61. 2004 GRC On Industrial Ecology 730 pm 930 pm, NANO-TECHNOLOGIES AN OPPORTUNITY FOR INDUSTRIAL ECOLOGYAND sustainability. Discussion Leader Barbara Karn (EPA, Washington, USA). http://www.grc.uri.edu/programs/2004/indust.htm

Industrial Ecology August 1-6, 2004 Queen's College Oxford, UK Chair: Marina Fischer-Kowalski Vice Chair: Valerie Thomas Overarching Theme MAJOR TECHNOLOGICAL TRANSITIONS The main focus of this conference is on long term, major change - as we suppose a change towards sustainability to be. The interpretation of the term "technology" is broad, comprising the changing ways how biophysical and socio-economic processes have been, are and could be linked. We will seek to understand how well the concepts and tools of Industrial Ecology can deal with such major changes, and what added value this perspective provides. Speakers: Invited speakers only (see program down below). Posters: In the Gordon Conference format, the number of plenary speakers is rather small, so the poster session becomes a key opportunity for participants to present their work. We also wish to encourage students to enter the Student Poster Competition. Poster abstracts are due on April 1, 2004. Later submissions will only be considered if space permits. Abstracts for posters should be submitted to GRC on the online application form and simultaneously to Valerie Thomas ( vmthomas@princeton.edu

62. Ecological Footprints And The Sustainability Gap Research Organisation (CSIRO), Division of Wildlife and ecology, based in Sustainabilitydefinition still stumping Boulder County economy theme team Introduces http://www.trentu.ca/academic/ers/sheperd/lecture4.html

Ecological Footprints And The Sustainability Gap A lecture presented by Dr. William E. Rees on January 29, 1996 at Trent University About Dr. William Rees Lecture Summary Audio Clips Video Clips ... Lecture Topic Links About Dr. William Rees William Rees received his Ph.D. From the University of Toronto. He is a founding member of Pollution Probe, also based in Toronto. Clouds of Change , a prescription for combating municipal air pollution and global climate change. He can be contacted at: 433 - 6333 Memorial Road, Vancouver, Canada V6T 1Z2 Phone: (604) 822-2937 Email: WILLIAM.E.REES@ubc.ca Community and Regional Planning Department Home page: http://www.interchg.ubc.ca/plan/scarp.html Lecture Summary The following is a summary of the lecture presented by William Rees. The full lecture (1:30 in length) is available on VHS video cassette for borrowing on campus. Please contact the program secretary to make arrangements. Ms. Deb Mills, Program Secretary Environmental and Resource Studies Program Room ES B202, Environmental Sciences Centre

63. Eco-Portal - The EnvironmentalSustainability.Info Source Earth Talk Environmental Advocacy Discussion Community and LearningNetwork Dedicated to Achieving Global Ecological sustainability. http://www.environmentalsustainability.info/

Eco-Portal - The EnvironmentalSustainability.Info Source An Information Gateway Empowering the Movement for Environmental Sustainability Eco-Portal Menu: Home Earth News Earth Blog Earth Talk ... Earth Alert The Original and Best Environmental Portal with true search engine, links to sites and news, blog, action alert, discussion groups and more! Earth Talk Environmental Advocacy Discussion Community and Learning Network Dedicated to Achieving Global Ecological Sustainability Earth News Click above for links to news with summaries AUSTRALIA: Harbour species face climate change catastrophe, new model predicts , Sydney Morning Herald Icecap may hold clue to dramatic climate upheavals , Sydney Morning Herald California seen readying plan to cut auto emissions , Reuters Canadian First Nations Share Boreal Problems With Kennedy , Environment News Service Commerce Head Adopts Ecosystem View of Oceans Management , Environmental News Network Government proposes more Alaskan land for oil and gas drilling , Associated Press New research helps better pinpoint causes of water pollution at US beaches.

