FYI... Stefanie Rixecker ECOFEM Coordinator ------- Forwarded message follows ------- Date: Wed, 09 Feb 2000 13:30:31 -0500 (EST) From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Society for Human Ecology Meeting Society for Human Ecology XIth International Conference Snow King Resort Jackson Hole, Wyoming, U.S.A. October 18 - 22, 2000 Democracy and Sustainability: Adaptive Planning and Management Ever since Aldo Leopold articulated the ethics of respecting the land as a community within which we live, and Rachael Carson focused attention on the deep-reaching effects of human choices, an increasing proportion of mankind has become aware of the need for human activities to be in harmony with natural processes. For a decade and a half, scholars and practitioners from around the world have been meeting at 18-month intervals in Society for Human Ecology Conferences to discuss issues in the interactive field of human / environment interdependence: Human Ecology. As we begin a new century and millennium, the pace of human-induced change in the world is accelerating. But there is a modifying counter-trend in many nations, to include more and more of the public in environmental and public resource decisions. Last year's SHE conference dealt with contributions of interdisciplinary research to adaptive decision-making. In October we will build on that discussion of adaptive planning and management decisions, focusing in on the interrelationship between democratic institutions and ecosystem sustainability. The concerns of Human Ecology are distinctly interdisciplinary and transnational. New ideas from one discipline enrich, and are enriched by, discussions with other disciplines. In scale, research projects from one level have quite valuable implications for other levels - regional, national, international. SHE-XI will bring together researchers from communities around the world whose concerns are the enrichment of human well-being and the concomitant protection of environmental quality. From local to world scale, scholars are working on issues such as: --the relationships between human activities and environmental change; --the effects of environmental changes on human health and well-being; n--the dynamics of human adaptation to societal, technological, and environmental change; --methods by which environmental planning and decision making can be improved. Specific sessions at SHE-XI will be organized around the papers, round tables, and special sessions submitted. Sessions at previous SHE Conferences have included: --Sustainable Development --Ecological Transitions --Design and the Built Environment --Urban Ecosystems --Participatory Environmental Decision-Making --Environmental Policy Analysis --Quality of Life --Education of Human Ecologists The SHE-XI Conference will consist of Symposia, Paper Sessions and Workshops, Round Table Discussions, and Poster Sessions. This call invites proposals for Special Sessions, Symposia, Workshops, and Round Tables immediately. For conference planning purposes, the deadline for group proposals is May 15, the deadline for specific presentation titles and abstracts will be June 30. If you plan to attend, organize a session, develop a round table, or organize a workshop or symposium, please reply at your earliest possible opportunity. SHE-XI is being held in one of the most beautiful mountain environments in North America. We are inviting significant participation from land and resource managers in the Jackson Hole ecosystem, and hope to be able to offer local demonstration tours of human / ecosystem problems in environmental and natural resources management. To propose Sessions or submit Titles and Abstracts, please contact: Dr. Jonathan G. Taylor, First Vice President, Society for Human Ecology C/O Social, Economic, and Institutional Analysis Section MESC / USGS 4512 McMurry Ave. Fort Collins, CO. 80525 Phone: [970] 226-9438 FAX: [970] 226-9230 e-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] www.SocietyforHumanEcology.org To be placed on the mailing list, or to suggest others who should be notified, please contact: Ms Barbara Carter, Assistant to the Executive Director Society for Human Ecology C/O College of the Atlantic 105 Eden St. Bar Harbor, ME 04609 Phone: [208] 288-5015 FAX: [207] 288-4126 e-mail ------- End of forwarded message ------- ************************************ Dr. Stefanie S. Rixecker, Senior Lecturer Environmental Management & Design Division Lincoln University, Canterbury PO Box 84 Aotearoa New Zealand E-mail: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: 64-03-325-3841 ************************************
