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The Rachel Carson Distinguished Lecture Series presents
Prof. Simon A. Levin of Princeton University

"Sustainability, Discounting and Cooperation:
The Need for New Institutions”


Thursday, December 10, 2009 at 3:30 p.m.
Packaging School Building (PAC 100)


More information is available here.

The International Network of Research on Coupled Human and Natural Systems (CHANS-Net) has been established.

Article "Spatial and temporal patterns of fuelwood
collection in Wolong Nature Reserve: Implications
for panda conservation"

was published in Landscape and Urban Planning
and was featured in BBC

Article "Linking social norms to efficient conservation investment in payments for ecosystem services"

was published in PNAS and featured
in news media (e.g., NSF, AAAS, UPI and USA Today)

Achieving sustainability is one of the most important challenges facing society. Addressing complex issues related to sustainability requires innovative systems integration (i.e., integration of multiple disciplines including both social and natural sciences).

Mission:

Our mission is to develop and maintain a center of excellence that integrates ecology with socioeconomics, demography, and other disciplines for ecological sustainability from local, national, to global scales.

Objectives:

  • Conduct cutting-edge research on emerging issues related to ecological sustainability.
  • Train new generations of leading scholars for interdisciplinary research.
  • Disseminate research findings across the globe.
 
 


Center for Systems Integration and Sustainability
115 Manly Miles Building
Michigan State University
East Lansing, MI 48824, USA
517-432-5025 (phone)
517-432-5066 (fax)

Michiagan State University