http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/1793 Research and graduate studies bring law and technology perspectives to environmental, policy, trade, and sustainability issues. 2013-05-19T05:56:31Z http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/60023 MAJOR CHALLENGES TO EDUCATION FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT: CAN THE CURRENT NATURE OF INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION HOPE TO EDUCATE THE CHANGE AGENTS NEEDED FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT ? Ashford, Nicholas Scholars and professionals committed to fostering sustainable development have urged a re-examination of the curriculum and restructuring of research and teaching in institutions of higher learning. This paper begins by discussing an expansive definition of sustainable development that includes economic, environmental, and employment concerns important to both developed and developing nations; then distinguishes inter-disciplinary, multi-disciplinary, and trans-disciplinary problem solving; and finally argues that the policy sciences are different from policy engineering. The paper then addresses the following themes and questions: (1) How can multi- and trans-disciplinary research and teaching coexist in a meaningful way in today’s university structures? (2) Does education relevant to sustainable development require its own protected incubating environment to survive, or will it otherwise be gobbled up and marginalized by attempting to instill it throughout the traditional curriculum and traditional disciplines? (3) How can difficulties in linking the needed teaching and research be overcome? (4) Even if there exist technical options to do so, how can it be made safe for courageous students to take educational paths different from traditional tracks and find adequate financial support for their studies? (5) What roles can national and EU governments have in accelerating the needed changes? and (6) What can we learn from comparative analysis of universities in different nations and environments? 2010-11-22T05:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/59958 SCIENCE, SOCIETY, AND SUSTAINABILITY: Challenges for Research and Policy in the 21st Century Ashford, Nicholas Askounes 2010-11-10T05:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/55358 Government Regulation of Environmental and Occupational Health in the Environment in the United States and the European Union Caldart, Charles; Ashford, Nicholas The manufacturing, processing, and use of chemicals, materials, tools, machinery, and equipment in industrial, construction, mining, and agricultural workplaces often cause environmental, health, and safety hazards and risks. Occupational and environmental factors cause or exacerbate a wide variety of adverse health effects, placing heavy economic and social burdens on workers, employers, community residents, and taxpayers. In addition, consumer products, pharmaceuticals, and contaminated food present health risks to consumers. Because voluntary efforts in the unregulated market have not succeeded in reducing the incidence of many of these health effects, the public has demanded government intervention into the activities of the private sector. This intervention takes many regulatory forms, including standard-setting, government-imposed liability, pollution-reduction markets, and mandatory disclosure of information. This chapter addresses the major regulatory systems (regimes) designed to protect public health and worker health from chemicals discharged from sources that pollute the air, water, ground, and workplace. 2010-01-01T05:00:00Z http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/55302 Environmental Regulation, Globalization and Innovation Ashford, Nicholas This chapter explores the complex relationship between environmental regulation, innovation and sustainable development within the context of an increasingly globalizing economy. It will be argued that industrial policy, environmental policy and trade initiatives must be integrated, with a deliberate focus on stimulating technological innovation if trade and globalization are not to undercut progress in sustainable development. 2009-01-01T05:00:00Z