2019-05-07 P&E Agenda - Item 3 - Attachment 2 - Addendum to Sustainability Institute Concept Paper

Organisation Name          USC Sustainability Research Centre
Description of             Research, Projects, Education
Sustainability Activity:
i.e. advocacy, projects,
                           Goal
tech, ‘think tank’,
research, etc.             “At the Sustainability Research Centre, our goal is to help regions transition towards sustainability. Our collaborative,
                           transdisciplinary approach is focused on understanding the relationships between people, place and change, and is broadly
                           aligned with the fields of human geography and environmental management.”
                           Mission
                           The Sustainability Research Centre strives to solve persistent and emerging issues related to the social and environmental
                           nexus at local through global scales, using innovative, transdisciplinary applications of social, economic, and environmental
                           sciences to foster long-term environmental and social resilience.
                           The Centre focuses on evolving sustainability issues, such as coastal management, water resources, community
                           development, rural landscape management, indigenous aspirations, natural hazards, and climate change adaptation. In the
                           first decade the Centre’s research focus was largely in the social sciences, more recent research has emphasised
                           collaborations with environmental and biogeophysical scientists – a trend that will continue to capture the full spectrum of
                           sustainability, and grow our already excellent research programs.
                           Currently working a number of research projects internationally, nationally and locally.

Governance                 Director and four person advisory board. Researchers include about 30 staff and 43 higher degree by research
                           students.


Funding                    USC Funded. Grant funding and Partner funding




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