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AGS Newsletter 2010 is available. Click here for download: AGS Newsletter 2010:1

Urban areas around the world are vital centers of culture, leadership, and opportunity. Although rapid urban development often leads to severe environmental and social problems, it could prove to be an outstanding opportunity to achieve greater sustainability. (more…)

Global Change and Sustainability:“Pathways to the sustainable society in 2050″
AGS Annual Meeting 2010, 16-19 March at The University of Tokyo, Japan

The main themes:

• Mitigation and adaptation strategy to climate change and demographic change
• Sustainable city-regions
• Energy pathways to the future: smart grid and smart infrastructure
• Information exchange and communication between academia and society (more…)

Springer has set up ClimateSciNet, a professional scientific network devoted to those working or interested in climate science around the world. The network aims to bring students, researchers and industry professionals together, enhance contact and communication and stimulate the dissemination of climate related information.

Link to ClimateSciNet: www.climatescinet.com

At the AGS Annual Meeting 2010 in Tokyo, UT-SC will hold a workshop on 16-20 March 2010. It is for motivated and far-sighted students in sustainability field of study from the world community. The meeting will focus on sustainability problems in the Asian context.

More information about the meeting: UT-SC workshop at  AGSAM2010

New books in the series: (more…)

Sarah Slaughter, Senior Lecturer, Sloan School of Management at MIT

The Sloan School of Management at MIT offers a course that specifically addresses how organizations of all kinds – including traditional manufacturing firms, those that extract resources, a huge variety of new start-ups, non-profits, and governmental organizations of all types – are tackling the massive challenges of sustainability. (more…)

Global sustainability challenges need partnerships between academia and industry. AGS Todai has been doing this in its monthly Strategic Sustainability Seminars since 2007. Over twenty Japanese companies active in diverse business fields, including construction, food, chemical, cement, and real estate, have joined. They come to get comprehensive knowledge about sustainability for the future. (more…)

Vision 2050 is a two year project of the World Business Council for Sustainable Development (WBCSD) involving 29 of their member companies. The focus is on “the role of business for tomorrow’s constrained but sustainable world”. The AGS has been asked to assist via professor level reviews of drafts and research of various themes by students. (more…)