From the Project Coal website: Schedule Application deadline: February 12th, 2012 The Coal Prize will be awarded on March 15th, 2012 The Coal Prize Art & Environment rewards each year a project by a contemporary artist involved in environmental issues. Its goals are to promote and support the vital role which art and creation play... Continue Reading →
Best LIFE Nature Projects 2010
The EU LIFE programme includes the 'Nature' strand and for a number of years the best ten projects have been highlighted in a publication. The 2010 publication (download pdf) includes projects to promote suitable conditions for the Iberian lynx as well as restoring critically rare natural woodlands. LIFE co-funded a total of 1,256 projects between... Continue Reading →
Jane’s Walk USA
Jane's Walk USA is a project celebrating 50 years since the publication of Jane Jacobs' book The Death and Life of Great American Cities. The project encourages the exploration of where you live and provides some ideas for things to do.
Values and Climate Change Behaviours Conference
The Scottish Government's conference on values and behaviours focused on the ways psychology could inform work to address climate change. Prof Tim Kasser, Knox College, Illinois; Dr Anat Bardi, Royal Holloway, University of London and Prof Greg Maio, University of Cardiff, introduced current thinking in psychology of values. For those interested in this approach, check... Continue Reading →
What are the key aspects of well-being?
The UK Office of National Statistics is currently consulting on a framework and headline indicators for measuring well-being. This is an incredibly important development, intended in the long run to provide alternatives to simplistic measures such as GDP. The consultation tests the assumption that the following domains add up to a sense of well-being (quoted... Continue Reading →
TippingPoint Newcastle
Tipping Point have announced their next gathering and have an open application procedure for some places for artists and academics. "TippingPoint, in partnership with Newcastle Institute for Research on Sustainability (NIReS), will be holding a major national gathering of those concerned with the interface between the arts and culture on one hand, and environmental issues,... Continue Reading →
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