64. Ecological Footprint -- Revisiting Carrying Capacity: Area-Based Indicators Of S The necessary conditions for ecological sustainability can better be definedthrough the analysis of physical stocks and flows interpreted in light of http://dieoff.org/page110.htm

Home Revisiting Carrying Capacity: Area-Based Indicators of Sustainability by William E. Rees, The University of British Columbia Please address correspondence to Dr. Rees, The University of British Columbia, School of Community and Regional Planning, 6333 Memorial Road, Vancouver, BC, Canada V6T 1Z2. Population and Environment: A Journal of Interdisciplinary Studies Volume 17, Number 3, January 1996 @ 1996 Human Sciences Press, Inc. Also see: Ecological Footprints of Nations at http://www.ecouncil.ac.cr/rio/focus/report/english/footprint/ WHY CARRYING CAPACITY? According to Garrett Hardin (1991), "carrying capacity is the fundamental basis for demographic accounting." On the other hand, conventional economists and planners generally ignore or dismiss the concept when applied to human beings. Their vision of the human economy is one in which "the factors of production are infinitely substitutable for one another" and in which "using any resource more intensely guarantees an increase in output" (Kirchner et al.

65. Sustainable Communities And Industrial Ecology Indigo Development. Creating systems solutions for sustainable developmentthrough industrial ecology. Sustainable Communities. http://www.indigodev.com/Sustain.html

Indigo Development Creating systems solutions for sustainable development through industrial ecology Sustainable Communities Communities as Living Systems Benefits Community Metabolism Eco-Industrial Parks ... Business Opportunities The Unsustainability of Cities Patterns of urban development are a particular focus of concern in the search for a path to a sustainable world. The majority of world cities are vortices of unsustainability, concentrating environmental threats and social and economic distress. As magnets of hope cities have drawn rural populations who, in most developing countries, live in sprawling urban slums, shanty towns, colonias, favelas, or townships. Their economies reflect the growing global inequality of wealth and income distribution. Cities concentrate industrial development and its pollution. Motor vehicles dominate urban transportation systems, producing gridlock, excessive use of valuable land, local air pollution, and greenhouse gases. Cities' massive and inefficient energy consumption wastes resources and generates greenhouse gases. Economic globalization lacks an effective model for sustainable local development.

66. Welcome To NCBS News Current News; What They Say; Press Releases. About Us Introduction;Values; sustainability Policy; Logo Explained; Staff; Contact Us. http://www.ncbe.co.uk/

Welcome to the NCBS website Text Version Please use the links below to navigate through this site. Welcome Sustainable Strategies Introduction What We Can Do Projects Training Social Responsibility Introduction What We Can Do Projects Training Environmental Solutions Introduction What We Can Do Projects Training ... Clients News Current News What They Say Press Releases About Us Introduction Values Sustainability Policy Logo Explained ... Contact Us

67. Agroecology Textbook Humans and human society must be integrated with the ecological knowledge ofagroecosystem sustainability, bringing us back to the understanding that http://www.agroecology.org/textbook.htm

A new college-level textbook in agroecology with an accompanying laboratory manual... New! The textbook is available also in Portuguese, Farsi, and Spanish "I am pleased that after 20 years of teaching the subject (Steve Gliessman) has prepared a textbook.. developing a more ecological approach to food production is urgent... this text is an exciting introduction to achieving this goal..." Eugene Odum , Director Emeritus, Institute of Ecology, University of Georgia "Steve Gliessman provides us with a remarkable and useful text for undergraduatesa good summary of his experience and the current state of thinking in this complex emerging field" Charles Francis , University of Nebraska, Lincoln "This will be an invaluable teaching tool in agricultural colleges for years to come." Laurie Swiadon , Bio-Integral Resource Center About the author Agroecology theme Laboratory Manual Availability ... Reviews of the text The Author Stephen R. Gliessman Alfred E. Heller Professor of Agroecology Department of Environmental Studies University of California, Santa Cruz

68. Ecological Sustainability Ecological sustainability. Points covered What is sustainability and EcologicallySustainable Development? What are the conditions for sustainability? http://www.amonline.net.au/factsheets/ecological_sustainability.htm

