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Consensus - Project Events
ConsEnSus Food Transition Workshop, 26th July2012, Trinity College Dublin, Long Room Hub
Presentation by Dr. Jessica Pape: Consensus Food Transition Strategy Workshop: towards more sustainable food consumption in Ireland
Institute Launch and Symposium: Green Shift, Blue Growth, Bright Future? July 10th 2012, NUI Galway
Dr. Henrike Rau:
Building the Future We Want? participatory decision-making for sustainable transport infrastructure
Ms. Barbara Heisserer, Mr. Mike Hynes, poster presentation:
Smart Moves - temporary shift or lasting change in how people travel to work?
ConsEnSus International Conference
2012, 18-20 May 2012, National University of Ireland Galway
Challenging Consumption:
Pathways to a More Sustainable Future
National University of Ireland, Galway
The Consensus international conference on sustainable consumption took place at the National University of Ireland, Galway on the 18th, 19th and 20th of May, 2012. Keynote speakers at the conference included Maurie Cohen (New Jersey Institute of Technology, USA), Kate Soper (London Metropolitan University), Elizabeth Shove (Lancaster University), Mike Goodman (King's College London) and Inge Ropke (Technical University of Denmark).
The conference provided an international platform for current research in the field of Sustainable Consumption. In addition, the Consensus conference provided an opportunity to explore the potential for future research collaborations and facilitate exchange between currently existing SC networks. All conference participants at this specialised event are active members of US and European SC research communities. This conference was part of our Consensus project. More information available HERE
Video Coverage of the presentations by the key note speakers is available on the
ConsEnSus Youtube Channel
Presentations by the ConsEnSus Team members are available below:
Prof. Anna Davis, Introduction and Overview of the ConsEnSus Project
Dr. Frances Fahy,
Challenges and Opportunities for Sustainable Consumption in the Irish Context
Dr. Henrike Rau and Ms. Barbara Heisserer, Transport, Mobility and the Sustainable Consumption of Distance
Ms. Ruth Doyle, Envisioning Future Sustainable Consumption Practices: practice oriented, participatory backcasting in the consensus research project
Press coverage on the conference can be found HERE.
Earth System Governance Conference 2012, 18-20 April 2012, Lund Sweden
Decision-Making in Turbulent Times: transport policy and governance in Ireland during and after the 'Celtic Tiger' (draft presentation of the paper available HERE )Barbara Heisserer, Michael Hynes, Dr. Henrike Rau
Presenter: Dr Henrike Rau, School of Political Science and Sociology, NUI Galway, Ireland
ConsEnSus at the Science Gallery Dublin, 'Future of Water' Exhibition, 20th of October 2011 - 20th January 2012
The Consensus exhibit was called “Waterwise: Washing Futures”. Waterwise invites us to step into the year 2050 and imagine more sustainable washing routines through the use of advanced technologies and water systems supported by alternative cultural norms and water regulations. Three scenarios of future washing practices developed during consensus research are depicted by Dublin illustrator, Chris Judge and visitors are asked to provide feedback. WaterWise is available
HERE
ICT and Urban Futures Conference, Oxford Internet Institute, University of Oxford, December 2011
Presentation by Prof. Anna Davies, ’Kitchen Stories: ICT and imagined eating practices in 2050
The Association of Agricultural Economics Society of Ireland Annual Conference, Teagasc Conference Centre, Dublin, November 2011
Presentation by Prof. Anna Davies,
’Kitchen Stories: imagining eating practices in 2050’
Sustainable Consumption - Towards Action and Impact, 6-8 November 2011, Hamburg Germany
Presentations by ConsEnSus team members at this conference:
Barbara Heisser, 'Commute in Practice: is a practice approach fruitful for analysing commuting?'
