Sustainable Development of Denmark in the World, 1970–2020: A Critical Introduction

Preface
Acknowledgements
Contents
About the Author
Abbreviations
List of Tables
Part I The Historiographical Framework
1 A Brief Conceptual History of Sustainable Development
	The Economy of Natural Resources
	Limits, Needs and Development
	Conceptions of Temporality and Change
	The World System and Its Boundaries
	Summary and Perspectives
	Bibliography
2 Socio-Environmental History
	Ideas of Society and the Outlines of Social History
	Imaginaries of Nature
	Nature Historicised
	History Naturalised
	From Environmental History to Sustainability History
	Summary and Perspectives
	Bibliography
Part II Challenges to Sustainable Development Since 1970
3 People and Prosperity
	The Deep Background
	People
	An Open Economy
	Social Cohesion and Peace in Our Past
	Summary and Perspectives
	Bibliography
4 Multiform Dirt
	Matter Out of Place
	Water
	Soil
	Air
	Workplace and Consumer Safety
	Non-toxic Pollution
	Summary and Perspectives
	Bibliography
5 Energy and Natural Resources
	Conversions of Energy to Entropy
	Oil Crises and Alternative Sources of Energy
	Extraction of North Sea Carbon, and Nuclear Fears
	Gradual Transition to Renewable Energy Carriers
	Natural Resources
	Summary and Perspectives
	Bibliography
6 Biosphere Integrity
	Main Trends and Drivers in Landscape Change
	Conservation, Protection and Restoration
	Agriculture
	Multifunctional Forestry
	Fishery and Fish Farming
	Biodiversity Losses, Rewilding and Invasive Species
	Summary and Perspectives
	Bibliography
7 Climate Change
	The Problem
	Appreciating the Greenhouse
	Building Models
	Danish Climate Change Politics
	Anthropocene?
	Summary and Perspectives
	Bibliography
Part III Seedbeds for Solutions
8 Contested Scientific Knowledge
	Reality and Knowledge
	Circulation of Knowledge
	Environmental Issues in the Media
	Controversies and Alternative Thought Collectives
	Summary and Perspectives
	Bibliography
9 Politics and Policies of Sustainability
	Politics, Power and Policy
	General Trends in Danish Environmental Politics
	Global Environmental Governance
	Main Political Positions on the Environment
	Positions of Danish Political Parties
	Can Politics Be Sustainable?
	Summary and Perspectives
	Bibliography
10 Economy and Economics in the Quest for Sustainability
	Imaginaries of the Economy
	Danish economic development
	Third World Development
	Endless Growth?
	Sustainability Metrics
	Environmental Economics
	Green Growth or Degrowth
	Summary and Perspectives
	Bibliography
11 Technological Innovation
	Historical Imaginaries of Technology
	Danish Technology Policy Since 1970
	Green Fixes Great and Small
	Sustainability Concerns in Planning Future Infrastructure
	Summary and Perspectives
	Bibliography
12 Everyday Environmentalism and “the Good Life”
	Green Movements Before the Age of Ecology
	Politicised Grassroots
	Consumer Activism
	Sustainable Living Practices
	Summary and Perspectives
	Bibliography
Part IV How Far Have We Come, and Where Do We Go from Here?
13 National Affluence and/or Global Sustainability?
	Denmark’s National Performance
	National Contributions to the Global Performance
	Pandemic
	Disruption
	In Lieu of a Conclusion
	Bibliography
Index