CALL FOR PAPERS
Third International Conference of the European Society for Ecological Economics (ESEE)

Transitions Towards a Sustainable Europe
Ecology - Economy - Policy

Vienna University of Economics & Business Administration (Wirtschaftsuniversitaet Wien), 
Austria

3-6 May 2000

Activities will include:

plenary sessions
parallel panels
contributed papers addressing specific themes
poster session
AGM of the ESEE

Proposals are invited for the presentation of scientific papers and posters presenting original, 
unpublished work, related to any of the themes below.  For more about specific themes, and up 
to date information on the conference, visit  http://www.wu-wien.ac.at/esee2000

SUMMARY OF THEMES

1.  Selected Issues in Human Dimensions of Global Environmental Change: Risk & 
Uncertainty/Consumption/Climate Change
2.  Political Ecology
3.  Socio-Economic, Evolutionary & Institutional Approaches
4.  The Challenge of Transition: New Ideas for Sustainable Solutions in Eastern Europe
5.  Social Dimensions of Sustainability 
6.  Ecological Economics - In Search for Contributions from Austrian Thinkers 
7.  Regional Sustainable Development
8.  New Approaches to Environmental Management: Ethics, Institutions and Practice
9.  Ecological Economics Modelling and Material & Energy Flows
10. Social & Technological Environment-Oriented Innovation
11. Environmental History: New Perspectives from the Past

SCIENTIFIC ADVISORY COMMITTEE

The scientific advisory committee includes K.Althaler, C.Busch-Luety, C.Carter, S.Faucheux, 
A.Femia,  M.Fischer-Kowalski, F.Hinterberger, G.Klaassen, R.Lawrence,  F.Luks, 
J.Martinez-Alier, G.Munda, M.Narodoslawski, J.-F.Noel,  M.O'Connor, Ch.Pfister, W.Raza, 
U.Schubert, S.S rlin, J.Spangenberg, C.Spash, H.Spehl,  K.Steininger, M.Welfens, M.Wilenius, 
(to be completed)

DEADLINES & ABSTRACT SUBMISSION

Abstracts of 800 to 1000 words should be submitted by 31st October 1999

Submission via the conference WWW-Site is encouraged.  Only when abstracts cannot be 
submitted via these forms they should be sent via e-mail, fax or regular mail.

For further information please contact the conference secretary Klaus Kubeczko 
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Fax: ++43 1 / 523 58 43
Phone: ++43 1 / 526 75 01 / 20

The conference language will be English.

TIMETABLE
31st October 1999 - Deadline for abstracts
21st December 1999 -  Acceptance of abstracts notified
15th January 2000 - Deadline for registration at reduced fee
17th March 2000 - Deadline for papers to be included on CD-ROM
15th April 2000 - Deadline for payment of registration fee

REGISTRATION FEES

Before 15/1/2000
Students/Eastern European Scholars -  EURO 130
ESEE members -  EURO 160
Others -  EURO 210

After 15/1/2000
Students/Eastern European Scholars -  EURO 160
ESEE members -  EURO 190
Others -  EURO 240

Cancelled registrations will not be reimbursed.

The registration fee includes access to all sessions, book of abstracts, conference 
proceedings (on CD-ROM),  coffee & lunches.  Evening events are planned.

ORGANISERS

This conference is jointly organised by ESEE, the hosts at the Interdisciplinary Institute of 
Environmental Economics & Management, and the Department of Economics, Vienna 
University of Economics & Business Administration (Wirtschaftsuniversitaet Wien) and in 
collaboration with University of Graz,  University of Klagenfurt, Technical University of Graz, 
Institute for Advanced Studies, Vienna, Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies of Austrian 
Universities,  Dept. Social Ecology, Institute Vienna Circle, IIASA, the Austrian Institute of 
Economic Research, Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment & Energy OeIN

and together with the following academic associations: Society for the Advancement of 
Socio-Economics (SASE); European Society for Environmental History (ESEH)

Further details from:
Klaus Kubeczko
Dept. of Social Ecology
Institute for Interdisciplinary Studies
of Austrian Universities (IFF)
Phone +43-1-526 75 01-20
Fax +43-1-523 58 43
P.O. Box 232, Seidengasse 13
A-1070 Vienna, Austria

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http://www.univie.ac.at/iffsocec




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