Mary-Jo Lavelle, 'Exploring the Existing and Emerging Trends in Domestic Consumption Behaviour: a case study from Ireland'
Dr. Frances Fahy and Dr. Henrike Rau,
'Conflict, Compromise and ConsEnSus: opportunities and challenges of policy relevance in sustainable consumption research'
Dr. Jessica Pape, Trinity College Dublin:
'Sustainable Food Consumption in Ireland: challenges and opportunities'
ConsEnSus Advisory Board Meeting, 14th October 2011, Dublin
An overview on the progress of the ConsEnSus Project can be downloaded
HERE
RGS-IBG Annual International Conference 2011
Location: At the RGS-IBG, London
Dates: 31 Aug - 2 Sept 2011
Theme: The Geographical Imagination
Session organised by ConsEnSus Team Members:
Prof. Anna Davies, Ruth Doyle, Dr. Jessica Pape
Session Title:
“Future Geographies: the place of visioning in developing strategies for more sustainable lifestyles, practices and places”
Keywords: visioning, planning, futures thinking, everyday practices, sustainable lifestyles
While patterns of development have been clearly flagged as unsustainable in global policy rhetoric since the Rio Earth Summit in 1992 policy responses have achieved at best only incremental progress in promoting more sustainable lifestyles, practices and places. In response there are growing calls to create clearer visions of sustainable futures that, it is argued, might stimulate more significant transitions in development trajectories. Such futuristic work is not a new endeavour and has its roots in utopian literary traditions (see Thomas Moore’s Utopia, 1516) and the work of town planning visionaries (such as Ebenezer Howard and Garden Cities of Tomorrow, 1902). Contemporary visioning practices are often less encompassing in their remit, wary of the utopian nomenclature and generally predicated on the view that long term visioning should be used to orientate short term action. Also processes of modern visioning are often, but not exclusively, collaborative or participatory in some way. This session calls for papers that critically examine future visioning techniques, broadly defined, and their contribution (potential or real) to more sustainable lifestyles, practices and places. Attention to scenario-building for alternative household practices, plan creation for neighbourhood, town, city or national development, or for environmental arenas such as river catchments, and visioning for large-scale socio-technical transitions (e.g. hydrogen-based or low/no-carbon society) from any geographical context are all welcome.
For an overview on the presentations given at this session, please click
HERE
Presentations by ConsEnSus team members at this session:
Dr. Jessica Pape, Prof. Anna Davies, Ruth Doyle,
"Future Visioning for Sustainable Household Practices: spaces for sustainability learning?"
ConsEnSus Represented at SAP Car-Free Day in Dublin, 26th August 2011
The Consensus project was recently represented at the annual ’Car-Free Day’ at SAP Ireland on the Citywest Business Campus in Dublin 24 on Friday the 26th August 2011. SAP have been pioneering teleworking for some period of time now and as part of the transport work package Mike represented Consensus with a poster display and presentation to management and employees on the day. He also took the opportunity to seek volunteers to this segment of research and a number of employees took up the offer of an interview on the subject of teleworking on the day. He is hoping to extend and develop these contacts within SAP to continue his research in the Dublin region on the topic of teleworking, which has the potential to become an important environment tool in efforts to promote the more sustainable consumption of distance in Ireland.
Mike at his poster presentation of Telework on SAP ’Car-Free Day’
19th Annual Colloquium of the International Geographical Union Commission, National University of Ireland Galway, 6th August 2011
Mary-Jo Lavelle, NUI Galway: "Exploring Sustainable Household Consumption in Ireland: a comparative overview of urban rural and cross-cultural trends"
Sociological Association of Ireland (SAI) Conference, 6-8 May 2011, University College Cork, Ireland
Presentation by Mike Hynes,
The Practices of Technology : putting society and technology in their place
Conference of Irish Geographers (CIG), 6th May 2011, Mary Immaculate College Limerick, Ireland
Presentation by Ruth Doyle,
Sustainable Water Futures: The potential of visioning techniques for the design and exploration of system innovations for sustainable water practices in Irish households
Lifestyles and Life-Courses Workshop, 20th April 2011, University of Northampton, United Kingdom
Presentation by Dr. Jessica Pape,
Sustainable Food Consumption in Ireland: Challenges and Opportunities
ConsEnSus Promotes 'Smart Moves' at Earth Day, Thermo King's European Headquarters, Galway
The Consensus Project was an integral element of Earth Day at Thermo King in Galway on Wednesday 20th April 2011. The aim of Earth Day this year was the promotion of more sustainable modes of travel for the commute to and from work for one of Galway's largest employers, and the reduction of overall private car traffic in the east of the city, and the event was very well attended by a range of interested employees, management and local dignities. The consensus team have been rolling out a targeted transportation initiative for Thermo King over the past few months and have already undertaken extensive initial research and data collection prior to Earth Day onsite in the Thermo King plant, with a broad range of employees and managers. A key component of the Smart Moves project (www.smartermovement.org) was the launch of a competition in which participants record their daily commute to work and commit to a reduction in solo car transport for a one month period. Their progress will be monitored to allow for an analysis of trends and practices to be made at the completion of the months activity.
