| Monday, 10 September 2012: |
| 9.00-9.30: Opening Session |
Prof. Dr. Margarita Velázquez Gutiérrez, Director of CRIM-UNAM
Brief introduction of the speakers and of their interest in the workshop theme
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| 9.30-10.30: First Session: Introduction: Goals and Concepts |
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Prof. Dr. Úrsula Oswald Spring, Research Professor, UNAM CRIM, Cuernavaca, Mexico, Lead author of the IPCC: Goals of the workshop
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PD Dr. Hans Günter Brauch, Free University of Berlin and AFES-PRESS, Mosbach, Germany: The Climate Paradox: Policy Declarations and Lack of Implementation: The Political Context for the Fourth Sustainability Revolution
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11.00-13.30 Second Session: After Rio+20 (June 2012): Sustainable Transition and Sustainable Peace |
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Prof. Dr. Úrsula Oswald Spring: After Rio+20: Scientific Concepts and Policy Context for Sustainable Development and Sustainable Peace: Two Contested Scientific Concepts and Policy Goals
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PD Dr. Hans Günter Brauch, Free University of Berlin and AFES-PRESS, Mosbach, Germany: Seven Dimensions of ‘Sustainability Transition’: Temporal, Spatial, Scientific, Societal, Economic, Political and Cultural
This paper has been accepted after peer review by the Special English issue of Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional - Brazilian Journal of International Politics on Global Climate Governance and Transition to a Low Carbon Economy, November 2012 that is coedited by Eduardo Viola, Full Professor of the Institute of International Relations of the University of Brasília, and Prof. Antônio Carlos Lessa, Editor, Revista Brasileira de Política Internacional - Brazilian Journal of International Politics and Associate Professor - Institute of International Relations - University of Brasília |
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16.00-19.00 Third Session: Theoretical Approach: Transitions to Sustainable Development: New Directions in the Study of Long Term Transformative Change |
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Prof. Dr. John Grin, Amsterdam University, Co-chairman of the Dutch Knowledge Network of Systems Innovation and Deputy Chairman, AFES-PRESS: Theories of Transitions to Sustainable Development: Approach of the Dutch Knowledge network of Systems Innovation (Skype presentation)
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Tuesday, 11 September 2012:
Research on Transitions to Sustainable Development: State of the Art
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| 9.00-11.00: Fourth Session: Changes in Worldview |
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Prof. Dr. Karen O’Brien, University of Oslo: Sustainability Transition: Change of the Scientific Worldview? (Skype presentation)
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Steffen Bauer, German Development Institute and former scientific assistant of the German Advisory Council on Global Change: A social Contract for Sustainability (Skype presentation)
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11.15-12.15: Fifth Session: Changes in Mindset |
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Prof. Dr. Simon Dalby, CIGI chair in the political economy of climate change at the Balsillie School of International Affairs in Waterloo, Ontario, Canada: Persistence and Transformation of Mindsets: The Canadian Case (Skype presentation)
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12.30-14.00 Sixth Session: Changes in Culture |
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Prof. Dr. Lourdes Arizpe Schlosser, UNAM/CRIM, Cuernavaca, Mexico: Material and Immaterial Cultural Transformation
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16.00-17.30 Seventh Session: Changes in Governance |
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Prof. Dr. Roeland J. in ‘t Veld, Open University of the Netherlands and Tilburg University, Tilburg. The Netherlands: A Fundamental Change in Governance: Transgovernance: The Quest for Governance of Sustainable Development: Perspective of the Institute of Advanced Sustainability Studies, Potsdam
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18.00-20.00 Eighth Session: Sustainability Transitions: Perspectives from Systems Theory and Complexity Research |
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Prof. Dr. Czeslaw Mesjasz, Cracow Economic University: Interpretations of Sustaina-bility: A Few Lessons from Modern Systems Thinking
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Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran, Hamburg University, Department of Geography, Excellence Cluster on Climate Research: Cascades and Transitions in Human-Environment Interactions
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Wednesday, 12 September 2012:
Impacts of Strategies and Cases of Sustainable Transitions for
Sustainable Development for Sustainable Peace
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| 8.30-11.00: Ninth Session: Bottom-up Approaches |
