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Main Title European Research on Sustainable Development Volume 1: Transformative Science Approaches for Sustainability / [electronic resource] :
Type EBOOK
Author Jaeger, Carlo C.
Other Authors
Author Title of a Work
Tàbara, J. David.
Jaeger, Julia.
Publisher Springer Berlin Heidelberg,
Year Published 2011
Call Number GE196
ISBN 9783642192029
Subjects Environmental sciences ; Sustainable development ; Environmental economics ; Political science
Internet Access
Description Access URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-19202-9
Collation XX, 211 p. online resource.
Notes Due to license restrictions, this resource is available to EPA employees and authorized contractors only
Contents Notes 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. 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 beginning of the third millennium. The contributions are written by leading world experts in the conceptualisation and actual practice of sustainable development. The book provides a timely overview of ideas and methods as well as a variety of original learning examples on the most innovative approaches on sustainability science.
Place Published Berlin, Heidelberg
Corporate Au Added Ent SpringerLink (Online service)
Host Item Entry Springer eBooks
PUB Date Free Form 2011
BIB Level m
Medium computer
Content text
Carrier online resource
Cataloging Source OCLC/T
OCLC Time Stamp 20141010071306
Language eng
Origin SPRINGER
Type EBOOK
OCLC Rec Leader 02938nam a22004815i 45