Association of American Geographers (AAG) International Conference, April 2011, Seattle, USA
ConsEnSus Team Members presented first research results at the International Conference of the Association of American Geographers (AAG) in Seattle, 15th April 2011
Dr Frances Fahy,
Exploring Policies and Instruments for Sustainable Household Consumption in Ireland
Mary J. Lavelle, Exploring the Barriers and Motivations Underlying Sustainable Lifestyles: a case study from Ireland
7th SSRC International Conference Workshop 2011 -
Society, Culture, and the Environment - , 25-26 March 2001, National University of Ireland Galway
Workshop Title: ’We Are What We (Do Not) Eat’: Linking Food Production and Consumption’ (for more information, see workshop description and programme)
Some of the presentations from this workshop can be found below:
Dr. Edel Doherty (QUB) “Demand for Improved Food Safety and Quality: A cross-regional comparison”
Dr. Jessica Pape (TCD) “Sustainable Food Consumption in Ireland: applying ’visioning’ methods to develop creative solutions for 2050”
Aisling Murtagh (UCC) “Greenies, Foodies and Farmers: alternative food politics in Irish civil society”
Melanie Jaeger-Erben (ZTG-TU Berlin) “Changing Food Practices: the role of life events for sustainable consumption”
Visioning Workshops Organised by the ConsEnSus Project
Visioning methodologies are being used as an imaginative approach to developing innovations that break away from current unsustainable practices. This technique involves the development of a desirable future vision by stakeholders, followed by a process of working backwards from that vision to see what strategies should be developed to lead to its achievement. Similar visioning techniques have been applied in product and service design and are increasingly being used in the United States, Canada and Europe to guide strategies for sustainable development.
ConsEnSus Visioning Workshop 1
Workshop Date: Tuesday 28th September 2010
Time: 11:00 – 14:00
Location:
The Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin
Visioning Workshop 1:
Sustainable Home Energy Use
Presentation of Energy Visioning Workshop
ConsEnSus Visioning Workshop 2
Workshop Date: Thursday 30th September 2010
Time: 11:00 – 14:00
Location: The Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin
Visioning Workshop 2:
Sustainable Home Water Use
Presentation of Water Visioning Workshop
For more information on the energy and water workshops, please contact: Ruth Doyle | rdoyle4
tcd.ie | 087.299.4689 or click on the Visioning Workshop links above
ConsEnSus Visioning Workshop 3
Workshop Date: Friday 28th January 2011
Time: 14:00 – 17:00
Location: The Long Room Hub, Trinity College Dublin
Visioning Workshop 3: Sustainable Food Consumption
Presentation of Food Visioning Workshop
For more information on the food workshop, please contact: Jessica Pape | papejtcd.ie | 086.217.2079
CONFERENCES
Sociological Association of Ireland
Postgraduate Conference
5 February 2011, hosted by School of Sociology and Political Science, National University of Ireland, Galway
Presentation by Barbara Heisserer, "Mobility Practices in Ireland"
Presentation by Mike Hynes, "Teleworking: Location Independent working"
Advisory Board ConsEnSus Meeting
15 October 2010, Dublin
Presentation of Consensus Project Progress
ECPR Graduate Conference in Dublin, 30.08.-1.09.2010
Paper presented by Jessica Pape,TCD and Barbara Heisserer, NUIG:
"Sustainable Consumption: Conceptualization and Measurement Tools"
SSRC ANNUAL LECTURE 2010
(In association with School of Political Science & Sociology, NUIG and the ConsEnSus Project, TCD & NUIG)
Speaker: Professor Juliet Schor (Boston College)
Plenitude: The New Economics of Sustainability
Friday 18th of June 2010 2pm
MY127, Aras Moyola (ground floor), NUI Galway
Humans are currently on a collision course with the planet, as our activities degrade eco-systems and de-stablize the climate. At the same time, the global economy is undergoing increased instability, with financial gyrations, unemployment and commodity price increases. Ecological shut-down and economic difficulties are related, and only a solution which addresses both will succeed. In this talk, based on the just-released book Plenitude, Professor Schor outlines the role of consumption in creating unsustainable economic and ecological outcomes, and suggests a different path forward.
2nd Annual Social Marketing Conference, NUI Galway, June 4 2010
Barbara Heisserer and Mike Hynes (NUI Galway) presented the ConsEnSus project and their research on Sustainable Transport at the 2nd Annaual Social Marketing Conference at NUI Galway:
Title of Presentation:
Changing Travel Behaviour?
