FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator [EMAIL PROTECTED] ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: Tom Dietz, George Mason University [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Tuesday, January 26, 1999 8:31 AM <+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+> This is the Second Call for the International Conference: NATURE, SOCIETY AND HISTORY Long Term Dynamics of Social Metabolism International Conference September, 30th, - October, 2nd, 1999 Vienna, Austria Second Circular & Final Call for Papers December 1998 http://www.univie.ac.at/iffsocec <+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+> OUR VISION On the threshold of the third millennium the global community faces a number of unprecedented challenges. Among these one of the most daunting is the challenge of making the planet ecologically sustainable. How can humans redirect the global ecology to achieve this unassailable goal? How can we reshape our systems of production and our patterns of consumption - our societal metabolism - to be sustainable over the long-term? How can we foster new forms of social and economic organization that enhance, rather than degrade, the carrying capacity of the earth's ecosystems? This current ecological challenge is the contingent result of the long-term historical development of anthropogenic systems. Modern systems of industrial metabolism - encompassing material and energy flows - are also an outcome of this history. Hence, an understanding of industrial metabolism is crucially dependent upon an understanding of long-term historical dynamics. Since the 1972 Stockholm Conference on the Human Environment, a turning point in global ecological awareness, there has been considerable progress in theoretical knowledge, empirical knowledge, policy knowledge, management knowledge, and geopolitical knowledge on the one hand. On the other hand there has been far less progress in integrating these various knowledge systems. The variety of knowledge systems has evolved often unmindful of one another, staying within their often selfcontained domains of inquiry. As a result, the intellectual landscape is an orchard with trees bearing different fruit. This conference seeks to harvest the intellectual orchard and collect its valuable fruit from different scientific communities at one location. So sociologists, environmental historians, cultural anthropologists, geographers, material accounting experts, and others are invited to bring together their special expertise, and to commonly look at the long-term dynamics of societies' metabolism. <+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+> SYMPOSIA TOPICS and CHAIRS 1. Population and Health: What are the different dynamics of population growth in different cultures? Are there universal tendencies in demography? Are people becoming more healthy? Are there new risks for infections due to changing conditions for microorganisms? Chairs: Alfred Crosby, N.N. 2. Cities and Settlements: Are there historical tendencies of living conditions in towns as e.g. sanitation, water supply, garbage disposal, transport? How will transport and communication infrastructure shape future settlement patterns? Chairs: Bernd Hamm and Clemens Zimmermann 3. Traditions in Coping with Nature: Are the historically new patterns of industrial metabolism based upon in particular cultural traditions in the relationship with nature? Does the "industrial society" represent a specific "Western way of life"? Which other patterns have historically evolved? What does this mean for sustainable development? Chairs: Aromar Revi and Thomas Macho 4. Risk, Crises and Continuities: What were the crises and continuities most important for the economic or ecological transition of the past 200 years? How did material flow and risk management change over time? Which major ecological, economic or social crises will be the most significant for the? Chairs: Roswitha Kvnigswieser and Christian Pfister 5. Using and Shaping the Land: What is the relationship between land use and social metabolism? How did societies in the past use and shape the land? What are the ecological impacts of globalization especially since the time of discoveries? What is the relation between land use and global change? Invited chairs: William Cronon and Bill Turner II 6. Energetic and Material Metabolism: What happened in the transformation from the solar to the fossil-fuel society? How did the material metabolism change over the past 200 years? What are the technological and economic implications of changes in material and energy use? How will our energetic and material future look like? Chairs: Joan Martinez-Alier and Carlo Jaeger <+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+> CONFERENCE PROGRAM ------------------------------------- Thursday, 30.9. 10.00 - 19.30 ------------------------------------- Welcome and Opening Lecture Common Keynote for the parallel Symposia of the day: Ilona Kickbusch Parallel Symposia Population and Health Alfred Crosby Cities and Settlements Bernd Hamm & Clemens Zimmermann Common Poster presentation for the parallel Symposia of the day Evening Round-Up facilitated by: ISA: Environment and Society N.N. ------------------------------------- Friday, 1.10. 9.00 -19.30 ------------------------------------- Common Keynote for the parallel Symposia of the day: Ulrich M|ller-Herold Parallel Symposia Traditions in Coping with Nature Aromar Revi & Thomas Macho Risk, Crises and Continuities Roswitha Kvnigswieser & Christian Pfister Common Poster presentation for the parallel Symposia of the day Parallel Business Meetings of ConAccount and ISA: Environment and Society Evening Round-Up facilitated by: Human Ecology Harald Wilfing ------------------------------------- Saturday, 2.10. 