scholarly journals A convergence research perspective on graduate education for sustainable urban systems science

2021 ◽  
Vol 1 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
José Lobo ◽  
Marina Alberti ◽  
Melissa Allen-Dumas ◽  
Luís M. A. Bettencourt ◽  
Anni Beukes ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Education ◽  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Urban Systems ◽  
Systems Science ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Research Perspective ◽  
Global Perspectives ◽  
New Science ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

AbstractSustainable urban systems (SUS) science is a new science integrating work across established and emerging disciplines, using diverse methods, and addressing issues at local, regional, national, and global scales. Advancing SUS requires the next generation of scholars and practitioners to excel at synthesis across disciplines and possess the skills to innovate in the realms of research, policy, and stakeholder engagement. We outline key tenets of graduate education in SUS, informed by historical and global perspectives. The sketch is an invitation to discuss how graduates in SUS should be trained to engage with the challenges and opportunities presented by continuing urbanization.

scholarly journals Challenges and opportunities for an efficiency boost of next generation Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells: prospects for a paradigm shift

2020 ◽  
Vol 13 (7) ◽  
pp. 2047-2055 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mario Ochoa ◽  
Stephan Buecheler ◽  
Ayodhya N. Tiwari ◽  
Romain Carron
Keyword(s):  
Solar Cells ◽  
Paradigm Shift ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
New Developments ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

A perspective on some strategies to trigger new developments for the next generation of Cu(In,Ga)Se2 solar cells is presented.

scholarly journals “Having more women humanitarian leaders will help transform the humanitarian system”: challenges and opportunities for women leaders in conflict and humanitarian health

2020 ◽  
Vol 14 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Preeti Patel ◽  
Kristen Meagher ◽  
Nassim El Achi ◽  
Abdulkarim Ekzayez ◽  
Richard Sullivan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Women Leaders ◽  
Thematic Analysis ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Evidence Base ◽  
Women's Leadership ◽  
Women In Leadership ◽  
Humanitarian Emergencies ◽  
Effective Interventions ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities ◽  
Barriers And Opportunities

Abstract Background It is estimated that over 40% of the half a million humanitarian workers who provide frontline care during emergencies, wars and disasters, are women. Women are at the forefront of improving health for conflict-affected populations through service delivery, education and capacity strengthening, advocacy and research. Women are also disproportionately affected by conflict and humanitarian emergencies. The growing evidence base demonstrating excess female morbidity and mortality reflects the necessity of evaluating the role of women in leadership driving health research, policy and programmatic interventions in conflict-related humanitarian contexts. Despite global commitments to improving gender equality, the issue of women leaders in conflict and humanitarian health has been given little or no attention. The aim of this paper focuses on three domains: importance, barriers and opportunities for women leaders in conflict and humanitarian health. Following thematic analysis of the material collected, we discuss the following themes: barriers of women’s leadership domain at societal level, and organisational level, which is subcategorized into culture and strategy. Building on the available opportunities and initiatives and on inspirational experiences of the limited number of women leaders in this field, recommendations for empowering and supporting women’s leadership in conflict health are presented. Methods A desk-based literature review of academic and grey sources was conducted followed by thematic analysis. Results There is very limited evidence on women leaders in conflict and humanitarian health. Some data shows that women have leadership skills that help to support more inclusive solutions which are incredibly important in this sector. However, deeply imbedded discrimination against women at the organisational, cultural, social, financial and political levels is exacerbated in conflict which makes it more challenging for women to progress in such settings. Conclusion Advocating for women leaders in conflict and health in the humanitarian sector, governmental bodies, academia and the global health community is crucial to increasing effective interventions that adequately address the complexity and diversity of humanitarian crises.

scholarly journals Continuous integration in urban social-ecological systems science needs to allow for spacing co-existence

AMBIO ◽  
2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Dagmar Haase
Keyword(s):  
Urban Sustainability ◽  
Ecological Systems ◽  
Urban Systems ◽  
Systems Science ◽  
Ecological Research ◽  
Mutual Relationship ◽  
Continuous Integration ◽  
Social Ecological Systems ◽  
Social Ecological ◽  
Interdisciplinary Journal

