Tracks and Themes

The Budapest conference will feature the traditional tracks and themes of previous ISDRS conferences to serve as the main thread of discussion in both plenary and breakout sessions.

Special Track 10a will explore the nexus between Sustainable Development and Artificial Intelligence (see below) and a call for additional Special Tracks has been published to invite innovative, interdisciplinary sessions addressing the main theme of the conference. These special tracks will be announced in early January, 2025.

A list of the traditional tracks of the conference can be found below. By clicking on the name of track you can find more detail – please, consider this before submitting an abstract to a specific track. Some track descriptions are still under construction – for these, please, check back soon!

1. Sustainability and science

1a. Theoretical approaches

1b. Research methods and methodologies

1c. Assessing sustainability

2. Education

2a. Provision, quality of and access to education

2b. Educating for sustainability

3. Biodiversity and ecosystem services

3a. Life on land and below water; ecosystem services

4. Climate change and energy

          4a. Climate change: Effective response for energy, water and land use

          4b. Affordable and clean energy

          4c. Climate, tourism and sustainable development

5. Production, consumption and innovation

5a. Corporate Sustainability and Corporate Social Responsibility

5b. Design for sustainability

5c. Circular economy

5d. Value chains and trade

5e. Sustainable consumption and consumers

5f. Food system transformation

6. Cities and regions

6a. Urban and regional transformations

6b. Urban and regional resilience

6c. The power of art and culture in sustainable cities and communities

7. Social-economic aspects of sustainability

7a. Global inequality and poverty

7b. The future of employment and good work

7c. Innovative Economic and Financial Pathways for Sustainability Transitions

8. Social foundations of sustainability

8a. Gender, inclusivity and human rights

8b. Communication for sustainability

         8c. Just transition

9. Governance, power and institutions 

9a. Peace and sustainable development

9b. Collaboration and co-creation for sustainability, SDGs initiatives and scale of governance

9c. Public participation and the role of stakeholders

9d. Legal aspects of sustainable development

10. Special themes

10a. Sustainability and Artificial Intelligence

Additional special tracks will be announced in early January – if you are interested to organize a special track at the Budapest conference, please, submit a proposal according to the call for special tracks.

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