9.00-17.00 ------------------------------------- Common Keynote for the parallel Symposia of the day: Stephen Boyden Parallel Symposia Using and Shaping the Land William Cronon & Bill Turner II Energetic and Material Metabolism Joan Martinez-Alier & Carlo Jaeger Common Poster presentation for the parallel Symposia of the day Evening Round-Up facilitated by: ConAccount Stefan Bringezu Closing Session: Ambassador Mark Hambley <+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+> SPECIAL FEATURES The conference will feature opening sessions with an address of the Viennese major and an opening lecture by a member of the Scientific Committee. Parallel symposia will be introduced by a common keynote lecture to enhance cross-fertilization. The number of presentations is kept low in order to allow intense discussions and also for the poster contributions. "Short Time Gatherings on Long-Term Dynamics": will be held as semi-structured events around coffee tables to generate new insights and to promote contacts between researchers from different scientific communities. Musical Event: A Viennese group will accompany the conference and will give a note to bring people across disciplinary boundaries into accord. Evening Round-Ups will summarize insights of the day from the perspective of specific research traditions and offer an opportunity for challenging these insights by other participants. Marketplace of Ideas: After the day's formal program people will exchange ideas and cluster them on black boards in order to connect people with common interests. The conference will serve as the annual meeting for ConAccount and International Sociological Association - RC 24: Environment & Society. For these scientific communities special business meetings are scheduled for Friday, October 1st between 17.00 and 19.30. Besides a proceedings volume of the conference papers, publications are planned in the following journals: Human Ecology Review; Environment and History, Journal of Industrial Ecology and Ecological Economics. Vienna is charming: Friday night will offer a social event with a variety of Viennese cultural diversity: music, dancing, old architecture, food and drinks in an unique atmosphere. If you want more from Vienna: Programs for accompanying persons and post conference tours for Sunday can be arranged. <+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+> SUBMISSION OF PAPERS Abstracts: Abstracts of presentations should be typed in 12 point letters and not exceed one page. Oral presentations will be limited to 15 minutes. They should include: 1. title of paper, 2. four keywords, 3. name of author(s), 4. affiliation, 5. e-mail address and other contact information, 6. abstract text, 7. intended presentation type (oral/poster). Language: English Submission Method: Abstracts should be submitted by e-mail (or on disk and as hard copy if e-mail is not possible). Deadline: Oral presentation: February 1st, 1999. Posters: March 1st, 1999. Selection of papers: Referees will select the papers in a doubleblind procedure and match them to the symposia. Confirmation: The notification on selected papers and posters will be issued by March 15th, 1999. Invitation: The general invitation with program will be sent by May 15th, 1999. Additional information: Prices for accommodation in hotels in Vienna range between ATS 700.- and ATS 2000.- p.p. All travel information and details of payment will be sent to you by our contracted conference organizer. <+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+> THE ORGANIZERS AND PARTNERS Scientific Committee: Marina Fischer-Kowalski, IFF Vienna, Austria Rolf-Peter Sieferle, Mannheim University, Germany Eugene Rosa, Washington State University, USA Local Organizing Committee: Willi Bruckner, IFF Vienna, Austria Helmut Haberl, IFF Vienna, Austria Barbara Smetschka, IFF Vienna, Austria Verena Winiwarter, IFF Vienna, Austria Invited chairs and keynote speakers: (* = invitation confirmed) Stephen Boyden, Nature and Society Forum, Canberra, Australia William Cronon, University of Madison, USA Alfred Crosby*, University of Texas in Austin, USA Mark Hambley*, Ambassador to the U.N., Washington, D.C., USA Bernd Hamm, Universitdt Trier, Germany Carlo Jaeger*, EAWAG D|bendorf, Switzerland Ilona Kickbusch*, Yale University, USA Roswitha Kvnigswieser, Beratergruppe Neuwaldegg, Austria Thomas Macho*, Humboldt Universitdt Berlin, Germany Joan Martinez-Alier*, Economic University of Barcelona, Spain Ulrich M|ller-Herold*, Technological University Z|rich, Switzerland Christian Pfister*, Universitdt Bern, Switzerland Aromar Revi*, TARU Action Research Unit, Delhi, India Bill Turner II, Clark University,Worcester, MA, USA Clemens Zimmermann*, Universitdt Heidelberg, Germany The conference will be hosted by the IFF - Social Ecology, Vienna, Austria in cooperation with: Austrian Federal Ministry of Science City of Vienna, Austria International Sociological Association - RC 24: Environment + Society Breuninger-Stiftung, Germany Friedrich Ebert Foundation, Germany ConAccount, Scientific Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE), MOST, Wenner-Gren Foundation, USA <+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+>+<+> PARTICIPATION If you intend to participate at the Conference 99: NATURE, SOCIETY AND HISTORY Long Term Dynamics of Social Metabolism please send your data to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] COPY THIS PART OF THE CALL INTO YOUR E-MAIL AND MARK YOUR CHOICE WITH AN "X" I would like to: give an oral presentation present a poster participate The fees are: payment till May 15 ATS 2.400,- till September 25 ATS 2.700,- at the conference ATS 3.000,- Name: Institution: Street: Country: Phone: Fax: E-mail: You can get further information on our homepage: http://www.univie.ac.at/iffsocec -------------------------------------------------------------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker Division of Environmental Management & Design Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
