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The ISEE Weekly Bulletin for April 17, 2024

Opportunities

ICTA-UAB Call for Two Post-Growth Positions

ICTA-UAB MAPS

The Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA-UAB) at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) is seeking postdoctoral researchers to work with us in two exciting international collaboration projects. MAPS (short for Models, Assessment & Policies for Sustainability), is a Horizon Europe project that aims to advance the development of modelling tools in ecological economics, broaden the range of policy options, and expand the conceivable scenario space to achieve high levels of human wellbeing while limiting climate change and protecting biodiversity. The deadline to apply is 5 May 2024. 

ICTA-UAB REAL

The Institut de Ciència i Tecnologia Ambientals (ICTA-UAB) at the Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (UAB) is seeking postdoctoral researchers to work with us on two exciting international collaboration projects. REAL is an ERC-Synergy project that aims to explore new models of provisioning systems, policies, and politics in a post-growth direction, in which universal human wellbeing is achieved within planetary boundaries – and removed from dependence on economic growth. ToBe (short for Towards a Sustainable Wellbeing Economy) is a Horizon Europe project that aims to develop integrated policies and transformative indicators for a post-growth economy. The deadline to apply is 5 May 2024. 

New positions at the UFABC

Linked to the project «Collaborative Governance, Policy Design and Integration, and the Sustainable Development Goals: Concepts, instruments and processes to promote sustainable and resilient development in the touristic city of São Bento do Sapucaí» (under the PPPP FAPESP – Public Policy Research Programme) this postdoctoral project aims to develop a theoretical framework based on the literature on governance, public policy, sustainability (indicators), SDGs and resilience in order to develop a tool that supports collaborative governance and co-creation to enhance cross-sectoral and transdisciplinary cooperation and between state/municipalities and society/citizens, while taking into account the peculiarities of a small municipality with a tourist vocation, but with the potential to transfer the tool to other contexts. The deadline to apply is 20 April 2024. 

Regional News

Call for Abstracts for the 2024 ANZSEE Conference/Island Festival

ANZSEE is delighted to call for abstracts for contributors of papers for the 2024 Biennial Conference/Island Festival: “Ecological Economic Perspectives from Islands and Across Oceans.”

The Conference will be held 4th to 7th October at the Moreton Bay Research Centre (MBRC), Minjerribah-North Stradbroke Island. 

Herman Daly as a USSEE Honorary Fellow

On April 19, at 12:00 EDT, Joshua Farley from the University of Vermont will Introduce Herman Daly as a USSEE Honorary Fellow Registration is free but required.

The Value of a Whale

On April 23, at 3:00 PM EDT, The USSEE will have our second virtual book club led by Laura Schmitt Olabisi from Michigan State University. The discussion will be about “The Value of a Whale” by Adrienne Buller. Registration is free but required.

Harmonized EROI Estimates and What they Mean for the Energy Transition

On May 3, at 12:00 EDT, David Murphy from St. Lawrence University will give a seminar “Harmonized EROI Estimates and What they Mean for the Energy Transition” Registration is free but required.

Regional Society Conferences

USSEE Conference

13TH CONFERENCE: JUNE 6-9, 2024
Albany, New York

Book a discounted hotel room. 
Discounted rooms are available at the DoubleTree by Hilton for June 6-9. Free cancellation until June 5. Book by May 7 to receive the discounted rate of $179/night. Free parking included.

ESEE-Degrowth 2024 Pontevedra Conference

ANZSEE 2024 Biennial Conference
North Stradbroke Island

Biennial conference, Oct 4-7, 2024, at the University of Queensland Marine Research Station on North Stradbroke Island – a boat ride across Moreton Bay Marine Park from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

‘ANZSEE 2024 Biennial Conference: Ecological Economic Perspectives from Islands and Across Oceans’

The ISEE Journal, Ecological Economics

The journal is concerned with extending and integrating the understanding of the interfaces and interplay between «nature’s household» (ecosystems) and «humanity’s household» (the economy).

Ecological economics is an interdisciplinary field defined by a set of concrete problems or challenges related to governing economic activity in a way that promotes human well-being, sustainability, and justice. The journal thus emphasizes critical work that draws on and integrates elements of ecological science, economics, and the analysis of values, behaviors, cultural practices, institutional structures, and societal dynamics.

The journal is transdisciplinary in spirit and methodologically open, drawing on the insights offered by a variety of intellectual traditions, and appealing to a diverse readership.