Ciao, giro un call for paper per una conferenza che si terrà a Dubrovnik
l'anno prossimo.
I vari sociologi/filosofi/urbanisti/accademici/critici/meccanici/eccecc
potrebbero essere interessati.
ciao
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Date: Thu, 07 Dec 2006 16:47:12 +0000
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Subject: CfP: Sustainable socio-technical transport systems - 4th Dubrovnik
Conference on Sustainable Development
= = = = = = = = = = CALL FOR PAPERS = = = = = = = = = = =
4th Dubrovnik Conference on Sustainable Development
<www.dubrovnik2007.fsb.hr>
June 4-8 2007, Dubrovnik, Croatia
= = = = = = = = = = SPECIAL SESSION = = = = = = = = = =
SUSTAINABLE SOCIO-TECHNICAL TRANSPORT SYSTEMS
Intellectual refreshments from and for the STS community
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Many scholars, in particular those in the field of Science and
Technology Studies (STS), argue for interdisciplinary collaboration to
develop not only a better conceptual grasp of socio-technical systems
but also to devise more effective policy advise on how to make such
systems more sustainable. However, it has not yet become standard
practice for STS scholars to expose themselves to the engineering
details of, say, more sustainable transport systems.
Conversely, it seems fair to state that engineers typically do not
systematically seek advice from social scientists or only in an
end-of-pipe fashion to advertise resource efficient products to
public, corporate or private consumers. The 4th Dubrovnik Conference on
Sustainable Development of Energy, Water and Environment Systems will
try to provide a venue for a more truly interdisciplinary dialogue about
sustainable development in particular about sustainable transport.
Its conceptual starting point is the acknowledgement of sustainable
development as a complex, multi-criteria challenge requiring
interdisciplinary collaboration. Papers exploring engineering, social,
and environment aspects of sustainable transport are therefore invited
as contributions to the emerging field of sustainability science. The
special session on a socio-technical understanding of transport systems
will be a platform for such cross-fertilisation and mutual refreshment.
Its contributions will offer insights from recent STS research about the
hybrid constitution of sustainable transport systems and the systemic
interweavement of their social, institutional and technical elements.
Papers are also invited about concrete tools to put these insights to
action, like Co-evolution audit, Strategic Niche Management (SNM),
Constructive Technology Assessment (CTA), Co-Evolutionary Sociotechnical
Scenario Method (CEST-method) etc.
Since dialogue involves talking and listening, the presenters are
particularly encouraged to also disclose their concerns and knowledge
gaps as potential docking points for contributions of their peers from
engineering and natural science departments. It is intended to publish
selected contributions to this unique dialogue in Built Environment
<
www.alexandrinepress.co.uk> whose editors have already expressed their
interest in such a special issue.
Session convenor:
Dr. Ralf Brand
University of Manchester
ralf.brand@???
+44 / 161 / 2750317
Organisers:
University of Zagreb Zagreb Croatia
Instituto Superior Técnico Lisbon Portugal
in cooperation with:
Aalborg University Aalborg Denmark
Delft University of Technology Delft The Netherlands
University of Pennsylvania Philadelphia USA
and others
Sponsors:
UNESCO Paris France
TWAS Trieste Italy
Hrvatska Elektroprivreda Zagreb Croatia
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Authors willing to present a paper should prepare a one-page abstract
using the abstract template at
<
www.dubrovnik2007.fsb.hr/AbstractTemplate.rtf>. Abstract submissions
are required by January 15 2007 via the web form
<
http://www.dubrovnik2007.fsb.hr>. Copies of the abstract should also be
sent to the session convenor at <ralf.brand@???>. All
papers will be reviewed under direction of the Scientific Advisory
Board; the session organiser is not involved in the Review Process.
A special issue of Built Environment is planned for selected
contributions of about 5000 words to the session Sustainable
socio-technical transport systems. Selected papers will also be
published in the conference proceedings and in the conference-affiliated
journals Energy - The International Journal, Energy Conversion and
Management - The International Journal and Thermal Science.
= = = = = = = = = = = = = Dates: = = = = = = = = = = = = =
Abstract due: January 15, 2007
Acceptance confirmation: January 20, 2007
Full paper: March 31, 2007
Accepted for CD Proceedings: April 30, 2007
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Early registration: 400 (before April 15, 2007)
Late registration: 500 (after April 15, 2007 to May 15, 2007)
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