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Record Nr.

UNINA9910140508703321

Autore

Dedeurwaerdere Tom

Titolo

Sustainability science for strong sustainability / / Tom Dedeurwaerdere

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cheltenham, : Edward Elgar Pub. Ltd., 2014

ISBN

9781783474561 (eBook)

9781783474554 (hardback)

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (175 pages) : illustrations

Disciplina

338.927072

Soggetti

Sustainable development - Research

Sustainability - Research

Social Sciences

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

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.

Sommario/riassunto

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