International Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS) Conference 2025 - Conference Proceedings

<p dir="ltr"><b>Conference theme:</b><b> </b><b>Pursuing sustainability from an auxiliary commitment to a core priority, beyond common-sense, in a changing political and socio-economic landscape</b><b>.</b></p><p dir="ltr">Across previous years, our understanding of the influence of the socio-economic characteristics on sustainable practices has seen a significant advancement. However, the political characteristics contribute little to our understanding of sustainable behaviour amidst change in national policies, housing, contribution to the natural environment, use of innovations, value for money, and overall impact of power within relative markets. For some, the impact of any change on the political landscape would ultimately mean an impact on the adoption of sustainable solutions, while for others, such a change does not necessarily entail a primary course of action.</p><p dir="ltr">Amidst a change of political agendas, we now yet again find ourselves overlooking various scenarios that challenge the core tenets of Sustainable Ecological Engineering Design for Society (SEEDS). Without delving into the plausible adverse effects of political decisions, and often also the indecisions, we stand to offer a little more than applied commonsense, as commonsense to promote these tenets may now need to be crafted in a slightly distinctive way.</p><p dir="ltr"><b>This year we ask...</b></p><p dir="ltr"><i>How do we redefine the ways we convey sustainability and ecological engineering, from a rather often seen auxiliary solutions to fit within the core values of any upcoming change?</i></p><p dir="ltr">This question will be critically investigated in this conference by trying to reach sensible answers to some of the complex questions, for, as Thomas Sowell’s famous quote in A Conflict of Visions, “There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs”. It is indeed healthy to have scepticism toward one-size-fits-all solutions, and to embrace the complexity of decision-making.</p><p dir="ltr">To advance these arguments, the conference themes will encompass:</p><ul><li><b>Socio-economic Influence on Sustainability:</b> The impact of socio-economic characteristics on sustainable practices and behaviours.<br></li><li><b>Global and Local Political Agendas:</b> The shifts in political agendas and their role in challenging existing policies, housing, ecological engineering, and market powers on sustainability adoption.<br></li><li><b>Political Decisions and Indecisions: </b>Adverse effects of political actions and inactions on ecological engineering and sustainability.<br></li><li><b>Contextual Sustainability Narratives:</b> Narratives that align longstanding sustainability goals with existing political priorities.<br></li><li><b>Interdisciplinary Exploration of Sustainability:</b> Sustainability and ecological engineering through diverse perspectives and tailored approaches.</li></ul><p></p>