Call for Papers
2nd German Environmental Sociology Summit
Reshaping Nature: Old Limits and New Possibilities
Helmholtz Centre for Environmental Research, UFZ
Permoserstr. 15, 04318 Leipzig, Germany
November 5-7, 2009
Venue: http://www.leipziger-kubus.ufz.de/
The German Sociological Society's Section on Environmental Sociology and the
Department of Urban and Environmental Sociology at the Helmholtz Centre for
Environmental Research - UFZ are pleased to announce the Second German
Environmental Sociology Summit in Leipzig (Germany) from November 5 7, 2009.
Environmental sociologists have long called for the reduction of the impact of
modern societies on ecosystems. More recently, new research in the ecological
and technical sciences, augmented by public discourse about strategies for
adapting to and mitigating ecological changes caused by humans (e.g., global
warming), as well as natural catastrophes (e.g., earthquakes, tsunamis), have
fostered sociological research on not only the risks but also the opportunities
for the social design of environmental dynamics. In light of these debates, this
conference will explore sociology's potential for helping to better understand
the social possibilities and limits of the "shapability" of an ever changing
natural world.
The organizers of the Second German Environmental Sociology Summit invite papers
that focus on the following subjects: new governance and policy prospects for
adapting to climate change; the limits and possibilities of sustainably
restoring and revitalizing industrially altered landscapes; new forms of
sustainability, be it on the local, regional (e.g., consumption), or on the
global (e.g., emissions trading) level; and education and learning to meet the
challenges of sustainable development.
Presentations that focus on the viability (incl. economic, aesthetic, or
practical facets) of adaptive technologies involving alternate energy sources
(wind, waves, solar power, and alternate fuels) are also especially welcome.
Nevertheless the conference will not restrict papers to these subjects and is
open to other original proposals.
Abstracts of no more than 300 words are due April 15, 2009 via email to Johanna
Hilsberg at: [log in to unmask] For further information contact Matthias
Gross, Department of Urban and Environmental Sociology, Helmholtz Centre for
Environmental Research - UFZ, Permoserstr. 15, 04318
Leipzig, Germany, Phone: 49 (341) 235 1746; Fax: 49 (341) 235 1836.
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