Conference Theme: ‘Quality of Life and Environment’ In the last decades, quality of life has become a central issue for those who plan and study cities or places where people live in response to growing pressures on urban communities, concern about the impacts of urbanisation and the effects...

Topics: 1. Analysis of the impacts of climate change on agriculture: simulations and projections 2. Climate change and sustainability of agricultural production systems 3. Adaption strategies for agriculture in the face of climate change: systems of production, risks in agriculture, and policies...

The main objective of the conference is to take stock of the state of current research and identify knowledge gaps: - How can poverty data be used to compare the situation in different industrialized nations? - What are the scope and the limitations of such comparisons? - How can we define the...

Auf der Tagung „Die Rolle des Konsumenten in der Wirtschaftsethik“ nehmen deshalb am 29. und 30. November Experten das Verhältnis von Konsumenten- und Unternehmensverantwortung genauer in den Blick. Eröffnet wird die Tagung mit einer Buchvorstellung von „Die Verantwortung des...

Economists have traditionally focused on wages, pay-for-performance, and other formal, predominantly financial arrangements in explaining workplace performance, job satisfaction, and worker turnover. Inspired by empirical findings, both in economics and other branches of the social sciences,...

Ein erfolgreicher Klimaschutz benötigt das Engagement aller. Viele Akteure zeigen auf unterschiedlichen Wegen, wie diese Herausforderung zu meistern ist. Welche Rolle dabei gezielte Kooperationen und eine intensive Vernetzung von Städten, Gemeinden und Kreisen spielen, steht im Mittelpunkt der...

Die Politik begegnet dem Klimawandel mit einer ganzen Reihe von Maßnahmen. Diese sind auf unterschiedlichen Ebenen angesiedelt: regional, national oder international. Insgesamt ergibt sich daraus ein Instrumentenmix, der auf Widersprüche, Komplementarität und Wirksamkeit hin diskutiert werden...

Topics: - Climate change, business and development - Managerial and entrepreneurial responses to global development challenges - Managing commodity and energy market s - Natural disasters and business (including tourism) - Energy efficiency and competitiveness - Green growth, consumer...

Let the conference introduce you to the latest scientific findings on the social, economic and political aspects of climate change. Enter this platform on 7-12 November 2011 and read about new projects and innovative initiatives being undertaken in both industrialised and developing countries by...

Focussing on consumer behaviour, its social and cultural embeddedness, and its interdependencies with economic, physical and political frameworks, the international conference will provide a platform for an in-depth interdisciplinary debate on questions such as: - What are the key psychological,...