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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Transitioning Toward Sustainability: Advancing the Scientific Foundation: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23533.
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Appendix A

Workshop Agenda

Transition Toward Sustainability after 15 Years:
Where Do We Stand in Advancing the Scientific Foundation?
A Workshop
Hyatt Regency Newport Beach
Newport Beach, CA

JANUARY 14, 2016

9:00 AM Welcome from the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
Ralph J. Cicerone, National Academy of Sciences
9:10 AM Introductions and Meeting Goals
David Dzombak (Chair) (NAE), Carnegie Mellon University, Committee Chair
Jerry Miller, National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine
9:30 AM Keynote Remarks – Sustainability Science: Overview of the State of the Field
Pamela Matson (NAS), Stanford University
10:15 AM A Brief Update on the Sustainability Roundtable 2015 Sessions on Sustainability Indicators and Metrics
David Dzombak (NAE), Carnegie Mellon University, Roundtable Co-chair
10:30 AM BREAK
10:45 AM Panel I: Sustainability and Economic and Population Growth
Moderator: Susan Trumbore (NAS), Max Planck Institute for Biogeochemistry
John Weyant, Stanford University
Joseph Arvai, University of Michigan
Wolfgang Lutz, International Institute for Applied Systems Analysis
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Transitioning Toward Sustainability: Advancing the Scientific Foundation: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23533.
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11:45 AM Q&A and Discussion
12:15 PM LUNCH
1:15 PM Panel II: Urban Systems and Resource Sustainability
Moderator: Stephen Polasky (NAS), University of Minnesota
John Crittenden (NAE), Georgia Institute of Technology
William Solecki, Hunter College
Karen Seto, Yale University
2:15 PM Q&A and Discussion
2:45 PM BREAK
3:00 PM Panel III: Sustainable Manufacturing
Moderator: Thomas Graedel (NAE), Yale University
Anthony Ku, GE Global Research
Julie Zimmerman, Yale University
Steven Skerlos, University of Michigan
4:00 PM Q&A and Discussion
4:30 PM Summary Discussion
David Dzombak (NAE), Carnegie Mellon University
5:00 PM Adjourn
JANUARY 15, 2016
9:00 AM Welcome and Re-Cap from Previous Day
David Dzombak (NAE), Carnegie Mellon University
9:15 AM Panel IV: Sustainable Food Systems and Diet
Moderator: Prabhu Pingali (NAS), Cornell University
Gerald Nelson, University of Illinois, Urbana-Champaign
Mark Howden, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation
Prabhu Pingali (NAS), Cornell University
10:15 AM Q&A and Discussion
10:45 AM BREAK
11:00 AM Panel V: Ocean Sustainability
Moderator: Roberta Marinelli, University of Southern California
Robert Costanza, Australian National University
Steven Lohrenz, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
Margaret Leinen, University of California, San Diego
12:00 PM Q&A and Discussion
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Transitioning Toward Sustainability: Advancing the Scientific Foundation: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23533.
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12:30 PM LUNCH
1:15 PM Panel VI: Integrated Analysis
Moderator: Kristie Ebi, University of Washington
Elena Bennett, McGill University
Thomas Dietz, Michigan State University
2:15 PM Q&A and Discussion
2:45 PM BREAK
3:00 PM A Path Forward: The State of Sustainability Science: Future Needs and Opportunities
Moderator: David Dzombak (NAE), Carnegie Mellon University
Steve Skerlos University of Michigan
William Clark (NAS), Harvard University
4:15 PM Summary Remarks
David Dzombak (Chair) (NAE), Carnegie Mellon University
4:30 PM Workshop Conclusion
Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Transitioning Toward Sustainability: Advancing the Scientific Foundation: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23533.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Transitioning Toward Sustainability: Advancing the Scientific Foundation: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23533.
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Suggested Citation:"Appendix A: Workshop Agenda." National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine. 2016. Transitioning Toward Sustainability: Advancing the Scientific Foundation: Proceedings of a Workshop. Washington, DC: The National Academies Press. doi: 10.17226/23533.
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In 1999 the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine released a landmark report, Our Common Journey: A Transition toward Sustainability, which attempted to “reinvigorate the essential strategic connections between scientific research, technological development, and societies’ efforts to achieve environmentally sustainable improvements in human well-being.”1 The report emphasized the need for place-based and systems approaches to sustainability, proposed a research strategy for using scientific and technical knowledge to better inform the field, and highlighted a number of priorities for actions that could contribute to a sustainable future.

The past 15 years have brought significant advances in observational and predictive capabilities for a range of natural and social systems, as well as development of other tools and approaches useful for sustainability planning. In addition, other frameworks for environmental decision making, such as those that focus on climate adaptation or resilience, have become increasingly prominent. A careful consideration of how these other approaches might intersect with sustainability is warranted, particularly in that they may affect similar resources or rely on similar underlying scientific data and models.

To further the discussion on these outstanding issues, the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine convened a workshop on January 14–15, 2016. Participants discussed progress in sustainability science during the last 15 years, potential opportunities for advancing the research and use of scientific knowledge to support a transition toward sustainability, and challenges specifically related to establishing indicators and observations to support sustainability research and practice. This report summarizes the presentations and discussions from the workshop.

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