European Research on Sustainable Development Volume 1: Transformative Science Approaches for Sustainability /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Jaeger, Carlo C. (Editor), Tàbara, J. David (Editor), Jaeger, Julia (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Subjects: Environment.; Political science.; Sustainable development.; Environmental economics.; Sustainable Development.; Political Science.; Environmental Economics.

This book provides the reader with a state-of-the-art view of research on sustainable development. Its emphasis lays on the transformative dimension of this research: sustainable development can only be realized through a far-reaching transformation of the situation humankind finds itself in at the...

Table of Contents:

• Foreword
• 1 Introduction
• 2 Development Doubts
• 3 Equity
• 4 The Sustainability Concept
• 5 Social Sustainability
• 6 Dealing with Doom - Tracking the Triple Challenge of Energy Scarcity, Climate Change and Global Inequity
• 7 A Transition Research Perspective on Governance for Sustainability
• 8 Integrated Climate Governance (ICG) and Sustainable Development
• 9 The Value of Science and Technology Studies (STS) for Sustainability Research
• 10 Sustainable Development
• 11 Integrated Water Resources Management
• 12 Pragmatism and Pluralism
• 13 Risks and Opportunities for Sustainability Science in Europe
• 14 Concluding Remarks.