Conference Papers
Conference Papers (September 2013)
Environmental Citizenship
Trans-disciplinary conversations on transitions to sustainability
The following are extended abstracts for papers presented at the Conference at UCC on 5-6th September 2013.
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Paper Title |
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Fabio Bacci and Dr Deborah Chapman (BEES) |
The Water Framework Directive: opportunities and barriers to sustainable development |
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Dr Edmond Byrne (Process & Chemical Engineering) |
A role for diversity in achieving sustainability through ecological, social and economic domains |
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Niall Dunphy and John Morrissey (Civil & Environmental Engineering) |
Environmental Citizenship: the Need for Civic Engagement and Participatory Democracy - The Case of Spatial Planning |
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Dr John J. Fitzpatrick, Dr Edmond P. Byrne, (Process & Chemical Engineering), Dr Gerard Mullally (Sociology) and Dr John Barry (Politics, International Studies and Philosophy, QUB) |
Why won’t we change to a sustainable future?
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Dr Dan Grigoras (Computer Science) |
Mobile cloud services as a public utility to all citizens |
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Jonathan Hall, William Brady and Brendan O’Sullivan (MPlan) |
The role of appropriate governance in delivering competitiveness, sustainability and resilience in Metropolitan Cork |
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Dr Kieran Keohane (Sociology) |
Sustainable Future Communities: Sociological and Anthropological Insights |
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Prof Don Lyons (Geography) |
The evolving role of industrial wastes and by-products in contemporary production processes: A case study of Pennsylvania |
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Prof. Michael Narodoslawsky (Process & Particle Engineering, TU Graz), Dr. Ger Mullally (Sociology), Dr. Edmond Byrne (Process & Chemical Engineering) & Mag. Stephan Maier (Process & Particle Engineering, TU Graz) |
Intercultural Comparison of Societal/Social Innovation and Ecological Impact using Relevant Modelling Tools |
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Dr Owen McIntyre (Law) & Prof John O'Halloran (Biological, Earth and Environmental Sciences) |
Towards an Understanding of Ecological “Integrity” under EU Nature Conservation Law: Complementary Legal and Ecological Perspectives |
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Dr Gerard Mullally (Sociology) |
Fear and Loading in the Anthropocene: Narratives of Transition and Transformation |
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Dr Brian Ó Gallachóir, Dr Paul Deane & Alessandro Chiodi (Environmental Research Institute and School of Engineering) |
Energy, climate, land-use and money - four challenges in one go! |
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Dr Séamus Ó Tuama and Dr Laurence Davis (Government) |
Democracy and Ecological Sustainability |
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Mark Poland and Stephan Koch (Buildings & Estates)
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Feedback towards research - topics arising from UCC's comprehensive Green Campus strategy - The practitioners' perspective from work on the ground |
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Dr Laura Rascaroli (Italian/Film Studies) |
Ecofilm: Sustainable Cinema and the Schull Film Festival |
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Fionn Rogan, Dr Paul Bolger & Dr Brian Ó Gallachóir (Sustainable Energy Research Group) |
The Role of Stakeholder Engagement in Assessing Climate Technology Potential in Ireland |
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Dr. Fariborz Safari (Law) |
Regulatory Challenges for the Sustainable Development of Offshore Activities and Renewable Energy |
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Dr Bénédicte Sage-Fuller (Law) |
Precaution, or Prudence for Sustainability? Re-assessing the Jurisprudential Foundation of the Precautionary Principle |
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Dr Colin Sage (Geography) and Dr Mary O'Shaughnessy (Food Business & Development) |
Transitions to sustainable rural development in Ireland: Waving goodbye or saying hello? |
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Prof David Sheehan (Biochemistry) |
Toxic or not?: Nanomaterials as emerging environmental threats |
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Dr Tracy Skillington (Sociology) |
Competing visions of climate justice |
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