Dear Reader,
This is a short update on the 'Sustainable Development - ONLINE'
website of the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living
and Working Conditions (a public funded agency of the European
Union).
SD-ONLINE is now a significant information resource on sustainable
development on the internet. In the last few weeks more than 100
web sites have been added to the searchable SD-ONLINE
databases. All sites are individually checked prior to inclusion and
given a text description. The total number of sites now available is
374.
The linked sites cover a huge range of sustainable development
items and supportive initiatives - from eco efficiency to sustainable
communities. Please find below a selection of the new web sites
recently added. For more information on these websites and other
additions please visit
http://susdev.eurofound.ie
CONFERENCES
1. International conference Sustainable Building 2000
22/10/2000 - 25/10/2000, Maastricht, The Netherlands
2. Engaging the World.
16/10/2000 - 20/10/2000, Montreal, Canada
3. The Seventh European Roundtable on Cleaner Production.
2/5/2001 - 4/5/2001, Lund, Sweden
4. Third Conference of the European Society for Ecological
Economics (ESEE).
3/5/2000 - 6/5/2000, Vienna, Austria
5. Sustainability 21
5/11/1999 - 6/11/1999, Helsinki, Finland
NETWORKS
1. Oneworld
2. European Integrated Pollution Prevention and Control Bureau
3. International Human Dimensions Programme on Global
Environmental Change
4. EVA network
5. European Business Council for a Sustainable Energy Future
PROFESSIONAL TRAINING
1. Centre for Social and Environmental Accounting Research.
Summer School
2. Ecological Design PgCert/PgDip/MSc. Various study options
from 15-30 weeks.
3. Masters in Urban Management. Short courses and 6 or 12
month programmes
4. Ecoprofit Academy Graz. Yearly set of workshops.
5. International discerning Ph.D. Program in Cleaner Production,
Cleaner Products, Industrial Ecology & Sustainability. Four year
programme - enroll every November.
TOOLS
1. Best Practices Database
2. QUEST: a tool to facilitate discussion about regional
sustainability
3. Resource Exchange Information System
4. EcoFoot - Ecological Footprints on the Internet
5. The Significance Wizard
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IMPORTANT INFORMATION BELOW
SD-ONLINE FREE SERVICES
Two free services that may be of interest to you:
* an email service on latest developments
* support for your web site
BE INFORMED
Each month we send an email containing latest developments on
the site to anyone who submitted his/her address using the SD-
ONLINE 'Sign Up' form (http://susdev.eurofound.ie). If you have a
colleague or friend who you think would benefit from SD-ONLINE
please invite them to 'SIGN UP'. Email addresses will only be used
by SD-ONLINE and will not be given to any other party.
SUPPORTING YOUR WEB SITE
We can help you to get your web site noticed by including it in our
databases as many thousands of visitors are now using the SD-
ONLINE resources. If you have information on Conferences,
Networks, Tools or Professional Training Courses related to
Sustainable Development, we would very much appreciate it if you
would submit your website for review.
Go to http://susdev.eurofound.ie
PLEASE LINK
If you find the website interesting and supportive of your own work
please 'link' to http://susdev.eurofound.ie and let us know. Your
'linking' will be extremely supportive in helping us to build this web
resource and promote sustainable production and consumption.
CONTACT INFORMATION
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SD-ONLINE PROVIDER
The website is a European Union public funded resource provided
by the European Foundation for the Improvement of Living and
Working Conditions. It is free to all users.
WEB SITE DESIGN
This service from the Foundation has been designed and developed
by:
'Environmental Design for Ecological Need B.V. (EDEN).
For more information on EDEN's database driven websites please
email: [log in to unmask]
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