ICSD 2025: 13th International Conference on Sustainable Development

The Conference theme is:"Creating a unified foundation for the Sustainable Development: research, practice and education". 

This theme emphasizes the strong foundation that is provided by using research to inform our everyday practices, policies, and analytical approaches.  The 2025 Conference will once again provide a forum for the sharing of ideas, presentation of research findings, and discussion of professional issues relevant to Sustainability Science.

This initiative will advance through a multidisciplinary approach, integrating diverse fields and perspectives to address the core and interconnected questions of Sustainable Development. It serves as a collaborative platform for scholars, educators, and practitioners from all professional disciplines who share a commitment to sustainability. The focus is on a holistic perspective that embraces the intersection of environmental, cultural, economic, and social dimensions.

We invite you to submit an abstract in the range of the following streams within the ICSD2025 program:

1. ECONOMIC SUSTAINABILITY: Financial Sustainability, SMEs, Microfinance, Emerging Economies, International Trade, Circular Economy, Green Financing, Public-Private      Partnerships, Economic Resilience, Sustainable Business Models, and Data-Driven Economic Strategies..
2. ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY: Water and Soil conservation, Climate Change, Disaster Risk Reduction, Renewable Energy, Food and Environmental Legislation, Biodiversity    Conservation, Sustainable Agriculture, Waste Management, Carbon Neutral Strategies, Urban Ecosystem Restoration, and Mathematical Modeling for Environmental Challenges.
3. SOCIO-CULTURAL SUSTAINABILITY: Sustainable Urbanism, Education, Governance, Human Development, Psychology, Sociology, Cultural Heritage Preservation, Social Equity,   Community Engagement, Indigenous Knowledge Systems, Health and Well-being, Public Health Systems.

CONFERENCE PROPOSAL GUIDELINES

Several types of information will be requested when you submit your proposal, but the "Longer Description " is the central and most important component.  

It contains the information which reviewers use to evaluate the proposal and, if your presentation is ultimately published in the journal, serves at the Abstract of the journal article.

While each proposal should address the purpose, methods, and implications of the scholarly work, the content within these general categories will vary somewhat, based on the type of scholarly work to be presented and the type of presentation you choose.  Illustrations of the topics, or elements, to be addressed in the proposal are presented below. Please note that all proposals and presentations must be in English.

Type Of Scholarly Work: Research, Practice, Or Theory

Research Focus

1. Thesis statement:  the hypothesis, research statement, statement of the problem or issue being explored.
2. Methodology: brief overview of research method used to address the research question identified in the thesis statement. For the proposal, include information on the type of data collected (e.g., surveys, interviews, tests, literary analysis or critique, observations) but not on design, sampling, or data analyses techniques (these should be explained in the full paper).
3. Results: the main findings of the study, resulting from the methods used.
4. Conclusions and Implications:  what the results mean for the field of study or for society; relate back to the thesis statement.

Practice Focus

1. Framework: the scholarly knowledge base--theoretical framework, previous research, or conceptual approach--upon which the practical application is based.
2. Description of practical application: what was designed or developed, how was it implemented, in what setting and with whom?
3. Outcomes: what has been learned from the implementation, what strengths and weaknesses have been identified?
4. Implications: what are the next steps or the implications for future practice or for society. 

Theory Focus

1. Statement of the hypothesis, theoretical perspective, or philosophical idea being asserted.
2. Relationship to existing theories or perspectives in the field.
3. Contribution: how proposed idea advances knowledge in the field or benefits society.