@import url("../stylesheets/explore_adv.css"); Fact sheets Back to Explore Back to Fact Sheets Ecological Sustainability Points covered: What is sustainability and Ecologically Sustainable Development? What are the conditions for sustainability? What should we sustain? What is the situation in Australia? Sustainability is the term used to describe developments that meet the needs of today without compromising the ability to meet the needs of tomorrow. Ecologically Sustainable Development (ESD) is a term which applies to every aspect of living in a sustainable way. There are three broad conditions for sustainability: renewable resources, such as timber and fish, should be used no faster than they are able to be renewed. non-renewable resources like coal and oil should only be used within the rate of substitution by alternatives. wastes should only be produced within the ability to process or assimilate them. The most important things we should sustain are healthy, functioning ecosystems and their species. Not only do they provide us with life-support services such as food, water and oxygen, they also nourish us aesthetically and spiritually. Furthermore, they have their own right to exist without the threat of human destruction. However, at present, we are not living sustainably in Australia; our farming practices cause erosion, salinisation and acidification of soils, and river pollution. This means that food production is not sustainable with current methods. As well, farming, mining, logging, urban expansion and recreation are destroying biodiversity and natural habitats.

69. Sustainable Building Resource sustainable construction, sustainable design, sustainable housing, sustainablepractices in construction, sustainable urban environment, urban ecology. http://www.iris.ba.cnr.it/sustain/welcome.asp

Sustainable Building Resource Sustainable building should be an important component of creating sustainable development. The success of sustainability in general and sustainability in the built environment in particular is very much dependent on overcoming professional barriers and sharing information. The compilation and dissemination in electronic format of documents concerned with sustainable building provide substantial benefits for those who are able to access Internet, but the development and maintenance of web resource services demands co-operation among many actors since is both time and effort consuming. Please help make this site a valuable resource by sending relevant links and/or helping to publicize it through a link to our URL or a banner on your websites. Topics Codes Databases Events Guidelines Guides LCA Tools Organizations Projects Pubblications Rating systems Resouces Services Software Web-based tools See also " On the web resources " Building Elements Aggregate (fine) Blocks Carpets undercushions Concrete Concrete (asphaltic) Concrete (reclaimed asphaltic) Concrete (reclaimed) Crumb rubber modified asphalt Digs fillings Drainage Fencing Floors Insulation Mastic (bitumen) Mortars Moulds Panels Panels (ceilings) Partition walls Reinforcement Roadway embankments Tiles Wallboards See also "

70. AFSIC Sustainable Agriculture Information Ecological Agriculture Projects (EAP). Exploring sustainability in Agriculture,includes a graphic of a hypothetical sustainable farm (see pages 1415) that http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/agnic/agnic.htm

What is Sustainable Agriculture? Publications on Sustainable Agriculture Searchable Sites and Databases Organizations and People Educational Resources and Institutions Related Systems and Practices Event Calendars Help About this service This is an official Agriculture Network Information Center Web Site. What is Sustainable Agriculture? Some terms defy definition. "Sustainable agriculture" has become one of them. In such a quickly changing world, can anything be sustainable? What do we want to sustain? How can we implement such a nebulous goal? Is it too late? With the contradictions and questions have come a hard look at our present food production system and thoughtful evaluations of its future. If nothing else, the term "sustainable agriculture" has provided "talking points," a sense of direction, and an urgency, that has sparked much excitement and innovative thinking in the agricultural world. The word "sustain," from the Latin sustinere (sus-, from below and tenere, to hold), to keep in existence or maintain, implies long-term support or permanence. As it pertains to agriculture, sustainable describes farming systems that are "capable of maintaining their productivity and usefulness to society indefinitely. Such systems... must be resource-conserving, socially supportive, commercially competitive, and environmentally sound." [John Ikerd, as quoted by Richard Duesterhaus in "Sustainability's Promise," Journal of Soil and Water Conservation (Jan.-Feb. 1990) 45(1): p.4. NAL Call # 56.8 J822]

71. The Realities Of Restoration Ecology In Sustainable Development Get a sense for how restoration ecology fits into this mix by reading about someof the following topics. Return To SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT INFORMATION. http://www.eeeee.net/sd03071.htm

