Reconstructing Sustainability Science: Knowledge and Action for a Sustainable Future

Description

Constructing sustainability science. Planet under pressure ; A science for sustainability ; Constructing sustainability science ; Tensions in sustainability science -- Reconstructing sustainability science. Reclaiming sustainability: limits to knowledge ; Sustainability as a science of design ; Conclusion: sustainability and our socio-technical future -- Appendix A. Interview subjects -- Appendix B. Interview protocol.;"Drawing on interviews with leading sustainability scientists, this book examines how researchers in the emerging, interdisciplinary field of sustainability science are attempting to define sustainability, establish research agendas, and link the knowledge they produce to societal action. Pairing these insights with case studies of innovative sustainability research centres, the book reformulates the sustainability science research agenda and its relationship to decision-making and social action. It repositions the field as a "science of design" that aims to enrich public reasoning and deliberation while also working to generate social and technological innovations for a more sustainable future."--Provided by publisher.