Difference between revisions of "Consilience: The Journal of Sustainable Development"
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| − | + | '''''Consilience: The Journal of Sustainable Development''''' is a global, online publication dedicated to the promotion of interdisciplinary dialogue on sustainable development. | |
| − | Consilience (inspired by E.O. Wilson’s [[w:Consilience:_The_Unity_of_Knowledge|book of the same title]]) has student, professor and practitioner participation and promotes solution-oriented research. Noticeable is its cross-pollination of methodologies between disciplines as evidenced by the inaugural issue's articles exploring issues of physician migration in global health, the role of uncertainty in climate change, and human rights, and biotechnology in healthcare, among others. | + | ''Consilience'' (inspired by E.O. Wilson’s [[w:Consilience:_The_Unity_of_Knowledge|book of the same title]]) has student, professor, and practitioner participation and promotes solution-oriented research. Noticeable is its cross-pollination of methodologies between disciplines as evidenced by the inaugural issue's articles exploring issues of physician migration in global health, the role of uncertainty in climate change, and human rights, and biotechnology in healthcare, among others. |
[http://consiliencejournal.readux.org/?page_id=24 Issue One] of the journal features thirteen articles, including academic papers, field notes and opinion pieces. Also included is a [http://consiliencejournal.readux.org/?page_id=106 photo essay] displaying events in Afghanistan. | [http://consiliencejournal.readux.org/?page_id=24 Issue One] of the journal features thirteen articles, including academic papers, field notes and opinion pieces. Also included is a [http://consiliencejournal.readux.org/?page_id=106 photo essay] displaying events in Afghanistan. | ||
| − | The Consilience launch event was conducted on February 18, 2008 in [[Low Memorial Library|Low Rotunda]] on Columbia University's campus with [[Jeffrey Sachs|Dr. Jeffrey D. Sachs]], Director of [[the Earth Institute]] at Columbia University, as the keynote speaker. | + | The ''Consilience'' launch event was conducted on February 18, 2008 in [[Low Memorial Library|Low Rotunda]] on Columbia University's campus with [[Jeffrey Sachs|Dr. Jeffrey D. Sachs]], Director of [[the Earth Institute]] at Columbia University, as the keynote speaker. |
| − | Consilience is featured on the New York Times blog [http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/ "Dot Earth"], a climate change and sustainability resource written by Andrew C. Revkin. | + | ''Consilience'' is featured on the New York Times blog [http://dotearth.blogs.nytimes.com/ "Dot Earth"], a climate change and sustainability resource written by Andrew C. Revkin. |
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 03:08, 22 April 2008
History
Consilience: The Journal of Sustainable Development is a global, online publication dedicated to the promotion of interdisciplinary dialogue on sustainable development.
Consilience (inspired by E.O. Wilson’s book of the same title) has student, professor, and practitioner participation and promotes solution-oriented research. Noticeable is its cross-pollination of methodologies between disciplines as evidenced by the inaugural issue's articles exploring issues of physician migration in global health, the role of uncertainty in climate change, and human rights, and biotechnology in healthcare, among others.
Issue One of the journal features thirteen articles, including academic papers, field notes and opinion pieces. Also included is a photo essay displaying events in Afghanistan.
The Consilience launch event was conducted on February 18, 2008 in Low Rotunda on Columbia University's campus with Dr. Jeffrey D. Sachs, Director of the Earth Institute at Columbia University, as the keynote speaker.
Consilience is featured on the New York Times blog "Dot Earth", a climate change and sustainability resource written by Andrew C. Revkin.
