Explore sustainability and resilience in remote island communities at the ISLAs Summer School in Iceland’s Westfjords, 28th June–6th July 2025. Combining academic study with real-world experiences, this programme examines how communities adapt to environmental and socio-economic transitions.
We are excited and happy to share some highlights from the Islands as Laboratories for Sustainability (ISLAs) Summer/Winter School 2024. ISLAs is a yearly summer school initiative by the Erasmus Mundus Joint Master Programme ISLANDS and the University of Groningen, Faculty of Spatial Sciences.
Methodologically and scientifically, islands serve as ideal ‘laboratories’ for examining the intricate interplay of environmental, social, and economic sustainability. Moreover, their often geographically isolated nature magnifies the importance of factors contributing to both vulnerability and resilience. The ISLAs Summer/Winter School series combines different perspectives and approaches to these complex processes of sustainability on islands. The…
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