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Dr. Karlson Hargroves, Research Fellow/Project Director, The Natural Edge Project, University of Adelaide and Curtin University, Australia: Factor Five: Transforming the Global Economy through 80 % Improvements in Resource Productivity (Skype Presentation)
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Prof. Dr. John Grin, Amsterdam University, Co-chairman of the Dutch Knowledge Network of Systems Innovation and Deputy Chairman, AFES-PRESS: Bottom-Up: Parkstad Limburg as a test of Theory on Transitions Dual track governance of transitions: an agency perspective. Lessons from cases on health and agriculture in the Netherlands (Skype presentation)
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11.15-12.45: Tenth Session: Bottom-up Approaches |
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Dr. Serena Eréndira Serrano Oswald, Postdoctoral Fellow, UNAM CRIM: Local transitions in Oaxaca seen from Social Representations Theory
- Abstract
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- Podcast
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Prof. Dr. Úrsula Oswald Spring, Research Professor, UNAM CRIM, Cuernavaca, Mexico, Lead author of the IPCC, UNAM CRIM: Sustainability Transition in a River Basin in Mexico
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12.45-13.30: Eleventh Session: Top Down Approaches on Sustainability Transitions: Energy and Resource Productivity |
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PD Dr. Hans Günter Brauch, Free University of Berlin: From DESERTEC to NAFSOLTEC: Macro Projects for a transition towards renewable energies in Europe, the MENA Region and in North America
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16.30-19.00 Twelfth Final Session: Roundtable Discussions on Visions and Strategies for a Fourth Sustainability Revolution moderated by Prof. Dr. Margarita Velázquez Gutierréz, Director, UNAM/CRIM |
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Dr. Ursula Oswald Spring and Dr. Serena Eréndira Serrano Oswald: Results of the Workshop
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Part A: Prof. Dr. Lourdes Arizpe Schlosser, Prof. Dr. Roeland J. in 't Veld: Impacts of Visions and Strategies of Business-as-usual and of Sustainability Transitions for Sustainable Peace: Need for Changing Worldviews, Mindsets, Culture and Governance
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Part B: Prof. Dr. Czeslaw Mesjasz, Prof. Dr. Jürgen Scheffran, PD Dr. Hans Günter Brauch: Impact Research on the Linkages between Transformations towards Sustainability and Sustainable Peace at the local, regional and global levels
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Thursday, 13 September 2012: Excursion
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| Thursday, 13 September 2012: Full Day Excursion to the Yautepec River Basin Translator: Dr. Serena Erendira Serrano Oswald, UNAM/CRIM (Cuernavaca, Mexico City) |
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10.30: Travel with small buses to the indigenous village Hueyapan (3500 metres) below the Volcano Popocatepetl |
| 10.30-12.00: Visits of local small scale water management and fields of indigenous |
| 12.00-13.00: Travel from Hueyapan to the water falls of el Salto |
| 13.00-14.00: Lunch below the el Salto in the Parque de los Venados |
| 14.00-15.00: Travel to the archaeological site of Chalcatzingo |
| 15.00-17.00: Guided tour of the museum and the archaeological site of Chalcatzingo |
| 17.00-18.00: Travel from Chalcatzingo a Yautepec |
18.00-20.00: The Yautepec River Basin: A local project for a sustainable transition:
a) Ariana Estrada. Ph.D candidate, CIDHEM, Cuernavaca
b) Dr. Aime Uranga, post doctoral fellow, UNAM/CRIM
c) Fernando Bahena, member of the Yautepec River Basin Council |
Friday, 14 September 2012: Historical Excursion to Xochicalco
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| 9:00-11:00: Travel with a small bus by UNAM CRIM from Yautepec to the archaeological site of Xochicalco in Morelos |
| 11.00-14:00 Guided tour of the archaeological site and of the museum of Xochicalco Translator: Dr. Serena Erendira Serrano Oswald, UNAM/CRIM (Cuernavaca, Mexico City) |
| 14:00-16:00: Travel with a small bus from Xochicalco to Yautepec |
Saturday, 15 September 2012: Departure to the Airport in Mexico City
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| 9:30-10:30: Travel with a small bus by UNAM CRIM from Yautepec to Cuernavaca |
| 10:30-13:30: Tour of the historical centre of Cuernavaca by Prof. Dr. Ursula Oswald Spring |
| 13:30-15:00: Lunch at the Zocalo of Cuernavaca |
Excursions before the start of the Workshop for European Participants starting in Yautepec
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Saturday, 8 September:
Arrival of speakers Visit of the magical village of Tlayacapan, Ex-convent of San Juan Bautista, of Oaxtepec and of the Ex-hacienda of Cocoyoc |
Sunday, 9 September:
Arrival of speakers Visit of the magical village of Tepoztlán
Guide of both tours: Prof. Dr. Úrsula Oswald Spring (UNAM/CRIM) |
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