Sustainability Science for Strong SustainabilityøThe 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, environme |
Contents
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1 Why is sustainability science needed? | 8 |
2 Principles of sustainability science | 26 |
3 Learning from transformative science approaches for sustainability | 40 |
4 Implementing transdisciplinary research partnerships | 90 |
5 Building institutional capacity for sustainability science | 107 |
Conclusion | 134 |
Glossary | 136 |
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