SFI Colloquium on Sustainability

 

Spring 2008 Presentations

 

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Date

Topic

Responsible Party

January 18

Organizational Day

Karl Haapala and Jill Jensen

January 25

Paper Presentation & Discussion

M.A. Adams and A. E. Ghaly, 2007, “The Foundations of a Multi-Criteria Evaluation Methodology for Assessing Sustainability,” Intl. Journal of Sustainable Development & World Ecology, 14, 5, pp.437-449.

Group 1

February 1

Paper Presentation & Discussion

Glavić, P., 2006, “Sustainability Engineering Education,” Clean Technologies and Environmental Policy, 8, pp.24-30.

Group 2

February 8

No Class – MTU Winter Carnival

 

February 15

Paper Presentation & Discussion

Brent, A.C. and J.K Visser, 2005, “An Environmental Performance Resource Impact Indicator for Life Cycle Management in the Manufacturing Industry,” Journal of Cleaner Production, 13, pp. 557-565.

Group 3

February 22

Paper Presentation & Discussion

Fiksel, J., 2006, “Sustainability and Resilience: Toward a Systems Approach,” Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy, 2, 2, pp.14-21.

Group 4

February 29

Paper Presentation & Discussion

Stallworthy, M., 2006, “Sustainability, Coastal Erosion and Climate Change: An Environmental Justice Analysis,” Journal of Environmental Law, 18, 3, pp. 357-373.

Additional Material:

1)          Natural Disasters and Sustainable Development, UN Commission on Sustainable Development, Background Paper 5, 2002.

2)          Louisiana Coastal Plan, Executive Summary, 2007.

3)          Louisiana's Comprehensive Master Plan for a Sustainable Coast

Group 5

March 7

Paper Presentation & Discussion

Cassells, S., J. Holland, and A. Meister, 2005, “End-of-Life Vehicle Disposal: Policy Proposals to Resolve an Environmental Issue in New Zealand,” Journal of Environmental Policy & Planning, 7, 2, pp. 107-124.

Group 6

March 14

No Class – MTU Spring Break

 

March 21

Presentation: “Incorporating Environmental Sustainability Concept into Manufacturing Decision Making”

(No Class @ SUBR – Spring Break)

Mid-Semester Project Update Due

Karl Haapala

(Century II Henes Fellow Lecture)

March 28

Presentation: “Harnessing Nanotechnologies to Meet Critical Sustainable Development Challenges”

Julio Rivera

April 4

Science of Sustainability:

Environment/Ecosystem Perspective

MTU environmental students

April 11

Science of Sustainability:

Societal Perspective

SUBR policy students,

MTU students at SUBR

April 18

Science of Sustainability:

Industry/Economy Perspective

MTU industrial students

April 25

Final Project Presentation: Second-Life Sustainable Futures Island

Michael Brodeur-Campbell