Birds of a feather The Network created by clive154 based on Security World. Social Networks: Birds of a Feather Do Flock Together. A study by Harvard and UCLA researchers on Facebook is finding that social networks tend to lead to bonding social capital (people associating with others like them). These are preliminary findings and the study is continuing through 2009. They have found that race and gender have the largest influence on who one befriends in social networks online, and white students (especially men) have the least diverse social networks.
The study also found that the size of the social network was largest for black students, followed in turn by mixed race students and white students. While this finding is consistent with findings across lots of sociological settings that show that we tend to form friendships with others who are like us (what researchers call ‘homophily’), it is a blow to Internet utopianists who hoped that the Internet would somehow make it far easier for us to form friendships with those who are different than us. Creative Clusters. {*style:<b>Creative Clusters & Creative London </b>*}David Panos At the end of April 2004, the London Development Agency (LDA), launched their new Creative London programme, a ten year ‘action plan’ aimed at ‘nurturing’ the creative industries in the capital. The LDA is one of nine regional bodies set up by New Labour to regenerate local economies and promote the interests of business.
For them, ‘creative industries’ is an umbrella term that embraces everything from advertising, design, film, fashion, new media and architecture to opera, dance, music and art. The sector has been identified as the second biggest in London after finance and it is seen as the most significant potential growth area in the capital’s economy. One of the central initiatives of Creative London is the establishment of ‘Creative Hubs’ across the capital.
The precedents for these Creative Hubs can be seen in areas like Brick Lane and Shoreditch. Thenetworkbs created by clive154 based on Blank Top Navigation. Behaviour change. After 7th March 2014, no further SD news articles will be published here. In future, our existing SD Twitter feed and GOV.UK will mainly be used to highlight Government SD news and publications etc. If you require more information or would simply like to contact Defra’s SD team, please send an e-mail to sd.scene@defra.gsi.gov.uk Action based research for sustainable living » Defra is working on a programme of Action Based Research projects, using a combination of research, participation and action to tackle particular policy problems and provide valuable case studies of innovative models for sustainable business. Moving beyond the individual to influence behaviour » A new user guide provides an introduction to the Individual, Social and Material approach to behaviour change for policy makers and practitioners whose work ultimately aims at engaging people and influencing their behaviours.
Think.Eat.Save: the food that goes uneaten » Greening Government 2013 Conference » Lot F Evaluation and Monitoring.pdf. Behaviour Change is a social enterprise that works with government, business and charity to make it easier for people to lead sustainable lives. New Research on Pro-Environmental Behaviour Change. The Sustainable Scotland Network reports on a new report from the Scottish Government on international initiatives to encourage people to adopt more pro-environmental behaviours. Visit the SSN website for more news on sustainable development in Scotland and to sign up for the weekly e-bulletin. On 3 February the Scottish Government published a report profiling a range of international initiatives aimed at encouraging people to adopt more pro-environmental behaviours.
The report aims to enhance understanding of different approaches to behaviour change, and to explore the transferability of initiatives to the Scottish context. The new report, International Review of Behaviour Change Initiatives was undertaken by the University of Manchester on behalf of the Scottish Government as part of its Climate Change Behaviours Research Programme. The report considers a range of behaviour change initiatives that have attempted to reduce the carbon intensity of consumption practices. Well behaviour change has certainly changed. Samantha Heath, chief executive of the London Sustainabilty Exchange (LSx), and Gayle Burgess, Behaviour Change Programme Director, reflect on their experience of connecting and motivating people for a more sustainable London, drawing lessons for current and future work to change behaviour.
The challenge of getting Londoners to lead “greener”, healthier lives — to reduce their waste, conserve energy and water, recycle more, eat healthily and exercise more and so on — is a mighty one. In LSx’s early years, the clarion call for sustainable lifestyle choices and behavioural change was typically “If everyone in the world lived as Londoners do, we would need three planets’ worth of resources” .
For quite a while the vision of living the ideal of a ‘One Planet lifestyle’ was the descriptor of choice: people and governments were able to understand it, we thought they could imagine it. London is a unique city with dynamic demographics. Challenges to changing behaviour Community empowerment. United Nations Global Compact. Rporate social responsibility - Factsheets. The area of corporate responsibility (CR) has developed with the recognition that organisations’ operating activities impact on society, the environment and the economy.
In committing to CR, organisations look at their stakeholders and attempt to maximise the positive impact of their operations and minimise any negative effects. CR informs the way an organisation does business, including all aspects of corporate governance, to ensure that they are operating ethically and in a transparent and accountable way. This often goes beyond organisations’ legal obligations; indeed, CR has grown in part due to perceived limitations of legislation, either in its scope, detail or power to influence. Precise definitions of CR vary and the term is often used almost interchangeably with other terminology such as corporate social responsibility (CSR), sustainability and sustainable business. Corporate responsibility | Policies. CSR | Corporate Responsibility | Responsible Business | Sustainable Business. Home - CSR Europe.
CBI - CSR - what is CSR? Sustainable Development | Agenda 21 | Rio Earth Summit. Action > Agenda 21 Agenda 21, established at the 1992 United Nations Conference on Environment and Development, or "Earth Summit", in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, is the blueprint for sustainability in the 21st century. Agenda 21 is a commitment to sustainable development, which was agreed by many of the world's governments. Nations that have pledged to take part in Agenda 21 are monitored by the International Commission on Sustainable Development, and are encouraged to promote Agenda 21 at the local and regional levels within their own countries. Agenda 21 addresses the development of societies and economies by focusing on the conservation and preservation of our environments and natural resources. The Conventions, Principles and Declarations of the Earth Summit, provide guidelines to deal with the problems of poverty, hunger, resource consumption and the deterioration of ecosystems.
Presently a nation’s wealth is gauged by its financial standing, and the more money the better. DSD :: Areas of Work :: Partnerships. E_forpdf. Sd-guide-print-2. DSD :: Resources - Documents - Key Conferences. Sustainable Development. Sustainable development. Sustainable Development Commission Home. NHS Sustainable Development Unit. Sustainable development. Issue The government is committed to sustainable development. This means making the necessary decisions now to realise our vision of stimulating economic growth and tackling the deficit, maximising wellbeing and protecting our environment, without affecting the ability of future generations to do the same. The government takes account of sustainable development as a part of how it develops its policies, how it runs its buildings and how it buys its goods and services. All departments are responsible for making sure that their own policies and activities contribute to sustainable development.
Actions Business planning and annual reports and accounts We make sure that all departmental business plans contain actions that contribute to sustainable development. Departments review their progress towards sustainable development every year and report on it in their annual reports and accounts. Embedding sustainable development into policy Greening Government Commitments Sustainable procurement. What is sustainable development? Sustainable development is about promoting the health and wellbeing of the environment, economy and people. It means helping us all live and work in a way that doesn't threaten our planet now or in the future. National Parks are models for sustainable development in the countryside, and the National Parks in England and Wales are given money by the Westminster and Welsh governments to run the Sustainable Development Fund.
What is the Sustainable Development Fund? With money from Defra and the Welsh Government, National Parks in England and Wales run the Sustainable Development Fund (SDF). A few SDF project case studies Projects receive money from the Sustainable Developement Fund for up to 75% of their total cost in England and up to 50% in Wales. What kind of projects are we looking for? We are looking for projects that show some of the following: This walkers shelter built from green oak was funded by a sustainable development grant. Sustainable Development in Government - Policy, action and support on sustainable development.
Presumption in favour of sustainable development - Planning, building and the environment. What is Activity Theory? Business Council for Sustainable Development - United Kingdom > Home. Paul Dickinson Home Page.