Call for paper: 14th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference

The 14th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference takes place in New Delhi, India, September 21-23,2008. India provides a very important platform and context for sustainable development research. The topics discussed and research themes addressed will cover the diversity of aspects and approaches in sustainable development research.

The 14th Annual International Sustainable Development Research Conference will focus on the following topics and themes:

• Government’s Role and Policies in Sustainable Development
• International and Supra-National Organisations and Sustainable Development
• Corporate Strategy and Sustainable Development
• Development VS. Business Strategy
• Corporate Social Responsibility
• Culture and Sustainable Development
• Multinational Corporations and Sustainable Development
• NGO Contribution to Sustainable Development
• Fossil Fuels: How Sustainable?
• Biofuels and Renewables for Climate Change Mitigation
• Industrial Ecology for Climate Change Mitigation
• Industrial Symbiosis and Eco-Industrial Parks
• Cleaner Production, Eco-Efficiency and Design for the Environment
• Sustainability of New Product Development
• Impact of Poverty and Human Rights on Sustainability
• Enforcement of Environmental Laws
• Design, Aesthetic Consumption and Sustainability
• Sustainable Transport in Mega cities
• Adapting Societies to Changing Climate Conditions
• Sustainability Science – Still in its Infancy, or already Mature
• Energy Issues in Asia and Climate Change
• Innovation and Entrepreneurship - a Key to Sustainable Development?
• Health, Environment and Sustainable development
• Current Issues in Sustainable Development: General Questions

The conference is pleased to announce that in addition to the above general call, we are calling papers for special tracks and workshops. These tracks and sessions have been designed by internationally recognised experts in their respective area of expertise. We currently have 26 such tracks available.

The 14th Annual Conference is a peer reviewed conference. Abstracts are sent to reviewers and written comments are provided to the authors. Papers from the conference are considered for publication in special issues of international scientific peer reviewed journals. The conference has several supporting journals, including Sustainable Development, Business Strategy and the Environment, Journal of Cleaner Production, Progress in Industrial Ecology, Corporate Social Responsibility and Environmental Management and European Environment. Accepted conference papers are presented at the conference and authors are then advised to revise based on the experience on the debates and discussion. Revised papers will go through the journal review processes.

We invite you to submit an abstract to be considered for an oral presentation at the conference. Please submit an abstract responding either to the general call for papers or to the call for papers against individual tracks. Abstracts (max 300 words) that should contain the title of the paper, name(s) of the author(s), affiliation(s) and full contact information should be uploaded to the conference website.

The deadline for the second and final call for papers is June 18, 2008.

To submit your abstract: www.14aisdrc2008.com/