Category Archives: New Publications

Transformative Learning Networks: Guidelines and Insights for Netweavers

Posted on January 30, 2018 by prometheus

Research Team Leader: Bruce Evan Goldstein Research Team Members: Claire S. Chase, Lee Frankel-Goldwater, Jeremiah Osborne-Gowey, Julie Risien, and Sarah Schweizer CSTPR White Paper 2018-01, 108 pp. University of Colorado Boulder This report is intended to inform the design and operation … Continue reading →

Posted in New Publications | Leave a comment

Flood Modelling and Assessments for Downstream Communities of Koka Dam, Ethiopia

Posted on January 26, 2018 by prometheus

Prepared by Katherine Chambers 2017 Red Cross Red Crescent Climate Centre Internship Winner Katie is a PhD student in Environmental Engineering with a focus on Engineering for Developing Communities. In Ethiopia, Katie developed flood inundation maps for communities downstream of hydroelectric … Continue reading →

Posted in Commentaries, New Publications | Leave a comment

Ten Essentials for Action-Oriented and Second Order Energy Transitions, Transformations and Climate Change Research

Posted on January 19, 2018 by prometheus

Energy Research & Social Science Volume 40 (2018) by I Fazey, N. Schäpke, G. Caniglia, J. Patterson, J. Hultman, B. van Mierlo, F. Säwe, A. Wiek, J. Wittmayer, P. Aldunce, H. Al Waer, N. Battacharya, H. Bradbury, E. Carmen, J. … Continue reading →

Posted in New Publications | Leave a comment

Machine Learning, Social Learning and the Governance of Self-Driving Cars

Posted on November 28, 2017 by prometheus

by Jack Stilgoe, Department of Science and Technology Studies, University College London Social Studies of Science (2017) Jack Stilgoe was a visiting scholar at CSTPR/University of Colorado Boulder in 2016 Abstract: Self-driving cars, a quintessentially ‘smart’ technology, are not born smart. The … Continue reading →

Posted in New Publications | Leave a comment

2017 Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change Released

Posted on October 31, 2017 by prometheus

CSTPR Director, Max Boykoff contributed to comprehensive, UK-led report on critical connections between climate change and human health Climate change is unequivocally affecting the health of people around the world today, with a disproportionate impact on vulnerable populations, according to … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, New Publications | Leave a comment

Student Content Production of Climate Communications

Posted on September 22, 2017 by prometheus

Beth Osnes, Rebecca Safran, and Max Boykoff coauthored a chapter “Student Content Production of Climate Communications” in the 2017 book What Is Sustainable Journalism? edited by Peter Berglez, Ulrika Olausson and Mart Ots. This edited volume, which elaborates on the … Continue reading →

Posted in New Publications | Leave a comment

What Will Happen When a Self-Driving Car Kills a Bystander?

Posted on June 26, 2017 by prometheus

by CSTPR Visiting Scholar, Jack Stilgoe The Guardian June 24, 2017 As a social scientist researching emerging technologies, I am fascinated by the bumps, scrapes and abrupt turns of self-driving cars as they accelerate towards the market. Here is a … Continue reading →

Posted in New Publications | Leave a comment

Rural–Urban Differences in Cooking Practices and Exposures in Northern Ghana

Posted on June 21, 2017 by prometheus

by Wiedinmyer, C., K. Dickinson, R. Piedrahita, E. Kanyomse, E. Coffey, M. Hannigan, R. Alirigia, and A. Oduro Environmental Research Letters Volume 12, Number 6 (2017) Abstract: Key differences between urban and rural populations can influence the adoption and impacts … Continue reading →

Posted in New Publications | Leave a comment

Environment and the Media

Posted on March 13, 2017 by prometheus

by Gesa Luedecke and Maxwell T. Boykoff The International Encyclopedia of Geography (2017) D. Richardson, N. Castree, M. F. Goodchild, A. Kobayashi, W. Liu, and R. A. Marston (Eds.) [pdf] Excerpt: Media range from entertainment to news media, spanning traditional … Continue reading →

Posted in New Publications | Leave a comment

Introducing CSTPR’s White Paper Series: A Snapshot of Commercial Space, An EU Fellowship Report

Posted on February 10, 2017 by prometheus

by Augusto González Center for Science and Technology Policy Research (CSTPR) White Paper 2017-01, 30 pp. Colorado has a vibrant aerospace sector and tightly knit community of dynamic aerospace stakeholders from academia, government and industry, which provides an excellent environment to … Continue reading →

Posted in Announcements, New Publications | Leave a comment