The Realities Of Restoration Ecology FIVE E's CONSULTANT SERVICES ABOUT FIVE E's UNLIMITED As the ultimate ecosystem engineers, humans have distorted global ecological processes, causing deforestation, desertification, and other damage. Many view the concept of restoration ecology as a process of "returning ecosystems to some pre-conceived natural state." They believe the answer to this destruction is ecological restoration that offers practical, realistic strategies for helping nature's architecture reassert itself (Alcoze, T.A., W.W. Covington, and P.Z. Fule. 2000. Restoration Ecology. Science 287: 2159) In the case of forests for example, this is often thought of as trying to reconstruct how an ecosystem looked centuries ago, to a human pre- settlement look (Kloor, K. 2000. Science 287: 573-575). But, even the most well-intentioned conservation activities can run afoul of what is really happening in nature. Three problems with restoration ecology have been cited: the choice of a target time period is arbitrary; the term restoration equates with ecological balance or equilibrium; and

72. Akamai University - Center For Ecological And Environmental Studies Chemistry; Environmental Geology; Environmental Health; Earth Science;Global ecology; Sustainable Agriculture; Life Science; Natural History; http://www.akamaiuniversity.us/EcologicalandEnvironmentalStudies.html

About Akamai Search Degree Programs Contacts Site Links Home All About Akamai Prospective Students Degree Programs ... Contact Information Akamai Journals Journal for the Advancement of the Human Condition Contribute Articles The Pacific Journal of Science and Technology Contribute Articles ... University Home Page PROGRAMS OF STUDY Environmental and Life Sciences Environmental Policy and Sustainability Applied Environmental Technology Applied Ecopsychology and Integrated Ecology ... Graduate Certificate Applied Environmental Science Welcome to the Center for Ecological and Environmental Studies On behalf of the faculty, staff, and administration of Akamai University, I would like to welcome you to the Center for Ecological and Environmental Studies. Over the last three decades, the study of environmental issues has grown from a narrow niche in the field of biology, to an overarching and interdisciplinary arena of investigation and application. The study of how humanity interacts with and impacts the natural environment touches every area of human endeavor, from science and technology, to economics and social structures. Dr. Maranto monitoring environmental

73. Welcome curricula and research projects involving biogeochemistry, soil science, plant science,sustainable cropping systems, and invertebrate and microbial ecology. http://www.umaine.edu/pse/

Welcome!!! Search our PSE site!! PSE Information General Contact Information PSE Faculty PSE Graduate Students PSE Support Staff Positions Available Estuary Seminar Information Teaching and Research Infrastructure PSE Field Study Sites Library Guide to Agricultural Research Library Guide to Environmental Sci. Senator George J. Mitchell Center Academic Programs B.S. Landscape Horticuture Program B.S. Sustainable Agriculture Program M.S. / Ph.D. Graduate Program PSE Course Listing ... LHC Course Listing UMaine Links University of Maine Science at the University of Maine Professor Bill Mitchell holds the plaque that the Landscape Horticulture Program received for "Developing an Outstanding Curriculum" by The Brickman Group, Ltd., a leading North American Landscape Management company promoting Sustainable Landscapes. Revised: 26 April, 2004

74. Northwest Earth Institute Ecology Education Ecological Principles Some argue that the earth is the best teacherof sustainable practices. How can nature s organizing principles http://www.nwei.org/pages/sustainable.html

CHOICES FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING HOME PURPOSE MISSION AND HISTORY DISCUSSION COURSES ... CONTACT US Course Links: VOLUNTARY SIMPLICITY DEEP ECOLOGY DISCOVERING A SENSE OF PLACE CHOICES FOR SUSTAINABLE LIVING GLOBALIZATION AND ITS CRITICS A Nine-Session Course for the Workplace, Faith Center, or Home Purpose * To explore the meaning of sustainability. * To consider the ties between lifestyle choices and their impact on the earth. * To learn about steps that can be taken to move toward ecologically sustainable organizations, lifestyles, and communities. Topics Covered A Call to Sustainability : The goal of a sustainable society is popular, but difficult to define. How does the way our society functions affect the earth, and how can we be "a blessing to the planet"? Ecological Principles : Some argue that the earth is the best teacher of sustainable practices. How can nature's organizing principles be applied in design, production of goods, and everyday living? Sustainable Communities : The more resources we use in the course of daily living, the larger our "ecological footprint" is. By looking at our actions within the framework of communities, we can learn to shrink that footprint and gain a simpler, more balanced lifestyle.

