Sustainability is emerging as a key theme for research in almost all fields of research in contemporary era. Sustainable development is the organizing principle for achieving human development goals. The desired outcome of sustainable development is creating a society where living conditions and usage of natural resources continue to address the human needs without compromising on stability and continuity of the natural ecosystem. However, the dilemma of sustainable development lies in the direct linkage of economic growth and climate change. While faster economic growth may help eliminate socio-economic issues like poverty, inequality, hunger, unemployment and social injustice, it comes with a burden on ecology like over consumption of natural reserves and greenhouse emissions leading to climate change, which in turn is detrimental for human development. The predicament of sustainable development can be addressed by setting up the priority of human development over unsustainable economic growth. United Nations has defined 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) ranging across economic, educational, social, ecological, medical, urban living, and engineering disciplines. The SDGs are specifically aimed to eliminate poverty and hunger, ensure good health and well-being, provide quality education to all, ensure gender equality, provide clean water and sanitation, provide affordable and clean energy, foster decent work and economic growth, development of industry, innovation and infrastructure, reduce social and economic inequalities, encourage sustainable cities and communities, encourage responsible consumption and production, action of climate change, ensure sustained life on land and under water, create strong institutions for peace and justice, and invite partnerships to achieve the goals. The conference focuses on tracks across all these fields specified by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
IMPORTANT TIMELINES
1. Full paper submission deadline 30th June 2019
2. Early-bird registration deadline 31st July 2019
3. Camera ready paper submission deadline 16th August 2019
4. Regular registration deadline 31st August 2019
5. Conference dates 25th-27th September 2019
REGISTRATION FEE
Early-bird registration rates:
- Students (Indian) : Rs 1,500/-
- Faculty (Indian) : Rs 4,000/-
- Industry (Indian) : Rs 6,000/-
- Students (Foreign) : USD 75/-
- Faculty and Industry (Foreign) : USD 100/-
Regular rates (from 1st August 2019 to 31st August 2019):
- Students (Indian) : Rs 2,500/-
- Faculty (Indian) : Rs 5,000/-
- Industry (Indian) : Rs 8,000/-
- Students (Foreign) : USD 100/-
- Faculty and Industry (Foreign) : USD 150/-
- Spot registration (only attend) : Rs 2,500/-
THEMES AND INDICATIVE AREAS
1. Energy, Environment and Healthcare
i) Clean, renewable and sustainable energy alternatives
ii) Air and water pollution, community health and preventive measures
iii) River and groundwater resources: Management, conservation and sustainable utilization
iv) Waste water treatment technologies and bioremediation
v) Biodiversity conservation and societal welfare
vi) Conserving habitats and protecting livelihoods
vii) Restoration and rehabilitation of degraded systems and ecosystem services
viii) Geo informatics and remote sensing
2. Climate Change, Sustainable Agriculture and Food Security
i) Climate change impacts, vulnerability and mitigation
ii) Climate change, food security and enhanced agriculture ambiguities
iii) Bio-diversity conservation for future food and agriculture
iv) Climate smart communities and adaptation
v) Urbanization climate resilient cities and sustainable cities.
vi) Natural disasters and disaster risk reduction
vii) Climate smart governance, gender neutral and inclusive policies
3. Law and Governance for Sustainable Development
i) International law, practice, principles and governance for sustainable development
ii) Human rights, role of civil society, citizen voice, and responsible governance to promote peaceful and inclusive societies
iii) Energy laws and sustainable development
iv) Public- private partnerships for sustainable governance and environmental protection
v) Role of International, regional and public local institutions in enhancing sustainable development
vi) Trade, investments, intellectual property and competition law for quality of governance and economic innovation
vii) Institutional, financial and technical assistance arrangements to design and implement Sustainable Development Goals
viii) Role of sustainable development laws in countering terrorism
4. Public Policy, Sustainable Consumption and Corporate Interventions
i) Public policy for sustainable development
ii) Addressing poverty through sustainable consumption
iii) Sustainable business practices for competitive advantage
iv) CSR initiatives for sustainable development
v) Financial sector interventions and sustainable development
vi) Industry 4.0 and sustainable consumption
vii) Role of NGOs in promoting sustainable consumption
viii) Sustainable attitudes and behaviors
5. Innovation, Communication and Technology for Sustainable Development
i) Internet of Things (IoT) for sustainable development
ii) Cyber Physical System for sustainable development
iii) Big Data Analytics for Disaster Management
iv) Energy-efficient communications and networking
v) Modeling, Simulation, Image analysis and Pattern Recognition
vi) Next-generation internet, wireless systems and communication
vii) Application of IoT in Agriculture
viii) IoT and smart cities
ix) Innovation and clean technologies for sustainable development
6. Education and Empowerment for Subjective Well-being
i) Education and the values discourse
ii) Education and equal opportunity
iii) Educating for empowerment of the underprivileged
iv) Education for happiness and subjective well-being
v) Ecofeminism and leadership
vi) Responsible living for sustainable development
Further details are available at http://www.ipu.ac.in/ickssd2019/.