Tag Archives: Pirgmaier E.
Book presentation: Growth in Transition
On 29 February, the book presentation of Growth in Transition will take place at the Permanent Representation of Austria to the EU in Brussels. The book was edited by SERI researchers Fritz Hinterberger and Elke Pirgmaier in collaboration with Elisabeth Freytag and Martina Schuster from the Austrian Federal Ministry [...]
SERI organises the 1st European Dialogue on Sustainable Consumption and Economic Growth
As a partner in the project RESPONDER, SERI is organising the 1st European Dialogue on Sustainable Consumption and Economic Growth, which will take place from 19 to 21 October 2011 in Berlin. This workshop will bring together a selected group of 20 policy makers and the same number of researchers to [...]
A Scoping Study on the Macroeconomic View of Sustainability
Pollitt, H., Barker, A. Barton, J., Pirgmaier, E., Polzin, C. Lutter, S., Hinterberger, F. und Stocker, A. (2010)
The purpose of this study is to provide an overview of how a macroeconomic perspective can shed light on the possibility of achieving sustainable development. The study will provide some insights on what changes might be needed [...]
(Deutsch) Die ökonomischen Grenzen des Wachstums. Kann unsere Wirtschaft anhaltend wachsen?
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(Deutsch) Auswirkungen einer anhaltenden Wachstumsschwäche: Endbericht
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New project RESPONDER – Linking SCP and Growth Debates
RESPONDER links sustainable consumption and growth debates: The project aims at promoting sustainable consumption by assessing potential contradictions with economic growth – taking into account aspects of green growth, non-growth and de-growth.
RESPONDER explores novel ways of knowledge brokerage: Mutual understanding requires a systemic approach: RESPONDER will carry out participatory system mapping in [...]
Smart CSO’s Conference last week in London
Last week, on March 14 and 15, the Smart CSO’s Conference took place in London. It was the final conference of the Action Town project, in which SERI was involved as project partner.
The global social and ecological crises and the difficulties in tackling them are a real challenge for [...]
Is the concept of green economy useful? SERI statements in “Natural Resources Forum”
Is the concept of a green economy a useful way of framing policy discussions and policymaking to promote sustainable development? SERI researchers Elke Pirgmaier and Christine Polzin have addressed this question in form of short viewpoints in the February 2011 issue of “The Natural Resources Forum”, a [...]
Sustainability Scenarios for a Resource Efficient Europe (RES)
The new flagship initiative “Resource efficient Europe” of the Europe 2020 Strategy aspires “to create a framework for policies to support the shift towards a resource efficient and low-carbon economy”. This implies a shift towards an economy in which production and consumption patterns respect the physical and biological limits of the [...]
“The Nature of Economic Growth: In search of a new framework for progress and prosperity” – Friends of Europe Roundtable, 8 December, Brussels
The debate about re-thinking our current growth and development model also starts to take place at the European level. 40 high level discussants participated in this roundtable to debate realistic alternatives for a new growth model. Fritz Hinterberger attended the meeting as introductory discussant, Elke Pirgmaier as an observer. Read more.
