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Overarching goal To explore pathways towards de-coupling of the economic growth from the related degradation of the environment. IHDP. Industrial Transformation (IT). Project of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP). Regional scale.
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Overarching goal To explore pathways towards de-coupling of the economic growth from the related degradation of the environment IHDP Industrial Transformation (IT) Project of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP) Regional scale Global scale Environmental Pressure and State Local scale Income level Environment versus Growth Objectives : Understand the complex society-environment interactions Identify driving forces for change Foster international scientific cooperation in exploring a transition towards sustainability of production and consumption systems Framework for the Industrial Transformation Research Industrial Transformation research foci Energy and Material Flows Food Cities (Focus on Transportation and Water) Information and Communication Governance and Transformation Processes Macro-systems And Incentive Structure Research fields to be covered in transformation studies Production System Consumption System The Scientific Steering Committee (SSC) Prof. Dr. Pier Vellinga (Chair), The Netherlands Prof. Dr. Hidefumi Imura, Japan • IT International Project Office: • Pier Vellinga (chair) • Anna J. Wieczorek (co-ordinator) • Thomas Holmes (assistant co-ordinator) • Els Hunfeld (secretary) • c/o Institute for Environmental Studies (IVM) • De Boelelaan 1115, 1081 HV Amsterdam • The Netherlands • Tel. +31 20 4449504, Fax +31 20 4449553 • vell@geo.vu.nl • anna.j.wieczorek@ivm.vu.nl • http://www.vu.nl/ivm/research/ihdp-it Dr. Titus Adeboye, Kenya Dr. Nina Poussenkova, Russia Prof. Dr. Marina Fischer-Kowalski, Austria Prof. Dr. Richard Rockwell, United States Prof. Dr. Ken Green, United Kingdom Dr. Leena Srivastava, India Prof. Dr. Stuart Hart, United States Dr. Luis Vieira, Brazil