International workshop on innovation, diversity and sustainable development in areas of social vulnerability

The concept of social vulnerability has been associated with a number of factors that bind the socio-economic, environmental, cultural and psychological connected to exposure of poorer social groups to risks in areas of environmental degradation and lacking of public policy. Social vulnerability refers both to these risks and to the lack of strategies for addressing them.

This workshop aims to discuss strategies for the empowerment of residents in the areas of social vulnerability and the implementation of public policies with a sustainable basis, in such areas. We are interested in examining the following issues, amongst others:

- Development of strategies for sustainable development in areas of social vulnerability
- How the cultural, racial, sexual, ethnic diversity, etc. could be used as a positive variable for the construction of strategies for empowerment and for the creation of resources for counteracting various forms of humiliation that affect the people living in these areas
- The development of strategies for research and creation of indicators that can supply policy makers with information relevant to the proposal for public policies.
- Development of strategies for mobilizing resources for projects which are focused on these topics
- Development of strategies for training leaders for sustainable development.

Presenters: Abstracts and papers will be accepted in Portuguese and English (no simultaneous translation will be provided during the event) Abstracts (200 words); and, a Biographical sketch (150 words) should be sent as e-mail attachments (in Word format) to: multicultural@usp.br with copy to crscad@umb.edu In the subject line of the e-mail, please write "CRSCAD NOVEMBER 2011"

Deadlines: Abstracts - June 28th, 2011; full papers (6,000 words) - October 31st, 2011

Notification of acceptance of peer-reviewed abstracts - July 30th, 2011