SDRN/RICS Lecture “Citizenship and the Environment: Towards Sustainable
Development”, 15 February 2004
The first in a series of Sustainable Development and Quality of Life
evening lectures organised by the Sustainable Development Research
Network (SDRN) with the support of the Royal Institution of Chartered
Surveyors (RICS) will be held in London on the 15 February 2005. The
lecture will be given by Professor Andrew Dobson on the subject of
Citizenship and the Environment.
“Citizenship and the Environment: Towards Sustainable Development”,
Professor Andrew Dobson, Open University
5.30pm for 6.00pm, 15 February 2004
RICS, 12 Great George Street, Parliament Square, London, SW1P 3AD
Refreshments will be available on arrival
A drinks reception will follow the lecture
Abstract:
“When policy-makers think about how to get people to live more
sustainable lives, they generally reach for the 'economic incentives'
section of the policy toolbox. There is no doubt that such incentives
can work, and work quickly. Some of the evidence for this will be
reviewed. Professor Dobson will then draw a distinction between
behaviour and attitudes, and suggest that economic incentives are
better at changing the former than shifting the latter. He will argue
that long-term commitment to sustainable development requires attitude-
as well as behaviour-change. How might this be brought about? He will
suggest that 'environmental citizenship' can fill the gap: describing
what it is, and discussing ways it might be encouraged, particularly in
the context of secondary school Citizenship teaching.”
The Sustainable Development and Quality of Life lectures are intended
to provide a wider audience for innovative and challenging thinking
from current research relevant to sustainable development. Attendance
is free, but places must be strictly reserved in advance (see below).
Details of the programme as a whole are set out below
Citizenship and the Environment: Towards Sustainable Development
Professor Andrew Dobson,
Open University
15 February 2005
Deliberate Futures: Precaution and Progress in Technology Choice
Dr Andrew Stirling, SPRU, University of Sussex
10 May 2005
Sustainability Science
Professor William Clark
Harvey Brooks Professor of International Science, Public Policy and
Human Development at Harvard
26 July 2005
Achieving Sustainable Development: Challenges for Europe
Professor Jacqueline McGlade
Executive Director, European Environment Agency (EEA)
8 November 2005
Sustainable Rural Economy
Professor Philip Lowe
Director, Rural Economy and Land Use Programme (RELU)
7 February 2006
The Role of Cities and Regions in Delivering Sustainable Development
Professor Simon Marvin
SURF,
16 May 2006
To reserve a place for the 15 February or any of the subsequent
lectures in the series, RSVP to Abigail Hedderwick, PSI, 100 Park
Village East, London NW1 3SR, Tel 020 7468 0468, Fax 020 7388 0914,
Email [log in to unmask]
Dr Malcolm Eames
SDR-Network Coordinator
Senior Research Fellow
Policy Studies Institute
London
NW1 3SR
Tel: +44(0)2074680468
www.psi.org.uk
www.sd-research.org.uk
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