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Links between R&D investment and governance performance

Lorrae's Planet under Pressure presentation generated discusison on the links between science and governance - and whether they can be used together as a force for good...or evil.

New and revived blog coming your way in 2012

Our blog has been a bit on and off this year, much like my commitment and dedication to my PhD, flamenco, samba, learning Tagalog, poi and hulahooping. Guess we can’t do it all. We’ve got grand plans of making this a more crowd sourced project next year with the help of our official webmaster Sandra [...]

Master blogging challenge @ Asia Pacific Week 2011

4 professional academics and journalists were invited to a live blogging challenge as part of ANU's Asia Pacific Week 2011. As blogging isn't traditionally a spectator sport, Deb joined in the challenge to blog about three unrelated objects.

Journey to Big Land

Millie tells us about her field work in surburbia, where belonging is only a mall away.

Snippets

• Read the sweet and sour pressure-cooked blogs from the 2011 Asia Pacific Master Blog Challenge #
• @FCousteau, grandson of THE Cousteau has tweeted the following: Happy World Ocean Day! For our planet's health and our future, perform an act of kindness toward the oceans. Great idea. #
• HEF article published: Cleland and Wyborn  “A reflective lens:  applying critical systems thinking and visual methods to ecohealth research”, Ecohealth (OnlineFirst) #
• Food prices are at a new high according to the UN. From Climate Shifts. #
• The Society for HumanEcology Conference 2011 (SHE) early-bird rego closes soon (15 Jan). Submissions for papers clos the end of Jan 2011. President Terry Chapin will deliver a key note.  Also look forward to round table discussion on the development of HumanEcology within ESA and any mutually beneficial cross-over with SHE. #
• One for the holidays: we're happier when busy, but our instinct is for idleness, according to an article on the British Psychological Society's page  (link from  Leigh Sales at the Drum) #
• What will 2011 bring for climate change policy in Australia? John Olenich makes some predictions at the Drum #
• How will growing cities eat? ANU's Rob Dyball and David Dumaresq co-authored this Letter to Nature underscoring the importance of food security to the future of cities #
• Is Californication a reality? Read a filmmaker's account of the Hollywoodisation of environmental activists and scientists alike at the Benshi #
• Read the final issue of the Applied Environmental Decision Analysis' newsletter Decision Point. Download it here #