Featured Links     We might be able to help your company, city or region reap the benefits of co-evolutionary approaches. Read about it ...     The definition of co-evolution provides clarity of what the concept of "synchronizing the technical with the social" is all about ...     Examples of concrete co-evolutionary projects from six different countries are provided in the section "Cases" ...		Publications   Synchronizing Science and Technology with Human Behaviour Brand, R. (2005) Synchronizing science and technology with human behaviour. London: Earthscan.    This new Earthscan book contains not only a thorough theory of co-evolution but also a number of co-evolutionary case studies and a tookit for co-evolution in action. "A rare achievement, one of the first books to link technological and behavioural change to the sustainability agenda" Charles Landry, author of The Creative City.    Additional material:       Table of contents       Excerpt of chapter 1       In-depth description of the methodology and methods employed       City map of Hasselt       The financial construction of Hasselt’s mobility policy       Map of all BRUCKER LAND farmers and retail outlets       Anticipated criticism: Hasselt & BRUCKER LAND are unsustainable       Information about the Flemish Mobiliteitsconvenant Urban Infrastructures and Sustainable Social Practices Brand, R. (2005) Urban Infrastructures and Sustainable Social Practices. Journal of Urban Technology, 12 (2), pp. 1–25.    This article presents 11 historical and contemporary cases of infrastructures that were designed with the intent to influence people's behaviour. A critical analysis of these cases leads to the conclusion that only participatory processes can lead to legitimate and successful co-evolutionary projects.  Excerpt - Page 1    from Routledge  Co-evolution toward sustainable development - Neither smart technologies nor heroic choices Brand, R. (2003) Co-evolution toward sustainable development - Neither smart technologies nor heroic choices. Ann Arbor, MI: UMI.    This is the academic study upon which the new book "Synchronizing Science and Technology with Human Behaviour" is based.  Table of contents  Excerpt of chapter 2    from UMI  Evolution and sustainable development Brand, R. (forthcoming) Evolution and sustainable development, in Getzinger, Günter (Ed.) Yearbook 2006 of the Institute for Advanced Studies on Science Technology and Society.    This article develops an evolutionary - a memetic to be precise - theory of sustainable development and socio-technical change. It thus provides a strong theoretical base for co-evolution.  Excerpt - Pages 1 & 12    This book will soon be available from the IAS-STS

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