The ViRTU@LiS (Social Learning on EnVIRonmental Issues with the InTeractive Information and CommUnicAtion TechnoLogIeS) project brings together a consortium of specialists in information technology, sustainable development, environmental modelling, public policy and governance, learning psychology and open learning, to develop computer-based learning tools on ecosystems and natural resources.

SLIM is a multi-country research project funded by the European Commission (DG RESEARCH – 5th Framework Programme for research and technological development, 1998–2002). Its main theme is the investigation of the socio-economic aspects of the sustainable use of water. The project ran from February 2001 to May 2004 and involved about 30 researchers from France, Italy, the Netherlands, Sweden and the UK.

Literature on Social learning

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• Andrew Whitworth (2003) Communicative rationality and decision making in environmental organizations, Research in Social Movements, Conflicts and Change, Volume 24, 2003, pp. 123-153.
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• Arjen E.J. Wals Ed. (2007) Social learning towards a sustainable world.