2019-05-07 P&E Agenda - Item 3 - Attachment 1 - Noosa Sustainability Institute - Concepts and Options Report

5. Institute for Sustainable Society and Innovation
http://www.issnova.eu/




Institute model – Physical institute located in Nola, Italy
Active organisation – NA
Background – ISSNOVA is an independent, not-for-profit organization aimed at delivering viable
solutions to integrate environmental and social priorities with economic development. It works with
citizens, associations, public administrations and business companies to assess and design
systems, technologies and policies for local development, optimizing tangible and intangible
resources and delivering social innovation.
Mission – ISSNOVA aims at facilitating and promoting evidence-based design practices, planning
and policy making for sustainable growth. It is engaged in cross-cutting fields such as responsible
research and innovation, social innovation, resilient, inclusive and smart communities, knowledge
integration, circular economy, safety and security for water, energy, food, transport, land use, climate
change, mitigation and adaptation, environmental management systems, adaptive planning.
Governance structure – This Institute is overseen by a President, treasurer, directors, advisors,
scientists all from several Italian Universities.
Funding – The Institute is an Interdepartmental Research Centre funded through an association for
the Scientific Development in Europe (ASDA). Other funding is through the University of Naples
Parthenope, Dept. of Science and Technology; Integro Nomia – Research and Consulting in
Ergonomics and Sustainability. In addition, the Institute is a partner of the EUBE Project.
Selection criteria – Selection was based on the global community focus that adopts a human
centred approach and applies service design and multi criteria assessment techniques matching
needs and expectations of multiple stakeholders, community and single persons. Additional useful
information was the activities undertaken on scenario analysis, case study and demonstrations,
seminars, workshops, scientific and general publications on all topics concerning sustainable
development.




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