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oapen-20.500.12657-232682024-03-22T19:23:41Z Framing in Sustainability Science Mino, Takashi Kudo, Shogo Environment Sustainable development Regional planning Urban planning Nature conservation Economic development—Environmental aspects Environmental education thema EDItEUR::J Society and Social Sciences::JN Education thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNK Conservation of the environment thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RN The environment::RNU Sustainability thema EDItEUR::R Earth Sciences, Geography, Environment, Planning::RP Regional and area planning This open access book offers both conceptual and empirical descriptions of how to “frame” sustainability challenges. It defines “framing” in the context of sustainability science as the process of identifying subjects, setting boundaries, and defining problems. The chapters are grouped into two sections: a conceptual section and a case section. The conceptual section introduces readers to theories and concepts that can be used to achieve multiple understandings of sustainability; in turn, the case section highlights different ways of comprehending sustainability for researchers, practitioners, and other stakeholders. The book offers diverse illustrations of what sustainability concepts entail, both conceptually and empirically, and will help readers become aware of the implicit framings in sustainability-related discourses. In the extant literature, sustainability challenges such as climate change, sustainable development, and rapid urbanization have largely been treated as “pre-set,” fixed topics, while possible solutions have been discussed intensively. In contrast, this book examines the framings applied to the sustainability challenges themselves, and illustrates the road that led us to the current sustainability discourse. 2020-03-18 13:36:15 2020-04-01T09:09:28Z 2020-04-01T09:09:28Z 2020 book 1006888 http://library.oapen.org/handle/20.500.12657/23268 eng Science for Sustainable Societies application/pdf n/a 1006888.pdf https://www.springer.com/9789811390616 Springer Nature 10.1007/978-981-13-9061-6 10.1007/978-981-13-9061-6 6c6992af-b843-4f46-859c-f6e9998e40d5 196 Singapore open access
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This open access book offers both conceptual and empirical descriptions of how to “frame” sustainability challenges. It defines “framing” in the context of sustainability science as the process of identifying subjects, setting boundaries, and defining problems. The chapters are grouped into two sections: a conceptual section and a case section. The conceptual section introduces readers to theories and concepts that can be used to achieve multiple understandings of sustainability; in turn, the case section highlights different ways of comprehending sustainability for researchers, practitioners, and other stakeholders. The book offers diverse illustrations of what sustainability concepts entail, both conceptually and empirically, and will help readers become aware of the implicit framings in sustainability-related discourses. In the extant literature, sustainability challenges such as climate change, sustainable development, and rapid urbanization have largely been treated as “pre-set,” fixed topics, while possible solutions have been discussed intensively. In contrast, this book examines the framings applied to the sustainability challenges themselves, and illustrates the road that led us to the current sustainability discourse.
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