Institute for Social, Economic and Ecological Sustainability - ISEES
The Institute for Social, Economic, and Ecological Sustainability (ISEES) was initiated by the Department of Fisheries and Wildlife in the College of Natural Resources in July 1996 to strengthen the University of Minnesota’s capacity to analyze sustainability issues and recommend options for moving toward sustainability. For development to be sustainable it must integrate environmental stewardship, economic development, and the well-being of all people; not just for today but for countless generations to come. The ISEES vision is that educating current and future generations about the importance of pollution prevention, resource conservation, and sustainability is one of the most important thrusts in developing a sustainable world. ISEES brings together people from the natural and social sciences and sustainability practitioners to analyze issues and recommend options for moving toward sustainability. ISEES supports trans-disciplinary research and education on sustainable environments ranging from the urban community and watershed, to the regional and global scale. Through seminars, workshops, and annual publication competition, connections are made between the natural and social sciences and between scholars and practitioners. Contemporary research questions and societal debates about sustainability revolve around a number of rich and interconnected themes. To address these themes, the research, education, and outreach goals of ISEES include:
- Generating a new trans-disciplinary synthesis of concepts and methods for research on sustainability issues;
- Understanding forces influencing sustainability on local, regional, and global scales;
- Developing and evaluating techniques for assessing conditions for sustainability;
- Generating policy options for moving communities toward sustainable conditions;
- Facilitating information exchange between scholars, practitioners, and citizens.
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