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

Content: 
Front Matter....Pages i-xx
Introduction....Pages 1-8
Developmental Doubts....Pages 9-21
Equity: The Shortest Way to Global Sustainability....Pages 23-27
The Sustainability Concept: Can We Stand Between Catastrophism and Denial?....Pages 29-34
Social Sustainability: Exploring the Linkages Between Research, Policy and Practice....Pages 35-57
Dealing with Doom: Tackling the Triple Challenge of Energy Scarcity, Climate Change and Global Inequity....Pages 59-71
A Transition Research Perspective on Governance for Sustainability....Pages 73-89
Integrated Climate Governance (ICG) and Sustainable Development....Pages 91-109
The Value of Science and Technology Studies (STS) to Sustainability Research: A Critical Approach Toward Synthetic Biology Promises....Pages 111-135
Sustainable Development: Responding to the Research Challenge in the Land of the Long White Cloud, Aotearoa New Zealand....Pages 137-153
Integrated Water Resources Management: STRIVER Efforts to Assess the Current Status and Future Possibilities in Four River Basins....Pages 155-172
Pragmatism and Pluralism: Creating Clumsy and Context-Specific Approaches to Sustainability Science....Pages 173-186
Risks and Opportunities for Sustainability Science in Europe....Pages 187-203
Concluding Remarks....Pages 205-208
Back Matter....Pages 209-211