18 – 28 August 2010, Frankfurt, Bonn and Berlin, Germany Apply for a group tour and conference in Germany, the “ESD Forum“, focusing on Global Warming. Tour and conference will take place in Frankfurt, Bonn and Berlin, including visits of the United Nations and German Parliament, and final presentations at Free University Berlin. Find more information and apply [...]
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Learning for transformation Sustainable development requires a shift towards a society that better addresses basic human needs and the limitations of natural systems. A transformation of e.g. mindsets, educational approaches, societal structures, technical systems and economic accounting methods is needed. Engineering education institutions can play an important role in this transformation and in the sustainable society [...]
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- Abstract submission is now available at www.eesd10.org - Welcome to the next biannual conference in Engineering Education in Sustainable Development, EESD10 Göteborg, Sweden, September, 19th -22nd (+ side event in Stockholm, September, 23d), 2010. Theme: Learning for transformation Sustainable development requires a shift towards a society that better addresses basic human needs and the limitations of natural systems. A transformation [...]
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by R.K. Khitoliya and Nitin Tanwar, Department of Civil Engineering, Punjab Engineering College, Chandigarh, India E-governance has been considered as an ideal tool to speed up the development process by developing countries all over the world, especially in the case of isolated rural communities. However, e-governance has not yet been effectively implemented in these communities because [...]
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by Mosmi Bhim Many developing countries have been afflicted with problems of governance. These problems have been associated with maladministration, malpractice, corruption, nepotism, and abuse of office for private gain. Leadership is one of the prime areas where governance problems appear to occur. Many countries have experienced misappropriation of public money by politicians and heads of [...]
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