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Welcome to the Sustainability Community
This is a knowledge community brought together by a common concern for sustainability in an holistic perspective, where environmental, cultural, economic and social concerns intersect. The community interacts through an innovative, annual face-to-face conference, as well as year-round virtual relationships in a weblog, peer reviewed journal and book imprint - exploring the affordances of the new digital media. Members of this knowledge community include academics, researchers, policy makers, public servants, members of government and non-government organisations, consultants, educators and research students.
Conference
Members of the Sustainability Community meet at the International Conference on Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability, held annually in different locations around the world. The Conference was held at the University of Technology Mauritius, Mauritius in 2009; Universiti Malaysia Terengganu, Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia in 2008; University of Madras, Chennai, India in 2007; Hanoi and Ha Long Bay, Vietnam in 2006; and the University of Hawai’i at Manoa, Island of Oahu, Hawai’i, USA in 2005. In 2010, the Conference will be held at the University of Cuenca, Cuenca, South America.
Our community members and first time attendees come from all corners of the globe. Intellectually, our interests span the breadth of the various sustainability disciplines and fields of study. The Conference is a site of critical reflection, both by leaders in the field and emerging scholars. Those unable to attend the Conference may opt for virtual participation in which community members can either submit a video and/or slide presentation with voice-over, or simply submit a paper for peer review and possible publication in the Journal.
Publishing
The Sustainability Community enables members to publish through three media. First, by participating in the Sustainability Conference, community members can enter a world of journal publication unlike traditional academic publishing forums - a result of the responsive, non-hierarchical and constructive nature of the peer review process. The International Journal of Environmental, Cultural, Economic and Social Sustainability provides a framework for double-blind peer review, enabling authors to publish into an academic journal of the highest standard.
The second publication medium is through the book imprint On Sustainability, publishing cutting edge books in print and electronic formats. Publication proposals and manuscript submissions are welcome.
The third major publishing medium is our news blog, constantly publishing short news updates from the Sustainability Community, as well as major developments in the various disciplines of sustainability. You can also join this conversation at Facebook and Twitter or subscribe to our email Newsletter.