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Methods of sustainability research in the social sciences / Frances Fahy and Henrike Rau.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Sage knowledge.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Sustainability--Research--Methodology.
- Sustainability.
- Social sciences--Research--Methodology.
- Social sciences.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (213 pages) : illustrations
- Place of Publication:
- Los Angeles ; London : SAGE, 2013.
- Summary:
- Sustainability is a key word in the environmental vocabulary informing how research projects in the social sciences are framed. This book provides a systematic and critical review of the key research methods used when studying sustainable strategies and outcomes. It is divided into four areas:.
- Contents:
- Part I. Measuring the immeasurable? The challenges and opportunities of sustainablility research in the social sciences
- Part II. Researching local lives : experiences of (un)sustainability among individuals, households and communities
- Part III. Comparative research on the sustainability performance of cities, regions and nation-states
- Part IV. Time in focus
- part V. Current developments and future trends.
- Notes:
- Part of the SAGE Knowledge collection.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on MARC record for print version.
- Other Format:
- Print version :
- ISBN:
- 9781526401748 (ebook) :
- OCLC:
- 1017712582
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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