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Sustainable Solutions at Times of Transition (SuST)

International Symposium and Workshops 2024

07-10 July 2024, Nisyros Island, Greece

Ecologically destructive human practices that bring about climate change, have increased the risk of extreme weather events, food system failures, biodiversity loss, social inequalities, and geopolitical instability. As we struggle to face the ecological crisis and collapse in the time of the Anthropocene, environmental and social sustainable practices have become a vital issue for the survival of humanity.
Sustainability is related to systemic health and resilience at different scales, from local to regional and global. It requires a broader view of the importance of various capitals, their coexistence and mutual symbiosis. It requires “Closing the loop” of product lifecycles through greater recycling and re-use, as well as using resources in a sustainable way from production and consumption to waste management. Sustainable development is prompting a re-assessment of innovation and technological change that have a great impact on the environmental, social and economic aspects of life in our planet. Achieving sustainability will require fundamental, transformative and cross-cutting change and sustainable proposals, at all levels.

OBJECTIVE

The major objective of the symposium is to promote the scientific dialogue supporting the sustainable management and usage of natural resources and the shift in the use of renewable resources with best paradigms, practices and policies at the local, Mediterranean, European and global scales. This can be achieved by addressing the technical, socio-economic, ecological and sustainability dimensions in the context of “Accelerating the Transition to Equitable, Sustainable, Post-Fossil Carbon Societies!”.

GOAL

Our goal is to organize an international forum to bring together experts, young researchers, engineers and practitioners globally, to propose sustainable solutions for the environmental challenges of ‘’vulnerable communities” in the context of climate change and environmental degradation, and the need for integrating resilience and equity into all levels of society to reduce vulnerabilities and social upheavals.
Researchers can present their research, exchange new ideas, explore multiple dimensions of systemic, holistic and synergistic approaches for improving and applying sustainability principles in the context of climate change and related uncertainties, interact with each other and plan and foster future collaborations.

Sponsors

Municipality of Nisyros, Greece

Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece

Network of Mediterranean Engineering Schools, France