Asia
While the historical focus in the Asian region has been on production related challenges, larges scale transformations in countries like China have resulted in an increasing focus on the Asian consumer. GRF research in Asia mirrors these developments covering research on production as well as consumption dynamics and their various links.
Sub-Regions
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aaEast Asia
East Asia has gone through rapid changes over the last decades bringing both opportunities and challenges. GRF is active in exploring and developing novel approaches to SPaC in the East Asian context. Read more... |
Regional Highlights
GRF INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE IN SHANGHAI
The Second International GRF conference will be a forum to present and discuss new research outcomes from the Asia-Pacific region as well as from Latin America, Africa, Europe, and North America. This conference provides a unique opportunity for Chinese and Asian SPaC researchers and practitioners to join together with the others in the global community. The conference will take stock of new issue framings and explore emerging research questions. The scope will cover local and global issues and interconnections across scales, connecting regions and researchers. One of the aims is to strengthen the international community of SPaC researchers and practitioners and to connect them with knowledge users in business, social movements, and policy making.
Visit the conference website for updates on registration, the call for papers, and details on how to submit abstracts.
The Second International GRF conference will be a forum to present and discuss new research outcomes from the Asia-Pacific region as well as from Latin America, Africa, Europe, and North America. This conference provides a unique opportunity for Chinese and Asian SPaC researchers and practitioners to join together with the others in the global community. The conference will take stock of new issue framings and explore emerging research questions. The scope will cover local and global issues and interconnections across scales, connecting regions and researchers. One of the aims is to strengthen the international community of SPaC researchers and practitioners and to connect them with knowledge users in business, social movements, and policy making.
Visit the conference website for updates on registration, the call for papers, and details on how to submit abstracts.
BEIJING WORKSHOP ON POVERTY AND SPC
As part of the World Resources Forum conference in Beijing, Oct 21-23, 2012, GRF organized a workshop on the topic, “Balancing poverty alleviation and sustainable consumption and production in Asia and the Pacific – challenges for research and implementation”. stressed the importance of taking into account and enhancing our understanding of how social and physical infrastructures and their interactions direct consumption and production, including their differences across geographical scales. Read more...
As part of the World Resources Forum conference in Beijing, Oct 21-23, 2012, GRF organized a workshop on the topic, “Balancing poverty alleviation and sustainable consumption and production in Asia and the Pacific – challenges for research and implementation”. stressed the importance of taking into account and enhancing our understanding of how social and physical infrastructures and their interactions direct consumption and production, including their differences across geographical scales. Read more...