75. Internet Links For Economics, The Environment, And Sustainability Topics include sustainability, Natural Resource Valuation, System Accounting, Ecologicaland Economic Modeling, Institutions for Sustainable Governance, and http://sorrel.humboldt.edu/~envecon/internet.html

Steve Hackett's Internet Resources for Economists (...and those with a special interest in environmental, natural resources, and ecological economics) Updated 29 April 2004. Note: Links are provided below to Internet sites containing information pertaining to economics. Many may be relevant to someone interested in general applied economics, while others have a special emphasis on environmental, natural resources, and ecological economics. Links are also provided for sites related to ecology, natural resources management, and "green" business and markets. The fact that a link to an external site is included below does not imply that I necessarily endorse or can guarantee the quality of the material contained on that site. Please email me if you find a broken link. -SH Table of Contents: Legislative and Executive Branch Meta Sites General Economics (Humboldt County, Northwestern California, California, US, and International Sites Related to Economics) Environmental Economics, Incentive Environmental Regulation Federal Guidelines for Economic Impact/Benefit Cost Analysis ... Other Sites of Interest Legislative and Executive Branch Meta Sites: Thomas: Key source of up-to-date information on new federal legislation. Produced by the Library of Congress.

76. Freshwater Solutions - Sustainable Organic Aquaculture And Fishery Habitat Manag More Info sustainability IS THE KEY *Ecological Aquacultutre has been designed toproduce a wide range of high value nichemarket products at the same time as http://www.ecological-aquaculture.co.uk/faqaboutus.cfm

Ecological Aquaculture Trout Fishery Consultants Constructed Wetlands (Reedbeds) Environmental Habitat Restoration Aquatic Resource Enhancement Design-Construction-Development Technical Support : Environmental Search Engine SUSTAINABLE ECOLOGICAL AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS Ecological Habitat Enhancement. Aquatic Ecosytem Designs for Freshwater Aquaculture and Fisheries. River Restoration Design and Management Feasibility Studies-Site Evaluation. Technical Support. SUSTAINABLE ECOLOGICAL AQUACULTURE SYSTEMS FRESHWATER SOLUTIONS More Info: SUSTAINABILITY IS THE KEY Sustainable Ecological Aquaculture Systems

77. Combustion In The RainForest: Ecology, Energy And Economy For A Sustainable Envi Combustion in the RainForest ecology, Energy and Economy for a SustainableEnvironment. L. Klemas, Chemical Engineering Consultant. http://www.geocities.com/combusem/

Combustion in the RainForest: Ecology, Energy and Economy for a Sustainable Environment L. Klemas , Chemical Engineering Consultant References Links Bookstore "Each solution generates new problems ... and ... mother Nature knows best, or is a Bitch ?" Murphy's laws "There are no problems ... only solutions" (John Lennon) La Biblioteca de Babel (Jorge Luis Borges) Information is information, not matter or energy " (Norbert Wiener) "Whatever you may say something is, it is not ! ... the map is not the territory ... the word is not the thing" (Alfred Korzybski) "The unit of information is difference ... the unit of survival is organism plus environment the unit of evolutionary survival turns out to be identical with the unit of mind (Gregory Bateson) "To believe that exponential growth may last eternally in a limited world, you must be a crazy, or, an economist" (Kenneth Boulding) "Sometimes I suspect that we are already on this 'other side of the looking glass,' where the images are inverted and the faster we run the 'behinder' we get" (Herman Daly) "The whole is more than the sum of its parts" (Ludwig von Bertalanffy: General System Theory) "Even the most courageous among us only rarely has the courage for what he really knows" ..."But tell me, my brothers, if humanity still lacks a goal-is humanity itself not still lacking too? Thus spoke Zarathustra" (Friedrich Nietzsche)

