations]

Seminars | Courses | Conferences

Projects' Events Pages

Knowledge Systems for Sustainable Development
Sustainability Science
Initiative on Science and Technology for Sustainability