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

产业生态学注重减少商品和服务对环境的影响，注重对环境问题的系统分析，注重能够显著提高环境绩效的创新。戈登工业生态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年戈登工业生态研究会议提供了共享资金。具体地说，这笔资金将用于支持学生的参与，以及原本无法参加的发展中国家科学家的参与。这次会议为顶尖科学家提供了一个机会，讨论关于技术在解决全球环境问题中的作用的新研究。这次会议将有助于确保研究方法在广泛的国际科学家群体中进行审查，并为新的研究成果在发表在同行评议的文献中之前在科学家之间进行讨论提供了一种途径。如果成功，这次会议将支持发展新的研究、改进的研究方法、新的合作，并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.