Universities and Sustainable Development - Materials from the conference
The Charles University Environment Centre reminded this year 25 years since its founding. On this occasion, on November 21, 2017, a conference "Universities and Sustainable Development was held at the Patriotic Hall of the historical building of Charles University. Conference focused on the current problems of the contemporary world and the involvement of universities in their efforts to correct them.
We bring you a video of the conference lectures and a presentations of some speakers.
New book Sustainable rural entrepreneurship – inspiration for education was published
As a result of the project Sharing Experience: Co-production and Use of a Czech-Norwegian Resource for competence based education to support rural communities, financed from the Czech-Norwegian Research Programme (CZ09) published Charles University Environment Centre publication Sustainable rural entrepreneurship – inspiration.
New report shows it’s time to change: adapting behaviours for a sustainable and healthy Europe
New INHERIT Baseline Report investigates links between behaviour, health, environmental and social resilience. The re
port looks at what can be done to encourage lifestyles, which protect the environment and promote health equity by focusing on the way we live, move, and consume. It is based on a review of scientific literature and framed by the INHERIT model which is presented in the report.
Launch of Regional Centre of Expertize Czechia
On 27th April 2017, the Regional Center of Expertise Czechia was officially launched and successfully accredited by the United Nations University (UNU). In the Czech Republic, RCE Czechia is the first association of this type, joining the network of Regional Centers of Expertise across the world which today comprises more than 150 such RCE associations.
You can find more information about RCE Czechia on its web pages.
PEOPLE project funded and about to start!
Charles University Environment Center receives European Commission funding (Erasmus Plus scheme) for the collaborative project: 'PEOple-centred development approaches in Practical and Learning Environments (PEOPLE)'
Press Release - project INHERIT
Limited-term study and scientific internship options at the Charles University Environment Centre
Limited-term study and scientific internship options at the Charles University Environment centre ...
Recent publications
Weinzettel, Jan; Wood, Richard. Environmental Footprints of Agriculture Embodied in International Trade: Sensitivity of Harvested Area Footprint of Chinese Exports. Ecological Economics. March 2018, 145, pp. 323–330. Available for limited time here. Permanent link: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.11.013
Read more ...Alberini, A., Bigano, A., Ščasný, M., Zvěřinová, I. (2018) Preferences for Energy Efficiency vs. Renewables: What Is the Willingness to Pay to Reduce CO2 Emissions? Ecological Economics
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ecolecon.2017.08.009
Read more ...Kapitulčinová, D., Atkisson, A., Perdue, J., Will, M. (2017) Towards integrated sustainability in higher education – Mapping the use of the Accelerator toolset in all dimensions of university practice. Journal of Cleaner Production
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.05.050
Dlouhá, J., Henderson, L., Kapitulčinová, D., Mader, C. (2017) Sustainability-oriented higher education networks: Characteristics and achievements in the context of the UN DESD. Journal of Cleaner Production, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.07.239
Read more ...Dlouhá, J., Pospíšilová, M. (2017). Education for Sustainable Development Goals in public debate: The importance of participatory research in reflecting and supporting the consultation process in developing a vision for Czech education. Journal of Cleaner Production, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2017.06.145
Read more ...Janda K., Málek J., Rečka L. (2017) Influence of renewable energy sources on transmission networks in Central Europe. Energy Policy, Vol. 107, September 2017, pp 524–537
dostupný zde/available here
Mulà, I., Tilbury, D., Ryan, A., Mader, M., Dlouhá, J., Mader, C., ... & Alba, D. (2017). Catalysing Change in Higher Education for Sustainable Development: A Review of Professional Development Initiatives for University Educators.
Read more ...Helena Medková, David Vačkář, Jan Weinzettel: Appropriation of potential net primary production by cropland in terrestrial ecoregions, Journal of Cleaner Production, Volume 150, 1 May 2017, Pages 294–300 - available online: https://authors.elsevier.com/a/1UhaW3QCo9NBav
Read more ...Ščasný, M., Zvěřinová, I., Czajkowski, M., Kyselá, E., Zagórska, K. (2016) Public Acceptability of Climate Change Mitigation Policies: A Discrete Choice Experiment. Cimate Policy, December 2016, 1-20.
http://www.tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.1080/14693062.2016.1248888?scroll=top&needAccess=true
Holm, T., Sammalisto, K., Caeiro, S., Rieckmann, M., Dlouhá, J., Wright, T., ... & Lozano, R. (2016). Developing sustainability into a golden thread throughout all levels of education. Journal of Cleaner Production, 117, 1-3. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2016.01.016
Read more ...Dlouhá, J., & Burandt, S. (2015). Design and evaluation of learning processes in an international sustainability oriented study programme. In search of a new educational quality and assessment method. Journal of Cleaner Production,106, 247-258. http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2014.09.096
Read more ...Jan Urban, Milan Ščasný: Structure of Domestic Energy Saving: How Many Dimensions? Environment and Behavior April 2016 48: 454-481, http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/0013916514547081
Read more ...L. Rečka, M. Ščasný, Impacts of carbon pricing, brown coal availability and gas cost on Czech energy system up to 2050, Energy, Volume 108, 1 August 2016, Pages 19-33, ISSN 0360-5442, http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.energy.2015.12.003.
Read more ...Hák, Oulehlová, Janoušková a kol: Environmentální bezpečnost (2015). EKOPRESS, 150 s. ISBN: 978-80-87865-19-4 (http://www.ekopress.cz/)
Read more ...Hák, T., Janoušková, S., & Moldan, B. (2016). Sustainable Development Goals: A need for relevant indicators. Ecological Indicators, 60, 565-573.
Read more ...Charles University
Environment Centre
José Martího 407/2
160 00 Praha 6
Czech Republic
tel.: +420 220 199 460
e-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.