IGS - SENSE Conference RESILIENT SOCIETIES: GOVERNING RISK AND VULNERABILITY FOR WATER, ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

IGS - SENSE Conference

RESILIENT SOCIETIES: GOVERNING RISK AND VULNERABILITY FOR WATER, ENERGY AND CLIMATE CHANGE

19 - 21 October 2011

University of Twente

This conference is about searching for solutions. We must meet the challenge of sustainable management of natural resources and create resilient societies to tackle the interlinked needs of dealing with climate change, water shortages and meeting energy requirements. Our search for solutions has to be guided by good science and robust theory. Understanding how cities, industry and technology shape processes of urbanization, migration and innovation will help us to develop a systems approach based on interdisciplinary research and policy action that combines governance and socio-economics with natural science and spatial analysis.

The conference will bring together experts, academics and practitioners from a wide range of disciplines to discuss and debate governance solutions to make societies more resilient. The aim is to link theory and practice to create a knowledge bridge to exchange ideas and strategies which can contribute to resilient societies. The sessions will be organized in a range of formats, combining plenary sessions with key note speakers with workshops, debates, poster sessions and open space.

We invite papers on:

·         Climate Change

·         Energy

·         Water

·         Greening of Industry Network

·         African Natural Resources

·         Human Sensor Webs

More information: http://www.utwente.nl/resilientsocieties.