The Boston University Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future published two new papers: the first is an issue brief (No. 20) on the role of art and the media in perceptions on climate change (see here); and the second is a Task Force Report on governance for a green economy […]
The Pardee Center at Boston University will co-host a special high-level brainstorming session on “Accountability and Implementation: The Keys to Sustainable Development” to be held at the United Nations in New York on March 8, 2011, as a side-event at the second PrepCom meetings for the forthcoming 2012 Rio+20 conference (the United Nations Conference on […]
On Friday, February 25 2011, The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future and the BU Department of Geography and Environment convened for the sixth Sawyer Seminar on Energy and Society. The session, entitled The Role of Energy in Avoiding Collapse, featured Joseph Tainter and Robert Kaufmann and was moderated by […]
Pardee Center Programs Manager Cynthia Barakatt attended the annual meeting of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS) held February 17- 21 in Washington, D.C. The theme of the meeting was “Science Without Borders.” The AAAS annual meeting is one of the largest and best-known interdisciplinary scientific meetings and each year attracts thousands […]
Dr. Pablo Suarez’s, Pardee Visiting Fellow, review of the book Global Environmental Change and Human Security has been published in the latest issue of the journal Ecological Economics. The book was edited by R.A. Matthew, J. Barnett, B. McDonald and K.L. O’Brien and published by MIT Press. In his review, Dr. Suarez says that this volume […]
On Monday, February 14, 2011, The Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future held a lunch seminar on ‘What is Asia?’. Part of the ‘Pardee House Seminars’ series, the event featured Prof. David Eckel (BU Religion), Prof. Robert Hefner (BU Anthropology) and Prof. Eugenio Menegon (BU History), and was moderated by Prof. Adil Najam, Director […]
Application deadline: Monday, February 28, 2011 The Frederick S Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Range Future seeks up to four research assistants for a short-term assignment related to our Development That Works conference on March 31, 2011. Candidates must be able to commit to attending the all-day conference on March 31 and […]
Prof. Adil Najam, Director of the Frederick S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer Range Future and Boston University Professor presented the First South Asia Initiative Water Seminar at Harvard University, co-organized by the Harvard South Asia Initiative, the Harvard University Center for the Environment, and the Harvard Water Program. Chaired by prof. […]
Pardee Center Post-doctoral Fellow Dr. Miquel Munoz authored a chapter in the Second Assessment Report of Climate Change in Catalonia, printed in Catalan in late 2010 and recently made available online. In his chapter, accessible here, Dr. Muñoz provides an overview of international negotiations on climate change, including: history of negotiations under the United Nations Framework Convention on […]
The International Relations department is organizing the First Annual Graduate Student Research Conference on February 18 – 19, 2011. The Frederick. S. Pardee Center for the Study of the Longer-Range Future, together with the BU Department of International Relations, the Center for International Relations, the BU Center for the Study of Asia, and the Graduate International […]