2004 Industrial Ecology Gordon Research Conference; August 1-6, 2004; Queens College, Oxford, England

工业生态学的重点是减少商品和服务对环境的影响，对环境问题进行基于系统的分析，以及可以显著改善环境绩效的创新。戈登工业生态学研究会议是讨论和介绍该领域最新科学发展的主要论坛。这笔赠款为2004年戈登工业生态学研究会议提供了共同资金。具体而言，这些资金将用于支持学生的参与，以及无法参加的发展中国家科学家的参与。这次会议为领先的科学家提供了一个机会，讨论技术在解决全球环境问题中的作用的新研究。会议将有助于确保研究方法在广泛的国际科学家群体中得到审查，并为科学家在同行评审文献中发表新的研究成果之前进行讨论提供了一种途径。如果成功，本次会议将支持新研究的发展，改进研究方法，新的合作，以及更好地理解技术在同时支持人类福祉和保护环境方面的作用。

Industrial ecology focuses on reducing the environmental impacts of goods and services, on systems-based analysis of environmental problems, and on innovations that can significantly improve environmental performance. The Gordon Research Conference on Industrial Ecology is the leading a forum for the discussion and presentation of the latest scientific developments in this field. This grant provides shared funding for the 2004 Gordon Research Conference on Industrial Ecology. Specifically, the funds will be used to support the participation of students, and the participation of scientists from developing countries who would not otherwise be able to attend. This conference provides an opportunity for leading scientists to discuss new research on role of technology in addressing global environmental problems. The conference will help to ensure that research approaches are vetted among a wide group of international scientists, and provides a way for new research results to be discussed among scientists before they are published in the peer-reviewed literature. If successful, this conference will support the development of new research, improved research methods, new collaborations, and a better understanding of the role of technology in simultaneously supporting human well-being and protecting the environment.