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Theories of Sustainable Development book cover

1st Edition

Theories of Sustainable Development

Edited By Judith Enders, Moritz Remig Copyright 2015
202 Pages
by Routledge

212 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge

212 Pages 3 B/W Illustrations
by Routledge
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While sustainability has become a buzzword in discussions about the environment and development, work on theories of sustainable development has received much less attention. However, theory is vital as understanding the origins and development of the concept is the key to achieving successful implementation of sustainability. This book offers an interdisciplinary collection of research... Read more

Foreword Reinhard Loske  1. Perspectives of Sustainable Development – an Introduction Judith C. Enders & Moritz Remig  2. The Discovery of Sustainability: The Genealogy of a Term Ulrich Grober  3. What Kind of Theory Do We Need for Sustainable of Development – And how Much of It? Some Thoughts Armin Grunwald  4. Theory of Sustainability? Considerations on a Basic Understanding of "Sustainability Science" Thomas Jahn  5. The Quality of Sustainability Science: a Philosophical Perspective Rafael Ziegler & Konrad Ott  6. Transdisciplinary Humanistic Sustainability Theory: Justice, Governance, Blocks Felix Ekardt  7. Theories of "Sustainability" and the Sustainability of Theories: For Alternatives to the Mainstream, and against Simple Solutions Fred Luks  8. Sustainability and the Challenge of Complex Systems Joachim H. Spangenberg  9. Sustainable Development: A Global Model – Universal and Contextual Jürgen Kopfmüller  10. The Non-Identity Problem: An Irrefutable Argument against Sustainability Theories? Jörg Tremmel  11. The Definition of Society’s Relationship with Nature on the Basis of Reproduction Theory – A Historical-Systematic Problem Sketch Michael Weingarten  12. The Missing Aspect of Culture in Sustainability Concepts Oliver Parodi  13. Ten Theses on a Research Agenda for Sustainable Development  Hans Diefenbacher

Biography

Judith C. Enders is a member of the study group "Global Issues" of the German Council on Foreign Relations (DGAP). She was Senior Researcher at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies in Potsdam, Germany, and is now conducting freelance social research.

Moritz Remig is a Researcher at the Institute for Advanced Sustainability Studies in Potsdam, Germany, and a PhD candidate at the University of Kassel, Germany.

"Theories of Sustainable Development is a Dense but always rewarding collection of cutting edge essays for advanced graduate students who deal with sustainable development, philosophy of justice, or sociology of science." – Yves Laberge, Electronic Green Journal

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