Organization

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Mission

The Institute for Sustainable Environments promotes and facilitates interdisciplinary research and outreach that encourage adoption of sustainability policies, technologies, and management practices to enhance quality-of-life.


Goal

The Institute for Sustainable Environments sponsors interdisciplinary scientific and policy research designed to encourage the environmentally sustainable use and development of natural resources. Such research requires an investigation into both the interactions between coupled human and natural systems and how these interactions can be managed to sustain economic growth while conserving natural resources.


Objectives

  1. Promote sustainability research
  2. Identify research opportunities
  3. Identify and attract funding opportunities
  4. Form intercollegiate “clusters” of sustainability research faculty
  5. Promote research projects to external community