INSS Conference Keynote

INSS Conference Keynote

We’re pleased to bring you the abstract and biography of our 2015 keynote speaker, Adjo A. Amekudzi-Kennedy, from the School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, Georgia…

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Call for funding proposals: Enhancing Socio-Environmental Research & Education

Call for funding proposals: Enhancing Socio-Environmental Research & Education

INSS members might want to put together a collaborative grant on this — either email those you know using the member directory or comment on…

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Urban planning and improvisational comedy: How plans say “Yes, &”.

by Robert Boyer, UNC Charlotte Abstract: Urban planning and improvisational comedy are not obvious companions, and on the surface they seem contradictory: Isn’t urban planning…

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INSS at the People’s Climate March

INSS at the People’s Climate March

Post written by Helene Hilger How many INSSers attended the People’s Climate March? I rode with a Sierra Club-chartered bus to attend the march, arriving…

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Announcing the INSS Digital media competition "Visions of Social Sustainability"

Announcing the INSS Digital media competition “Visions of Social Sustainability”

The Integrated Network for Social Sustainability (INSS) is very excited to launch our film and digital media competition, “Visions of Social Sustainability.” Please see the…

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Ebola and sustainability

Ebola and sustainability

I used to work in a virology lab as a summer research assistant, and one summer I helped study the Ebola virus. This was in…

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Corporate Idealism: an unconventional love affair

Corporate Idealism: an unconventional love affair

Review of Evolution of a Corporate Idealist: When Girl Meets Oil by Christine Bader Christine Bader starts off her memoir with the admission that she…

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Student video about INSS April meeting

Student video about INSS April meeting

One of our student workers, Aidan, put together a fun video about the April meeting, and I thought it was a nice view of the…

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Climate Mitigation as Socio-Technical Transition: The Evolution of Eco-Cohousing in Tompkins County, New York

Climate Mitigation as Socio-Technical Transition: The Evolution of Eco-Cohousing in Tompkins County, New York

This post is another in our series presenting member research, focused primarily on the many insightful posters presented at this year’s conference.  by Robert Boyer…

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Urban agriculture and behavior change

Urban agriculture and behavior change

Last night, I was asked to participate in a Keeping Watch panel discussion on urban agriculture in Charlotte along with Henry Owen, who talked about his…

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