Sustainability science for strong sustainability / Tom Dedeurwaerdere.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Dedeurwaerdere, Tom, author.

Contributor:

Edward Elgar Publishing.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--Research.

Sustainable development.

Sustainability--Research.

Sustainability.

Social sciences--Sustainability.

Social sciences.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (175 pages): illustrations

Place of Publication:

Cheltenham : Edward Elgar Pub. Ltd., 2014.

Language Note:

English

System Details:

Text file

Summary:

The dynamism of science has been catalytic for human prosperity in recent history. Conventional perspectives of the ivory tower model of modern science are, however, rivalled by the failure of humanity to tackle global crises of an economic, environmental and social nature. Operational solutions to these pressures have grown and exposed pitfalls of modern science to date. Sustainability Science for Strong Sustainability investigates core concepts, tools and institutional strategies of transdisciplinary sustainability science. Prominent research programs within heterodox economics, the environm

Contents:

1. Why is sustainability science needed?

2. Principles of sustainability science

3. Learning from transformative science approaches for sustainability

4. Implementing transdisciplinary research partnerships

5. Building institutional capacity for sustainability science.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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Other Format:

Print version: 9781783474554

ISBN:

9781783474561 (eBook)

9781783474554 (hardback)

OCLC:

891589933

Publisher Number:

https://doi.org/10.4337/9781783474561