By Erica Russell, Doctoral Practitioner, University of Surrey We all know construction is fragmented, supply networks are complex and sustainability issues are messy and wicked (and yes, they are academic terms too!). This is the world I have explored over the last 3 years, looking at sustainable procurement through the lens of life cycle thinking, […]
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Blog by Jen Horn, MSc Sustainable Development 2018-2019 Though conversations on environmental sustainability or climate change are usually filled with fear, anxiety, helplessness, and feelings akin to depression, and worst of all apathy, I write today with the intention to spark, sustain and reignite hope. In October 2018, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) released […]
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Patrick Elf reflects upon the recent IAPS conference in Rome: The last time I visited the eternal city was 2 years ago, and no matter if eternal or not, things here change as well. Between the old, beautifully crafted buildings with a seemingly endless number of cafes and overpriced gelaterias, more and more foreign faces […]
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Winner of the 2018 CES World Environment Day blog competition: Author: Ceri Fenwick Open up the arguments, and things are more complex than they first seem. When I first heard about the right to repair movement, which is currently stemming from the US, I thought it could only be a good thing for the environment. Give […]
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Runner up in the 2018 CES World Environment Day blog competition: Author: Rebecca Mitchell The Environment, Society, and the Economy form the three main pillars of what we term ‘Sustainable Development’. The intricate balance and complex interrelationships between which determine every aspects of modern life (Holden, Linnerud and Banister, 2016). The continued degradation of our global […]
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Power: The only safe operating space for humanity I recently attended a talk at the University of Surrey by the formidable Johann Rockstrom on the concept of Planetary Boundaries (PB). These are a set of nine distinct environmental categories within which humans are creating a pressure that is threatening to push the Earth’s climate out […]
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