Call for Papers for the Futures Conference "Sustainable Futures in a Changing Climate" is open until January 16, 2014
11.12.2013
Call for Papers:
SUSTAINABLE FUTURES IN A CHANGING CLIMATE
(Future Infinite Academic)
11-12 June 2014, Wanha Satama, Helsinki, Finland
www.futureinfinite.fi
The 16th International Conference organized by Finland Futures Research Centre will deal with the different dimensions of Sustainable Futures in a Changing Climate. The United Nations Rio +20 summit in 2012 and the commitments of governments to create universal Sustainable Development Goals have generated new and fresh debate on sustainability challenges and how to best pursue environmental sustainability with social equity. At the same time it has become globally acknowledged that sustainable development cannot be thought of without reference to climate change – and vice versa.
The conference will bring together the best experts from the fields of Futures Studies, Climate Change and Sustainable Development and enhance interaction and cooperation between the scientific community, policymakers and representatives of companies. By developing images of alternative futures, the goal of the conference is to present current academic research and give new viewpoints and novel ideas to decision-makers to assist them towards more feasible decisions for sustainable development.
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS:
- Dr. R.K. Pachauri, Chairman of IPCC:
“Climate change and sustainable development: Challenges and opportunities” - Prof. Ying Chen, Chinese Academy of Social Sciences:
“China’s climate policy and low carbon development” - Prof. Joyeeta Gupta, Governance and Inclusive Development (GID), Amsterdam Institute for Social Science Research, University of Amsterdam:
“Climate governance in the context of environment and development governance” - Dr. Louis Lebel, Unit for Social and Environmental Research, Chiang Mai University:
“The politics of uncertainty and adaptation to climate change” - Prof. Sohail Inayatullah, Tamkang University & University of Sunshine Coast:
“The Practice of foresight: what works (and what doesn’t)”
- President Tarja Halonen, co-chaired the UN Secretary-General’s High-level Panel on Global Sustainability, 2010-2012
(to be confirmed)
KEY AUDIENCES:
Academics and researchers – Research and development managers – Representatives of governmental and municipal sectors – Strategic planners
CALL FOR PAPERS:
Papers will be reviewed by their abstracts (max. 200 words). Abstracts should contain the paper title, the body of the paper with author names, affiliations and contact information. Deadline for abstracts (extended): January 16, 2014.
Please submit your abstract to the conference coordinator at futuresconference@utu.fi. Consistent with standard practice each submitted paper will receive a minimum of three reviews. A scientific board will evaluate the abstracts.
Final papers should be original, unpublished and not more than ten single-spaced pages with minimum font size of 12 pt. Papers should be submitted in .doc, .docx or .rtf format, and should only contain the paper title and the body of the paper, with author names and affiliations. Final papers should be sent to the conference secretariat by the 5th of May, 2014.
All accepted papers will be published in the conference proceedings. The organizers are negotiating a special issue in an international journal for selected papers from the conference.
WORKING GROUPS:
The following working group proposals have been accepted by the organizers. All abstracts related on these and other topics are warmly welcome! More details on the working groups can be obtained from the conference website.
- Forests and climate change: from global trends to local landscapes
- Institutional Analysis and Energy Transitions
- North-South Research Collaborations – For Whom and For What?
- Climate change and corporate actions
- Are there sustainable futures for the Arctic?
- Climate change mitigation opportunities in rural futures
- Climate Governance in the South: Policies and Politics in Mitigation and Adaptation
- Urban Adaptation in a Changing Climate: Enhancing Adaptation Science/Policy Linkage for Future Practice and Planning
IMPORTANT DATES:
- Deadline for abstracts (extended): January 16, 2014
- Notification of acceptance (extended): February 28, 2014
- Deadline for full papers: May 5, 2014
CONFERENCE WEBSITE: www.futureinfinite.fi
If you wish to contact us or join our mailing list send an email to futuresconference@utu.fi