SAI (Sociological Association of Ireland), Annual Conference Belfast, May 6-7 2010
Dr. Henrike Rau, NUIG,
"Towards the Sustainable Consumption of Distance? Mobility and Transport Policy in the Republic of Ireland"
Conference of Irish Geographers, NUI Maynooth, April 30th-May 2nd 2010
Session on Geographies of Sustainable Consumption:
Summary
Session Conveners: Dr. Frances Fahy (NUI Galway) and Colin Sage (UCC)
Presentations at CIG by ConsEnSus members:
Prof. Anna Davies, TCD,
"From Sticks and Stories to a Practice-Oriented Approach: a reflection on shifting pathways of household consumption in Ireland"
Dr. Jessica Pape, TCD,
"Developing Policies and Instruments for Sustainable Consumption: Irish Experiences and Futures"
MaryJo Lavelle (PhD), NUIG,
"The Examination of the Attitudes and Behaviours towards Sustainable Household Consumption and Sustainable Lifestyles"
Dr. Frances Fahy, NUIG,
"Establishing Collaborative Partnerships for Sustainable Outcomes: The Case of Galway 21"
SSRC Workshop on Sustainable Consumption 26.-27 March 2010 at NUI Galway, Aras Moyola
The event is organised by Dr. Henrike Rau, School of Political Science and Sociology, NUI Galway. Attendance was free. For more information click SSRC Workshop 2010
Back left to right: Martin Phillipson (University of Saskatchewan, CAN), Mike Goodman (King's College London, UK), Frances Fahy (NUIG); front left to right: Jessica Pape (ConsEnSus-TCD), Melanie Jaeger-Erben (ZTG-TU Berlin, Germany) & Henrike Rau (NUIG)
Workshop Title: Facing the Challenges of Sustainable Consumption: Concepts, Cases, Policy and Practice
Schedule: Date: Friday, 26 March 2010
Time: 2-5:30 pm
Location: Lecture Hall 2 - MY129, Ground Floor, Aras Moyola
| 2-3pm |
Martin Phillipson (University of Saskatchewan, Canada) 'Preserving sustainable choice in agriculture: The pivotal role of farmers and consumers' |
| 3-4pm |
Frances Fahy and Henrike Rau (NUI, Galway)
'Between Conflict and Consensus: The theory and practice of sustainable consumption'
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| 4-4:30pm | COFFEE BREAK |
| 4:30-5:30pm |
Mike Goodman (King's College, London, UK)
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Schedule: Date: Saturday, 27 March 2010
Time: 9:30 - 4:30 pm
Location: Lecture Hall 2 - MY129, Ground Floor, Aras Moyola
| 9:30 - 11:00 |
Melanie Jaeger-Erben (FU Berlin, Germany)
"Life events as windows of opportunity for sustainable consumption and the role of social practices"
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| 11:00 - 11:30 | COFFEE BREAK |
| 11:30 - 12: 15 |
Bridin Carroll (NUIG) "Irish consumers and their valorisation of the local scale" (pdf ~582 KB) |
| 12:15 - 13:00 |
Ruth Doyle (TCD) |
| 2:00-2:45 |
MaryJo Lavelle (NUIG)
"Sustainable Consumption: Quality of Life and Standards of Living"
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| 2:45-3:30 |
Barbara Heisserer (NUIG) |
| 3:30-4:15 |
Michael Hynes (NUIG) |
Advisory Board ConsEnSus Meeting
Thursday October 22nd 2009
14.00-17:00 pm
49, Merrion Square, Phelan Room
Dublin
Presentation on Consensus Project Progress
Information Day: Social Platform on Sustainable Lifestyles
20/10/2009 Brussels
Organized by the European Union, DG Research, Directorate for Research in the economic, social sciences and humanities
Title of Flash Presentation:
ConsEnSus: A cross-border household analysis of CONSumption, ENvironment and SUStainability in Ireland
Dr. Jessica Pape
School of Natural Sciences
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland
XXIII ESRS Congress
Vaasa, Finland, 17-21 August 2009
Title of Presentation:
“The Ties that Bind?
(Im)mobilities and rural-urban relationships in Ireland”
Dr Henrike Rau
School of Political Science and Sociology
NUI, Galway
Ireland
ECI Research Day
Environm
ental Change Institute: 3rd Annual ECI Research Open Day
NUI Galway, June 24th 2009
Title of Presentation:
’ConsEnSus: Consumption, Environment and Sustainability’
Dr Jessica Pape
School of Natural Sciences
Trinity College Dublin
Ireland
ISSP Irish Social Sciences Summer School 2009
Policy Making: Implications for Innovation and Communities, NUI Galway, 22nd – 26th June 2009
Title of Presentation:
’Sustainable Consumption: Concepts and Cases’
Dr Frances Fahy
School of Geography and Archaeology
NUI, Galway
and
Dr Henrike Rau
School of Political Science and Sociology
NUI, Galway
Ireland
National University of Ireland, Galway, Ireland
Phone: +353 (0)91 524411
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