The World Congress on Sustainable Technologies (WCST-2014) is a multidisciplinary congress, pending Technical Co-Sponsored by IEEE UK/RI Computer Chapter. The WCST bridging efforts across the natural, social and engineering sciences, the environment and development of communities. The congress...

This Conference aims to: - Analyze the consequences of the Global Financial Crisis and associated socio-economic changes for the future of social security. - Identify the new demographic context encompassing the challenges of an evolving life-cycle and consequences of increasing migration. -...

The conference will be of interest to both researchers and policy makers working on issues broadly in the area of biodiversity, ecosystem services, sustainable development and natural capital, in both developed and developing countries. Papers are specially invited on the themes of: - Natural...

The overarching theme is "Restructuring Economies, Transforming Societies". Over the past few decades, the world has embarked on a course that is: - Unsustainable — in terms of environmental degradation, depletion of natural resources, and transfers between and within generations; -...

The STEPS Centre Summer School on pathways to sustainability aim to bring together an exceptional group of people who are exploring and developing ideas on pathways to sustainability. Through a mix of lectures, walks, discussions and public events, participants will challenge the STEPS team and...

The Conference provides a forum for the dissemination of student research relating to issues of Globalisation and Economic Policy from both theoretical and empirical perspectives. These areas include Foreign Direct Investment, Trade, Productivity, Economics of the MNEs, Migration and Labour...

A whole range of topics relevant to economic growth in the UK, the euro zone and the wider international economic issues will be discussed. Topics: - Prospects for growth in the UK economy - What are the potential costs of a British exit from the EU? - Future threats to financial stability - The...

The ESRC and British Academy (BA) are co-hosting a unique scoping workshop designed to explore issues around sustainable prosperity. This interactive event aims to bring a diverse range of people and perspectives together to discuss novel ideas and fresh approaches to the issue of building an...

Four principal areas of focus have been identified for conference panels and papers: · Conceptualising the interrelationship between regionalisation and globalisation · Regionalisation and global governance (1): economic, political, social, environmental and legal issues · Regionalisation and...