Reconstructing sustainability science: knowledge and action for a sustainable future
- Abingdon Routledge/Taylor and Francis 2015
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1. Introduction: Science for Sustainability Part 1: Constructing Sustainability Science 2. The Challenges of Sustainability: What Role for Science? 3. Constructing Sustainability 4. Bounding Sustainability 5. Tensions in Sustainability Science Part 2: Reconstructing Sustainability Science: A Science of Design 6. Situating Sustainability Science: Objectives for a Science of Design 7. Design Imperatives for Sustainability Science 8. The Future of Sustainability: The Search for Solutions 9. Conclusion: Trainin the Next Generation of Sustainability Scientists
Preface-- Part 1: Constructing Sustainability Science -- 1. Planet Under Pressure -- 2. A Science for Sustainability -- 4. Constructing Sustainability Science -- 4. Tensions in Sustainability Science -- Part 2: Reconstructing Sustainability Science -- 5. Reclaiming Sustainability: Limits to Knowledge -- 6. Sustainability as a Science of Design -- 7. Conclusion: Sustainability and our Socio-Technical Future
Sustainability Science is an interdisciplinary, problem-driven field that seeks to address fundamental questions on human-environment interactions. Reconstructing Sustainability Science repositions sustainability science as a "science of design"' that is, a normative science of what ought to be in order to achieve certain goals' rather than a science of what is. It provides an essential understanding of the complex relationship between science, social change and the normative dimensions of sustainability. Drawing upon interviews o