78. Sustainable Living: David's Posts To The Deep Ecology List, In Oct.'99 Sustainable living David MacClement s posts to the Deep ecology list,34 Oct. 99. *Dealing with Eric s questions about these statements http://www.geocities.com/davdd.geo/Sustainable-Questions.html

Sustainable living David MacClement's posts to the Deep Ecology list, 3-4 Oct.'99 *Dealing with Eric's questions about these statements of mine: >> I currently believe that if everyone on earth was living >> like me, we 6 billion humans would be using/wasting almost >> nothing, and our impact would be so small that all other >> species still living would be able to flourish. ... >> sustainable, measured by: >> (1) virtually no reductions in biodiversity, (2) no net anthropogenic global warming (allowing some cooling), and (3) most of the livable land area on earth being unaffected by the existence of homo sapiens. >> (Obviously, humans would then be living within bounded >> spaces, similar in some ways to modern zoos.) my understanding of "sustainable": Note that I won't be specifying anything; Betsy's right about that. ** Now and in the future we should be able to measure "sustainable" by numbers like the three I describe above, though I suspect those are more stringent than is actually required, and something may have to be added to them. ** I would expect that at least one of the examples below would fulfil my more general criterion: "humans having no greater impact on other species than is the typical effect of one species on those around it".

79. Lafarge : Sustainable Environmental Protection More information on the Cement sustainability Initiative In the context of theConservation Partnership that it launched in March 2000 with WWF, Lafarge also http://www.lafarge.com/lafarge_en/htm/sustainable_environmental_protection.html

Sustainable environmental protection Preserving and protecting the environment is a prime objective for Lafarge Roofing. Preserving and protecting the environment is a prime objective for Lafarge Roofing. LAFARGE More information on the Cement Sustainability Initiative : In the context of the Conservation Partnership that it launched in March 2000 with WWF, Lafarge also supports WWF's Forests Reborn project, which aims to restore degraded forest landscapes thus helping conserve biodiversity on earth. In-depth collaboration with our partner WWF : Other new projects are being defined in both developed and developing countries. Lafarge: two centuries of growth  : Lafarge was the first industrial group to conclude a partnership agreement with WWF (World Wildlife Fund for Nature). Profile Presentation Markets Offers Market partners ... Facts and figures / Ecology ©WWF-Canon/Roger Leguen ©WWF-Canon/Roger Leguen Sustainable environmental protection Preserving and protecting the environment is a prime objective for Lafarge Roofing. Examples: Re-utilisation of concrete roof tiles in Germany, Italy and in the Netherlands.

80. Homepage This compilation attempts to integrate the social, cultural, economic and ecologicaldimensions of sustainability, giving special attention to the human causes http://www.wsu.edu/~susdev/

the Washington State University Sustainable Development Sourcebook Bridging social and ecological science with industrial practice, public policy and community change for Sustainability by providing access to: Central writings of social scientists on the topic of sustainability Community organizations working toward sustainable development Case studies of sustainable development in practice around the world Welcome and Guide Earth WISE Sourcebook Menu International Case Studies Alpha-bibliography ... About Us the WSU Sustainable Development Sourcebook! Earth WISE consists of a bibliography and selected abstracts of academic writings exploring a range of social and ecological science perspectives on sustainable development. This compilation attempts to integrate the social, cultural, economic and ecological dimensions of sustainability, giving special attention to the human causes of environmental impacts, the social organization of sustainability and the equity of sustainable development. Our goal is to assist educators, students, business leaders, elected officials, public administrators and other community members in understanding the topic of sustainability. It is our hope that this increased understanding will promote well-informed, sustainable and equitable policies in both the private and public sectors. Earth WISE is a working bibliograpy, and is continuously in the process of being updated. We welcome your comments in this effort.

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