Indiana University Bloomington
ER-15: Sustainability Research Identification

Research focused on 'meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs'. (Derived from World Commission on Environment and Development (1987). "Our Common Future," Oxford, Oxford University Press.)

IUB centers engaged in environmental sustainability research include: The Center for the Study of Institutions, Population, and Environmental Change (CIPEC): CIPEC relates to the causes, processes and outcomes associated with changes in forest conditions. The center’s field sites are located in Bolivia, Brazil, Guatemala,Honduras, Indiana, Mexico, Nepal and Uganda. http://www.indiana.edu/~cipec/ The Anthropological Center for Training and Research on Global Environmental Change (ACT): ACT is an interdisciplinary training and research center on the human dimensions of global environment change. The center, which was founded in 1992, has focused on research related to human ecology, population and the environment, land use and land cover change, and deforestation. http://www.indiana.edu/~act/ Center for Research in Environmental Science (CRES): The mission of CRES is to facilitate multidisciplinary research activities and funding in environmental sciences across Indiana University. http://www.indiana.edu/~cres1/index.shtml The Eppley Institute for Parks & Public Lands: The Eppley Institute's mission is to enhance access, choice, and quality of natural, cultural, and recreational experiences. http://www.eppley.org/ Midwestern Regional Center-National Institute on Global Environment Change (NIGEC): The mission of the Institute is to support a network of research activities which focus on environmental issues related to global climate and environmental change. http://www.research.iu.edu/centers/mrcnigec.html The Population Institute for Research and Training (PIRT): The Institute's primary function is to promote and support the study of demography at IU. To that end, PIRT provides training courses in population analysis and demographic methods, facilities and personnel for funded research projects, and assistance to faculty and students who are seeking information, data, or funding opportunities in population research. The Institute's goals are to be a resource for faculty and student research in demography; to facilitate access to domestic and international sources of information on population; to develop close contacts with leading university and non-university population centers in the U.S. and abroad; to promote scholarly exchange between IU and U.S. and foreign scholars; to identify sources of external funding in population studies and inform IU faculty and students of these opportunities; and to offer expertise on population questions to the broader university community, the state of Indiana, and national and international agencies. http://www.indiana.edu/~pirt/ The faculty research inventory was completed by an IUOS academic year intern. By looking at individual departmental websites and descriptions of faculty research available online, and cross-referencing sources such as the sustainability listserv, the sustainability advisory board, and other related groups, a list was compiled to meet this credit. The list was then sent to individual departments and research centers on campus to ensure accuracy.