CASA 2015 - 2015 Conference on Anthropology and Sustainability in Asia

This year, 2015, marks the 70th Hiroshima Peace Memorial and Remembrance events for the victims of the atomic bombing, as well as for the pursuit of peace. Visitors to Hiroshima will be charmed by its warm June temperatures and green, eco-friendly environment. It is easy to move around the small city on foot or by using its famed ‘Hiroden’ streetcar, which only costs JPY 150! The mild weather and low travel costs make Hiroshima a popular travel destination for both international and domestic visitors. Hiroshima also boasts two UNESCO World Heritage Sites: Miyajima ‘the Floating Shrine’ and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial.
CASA 2015 is offering sponsored tours to Miyajima ‘the Floating Shrine’ and the Hiroshima Peace Memorial for all registered participants!!
About CASA 2015
We are pleased to hold CASA in Hiroshima and this year we are combining CASA with two other events concerning sustainability: The Third Asian Symposium on Education, Language and Sustainability and the Second Asian Education for Peace and Interfaith Conference.
CASA 2015 will promote a critical understanding of the innovative and organic approaches from anthropology toward holistic sustainability. Under the theme of Anthropological Perspectives on Holistic Sustainability, we welcome submissions of 250 words submitted through our online abstract system that consider the following areas:
Anthropology of Art
Anthropology of Development
Anthropology of Gender and Sexuality
Anthropology of Religion
Applied Anthropology
Archaeology
Biological Anthropology
Biomedical Anthropology
Cognitive Anthropology
Cultural Anthropology
Cyborg Anthropology
Ecological Anthropology
Economic Anthropology
Forensic Anthropology
Historical Anthropology
Human Evolution
Kinship and Family
Legal Anthropology
Linguistic Anthropology
Media Anthropology
Medical Anthropology
Museum Studies
Political Anthropology
Political Economy
Psychological Anthropology
Public Anthropology
Semiotic Anthropology
Social Anthropology
Socio-Cultural Anthropology
Transpersonal Anthropology
Urban Anthropology
Visual Anthropology
Special Topic: Archaeology and Sustainability
Special Topic: Biological Sustainability
Special Topic: Cultural Sustainability
Special Topic: Economic Sustainability
Special Topic: Linguistic Sustainability
Special Topic: Political Sustainability
Special Topic: Social Sustainability
Other Areas (please specify)
Sustainability is a term of recent origin with widespread contemporary saliency. In its popular use, sustainability tends to focus mostly on issues of natural environment. The lens of environmental sustainability raises questions such as:
Can the natural world recover from damage caused by human activity at a rate faster than the damage is done?
Is the use of natural resources at a rate that is compatible with their regeneration?
What changes in human practice can lead to long-term availability of necessary natural resources?
Anthropological Perspectives on Holistic Sustainability will explore these and related questions, but in a way that considers sustainability beyond its ecological dimensions. Trends toward broader consideration of sustainability are in place. The World Bank and other governmental and non-governmental organizations have incorporated the concept of social sustainability into their approaches to development. The notion of a “triple bottom line” that considers profit, people and planet has entered the private sector discourse on sustainability. This conference considers the contributions that anthropology can make to expanding the horizons of sustainability.
Full papers are welcome, but not required. Registered participants with an accepted abstract and/or refereed full paper will be published in the Proceedings (ISSN 2188-3386). Oral, poster and virtual presenters shall be included in the Proceedings.