AbstractUrbanization brings benefits and burdens to both humans and nature. Cities are key systems for integrated social-ecological research and the interdisciplinary journal of Ambio has published ground-breaking contributions in this field. This reflection piece identifies and discusses integration of the human and natural spheres in urban social-ecological research using the following foundational papers as important milestones: Folke et al. (1997), Ernstson et al. (2010) and Andersson et al. (2014). These papers each take unique approaches that aim to uncover core properties—processes, structures, and actors—of urban systems and set them into mutual relationship. This piece will end with a forward-looking vision for the coming 50 years of urban sustainability and resilience study in Ambio.

Global perspectives on advocating for change in doctoral education

2010 ◽  
Vol 3 (1) ◽  
pp. 92-103 ◽  
Author(s):  
George A. Martinez ◽  
Maresi Nerad ◽  
Elizabeth Rudd
Keyword(s):  
Graduate Education ◽  
South African ◽  
Risk Taking ◽  
Doctoral Education ◽  
Workshop Report ◽  
Global Perspectives ◽  
Task Forces ◽  
Critical Issues ◽  
Key Issues ◽  
The University

This workshop report summarises the potentially far-reaching deliberations and results of a conference of experts in doctoral education from around the world. The conference was organised jointly by the U.S. Center for Innovation and Research in Graduate Education (CIRGE) at the University of Washington, Seattle and the German International Centre for Higher Education Research (INCHER) at the University of Kassel. Participants discussed critical issues in the globalisation of doctoral education, including global inequalities, diversity in types of students and modes of study, and intellectual risk-taking, and they sought to develop proposals for policy. The focus of the conference was on the research doctorate. This essay reports on the activities, discussions, and conclusions of the workshop. One of the task forces illustrated issues in the intellectual risk-taking faced by graduates by performing a highly realistic vignette written by a South African professor. We begin our workshop report with this vignette as a way to begin to frame the key issues.

scholarly journals Advanced control strategies for bioprocess chromatography: Challenges and opportunities for intensified processes and next generation products

2021 ◽  
Vol 1639 ◽  
pp. 461914
Author(s):  
Alexander Armstrong ◽  
Kieran Horry ◽  
Tingting Cui ◽  
Martyn Hulley ◽  
Richard Turner ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Control Strategies ◽  
Next Generation ◽  
Advanced Control ◽  
Challenges And Opportunities

scholarly journals Addressing Stakeholder Concerns Regarding the Effective Use of Bio-Based and Biodegradable Plastics

Resources ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (10) ◽  
pp. 95
Author(s):  
Carly A. Fletcher ◽  
Karolina Niemenoja ◽  
Rhiannon Hunt ◽  
Jill Adams ◽  
Alan Dempsey ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Stakeholder Engagement ◽  
Research Policy ◽  
Health And Safety ◽  
Information Provision ◽  
Market Penetration ◽  
Policy And Practice ◽  
Academic Communities ◽  
Communication Difficulties ◽  
And Performance ◽  
Effective Use

Bio-based and biodegradable materials have the potential to replace traditional petroleum-based plastics across a range of products and contribute to a more circular economy. However, the uptake of these materials will not succeed unless consumers, manufacturers, and regulators are convinced of their efficacy. Investigating performance and safety concerns put forward by academic and non-academic communities, this paper assesses whether these concerns are being adequately addressed by current policy and regulation. In addition, measures to overcome significant concerns are developed through a series of stakeholder engagement events, informed by the Prospex-CQI-and STIR methodology. Discussions across the stakeholder engagement events have highlighted several concerns that create barriers to market up-take of bio-based and biodegradable plastic products, including the continued confusion regarding terminology and resultant communication, difficulties in navigating the plethora of documents related to safety, the appropriateness of safety documents when applied to new products, and the overall suitability and sustainability of such materials as an alternative to traditional plastics. To overcome these concerns, a series of recommendations for research, policy, and practice are made with respect to the following key areas of concern: regulation and legislative instruments, material quality and performance, market penetration and availability, waste management infrastructure, sourcing and supply chain, communication and information provision, and material health and safety.

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