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Harald Heinrichs · Pim Martens Gerd Michelsen · Arnim Wiek Editors Sustainability Science An Introduction Sustainability Science Harald Heinrichs • Pim Martens Gerd Michelsen • Arnim Wiek Editors Sustainability Science An Introduction Editors Harald Heinrichs Pim Martens Institute of Sustainability Governance Maastricht University (INSUGO) Maastricht, The Netherlands Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany Arnim Wiek School of Sustainability Gerd Michelsen Arizona State University Faculty of Sustainability Tempe, AZ, USA Leuphana University Lüneburg, Germany ISBN 978-94-017-7241-9 ISBN 978-94-017-7242-6 (eBook) DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-7242-6 Library of Congress Control Number: 2015957804 Springer Dordrecht Heidelberg New York London © Springer Science+Business Media Dordrecht 2016 Chapter 14 was created within the capacity of an US government employment. US copyright protection does not apply. This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved by the Publisher, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilms or in any other physical way, and transmission or information storage and retrieval, electronic adaptation, computer software, or by similar or dissimilar methodology now known or hereafter developed. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, service marks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. The publisher, the authors and the editors are safe to assume that the advice and information in this book are believed to be true and accurate at the date of publication. Neither the publisher nor the authors or the editors give a warranty, express or implied, with respect to the material contained herein or for any errors or omissions that may have been made. Printed on acid-free paper Springer Science+Business Media B.V. Dordrecht is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www. springer.com) Contents 1 I ntroduction ............................................................................................. 1 Harald Heinrichs, Arnim Wiek, Pim Martens, and Gerd Michelsen 2 S ustainable Development – Background and Context ........................ 5 Gerd Michelsen, Maik Adomßent, Pim Martens, and Michael von Hauff 3 T ransformational Sustainability Research Methodology .................... 31 Arnim Wiek and Daniel J. Lang 4 G reen and Sustainable Chemistry ......................................................... 43 Klaus Kümmerer and James Clark 5 S ustainability and Ecosystems ............................................................... 61 Henrik von Wehrden, Goddert von Oheimb, David J. Abson, and Werner Härdtle 6 S ustainability Assessment of Technologies ........................................... 71 Sjouke Beemsterboer and René Kemp 7 C orporate Sustainability Management ................................................. 85 Stefan Schaltegger, Erik G. Hansen, and Heiko Spitzeck 8 S ustainable Development in Economics ................................................ 99 Michael von Hauff 9 S ustainable Development and Law ....................................................... 109 Marjan Peeters and Thomas Schomerus 10 F inance and Sustainability ..................................................................... 119 Olaf Weber 11 S ustainability: Politics and Governance ............................................... 129 Harald Heinrichs and Frank Biermann v vi Contents 12 S ustainability Communication .............................................................. 139 Daniel Fischer, Gesa Lüdecke, Jasmin Godemann, Gerd Michelsen, Jens Newig, Marco Rieckmann, and Daniel Schulz 13 S ustainability and Science Policy .......................................................... 149 Uwe Schneidewind, Mandy Singer-Brodowksi, and Karoline Augenstein 14 J ustice and Sustainability ....................................................................... 161 Sonja Klinsky and Aaron Golub 15 S ustainability Ethics ............................................................................... 175 Nils Ole Oermann and Annika Weinert 16 O cean Space and Sustainability ............................................................. 193 Jan H. Stel 17 S ustainable Landscape Development .................................................... 207 Michael Stauffacher and Pius Krütli 18 S ustainable Development and Material Flows ..................................... 219 Beatrice John, Andreas Möller, and Annika Weiser 19 S ustainable Energy Systems .................................................................. 231 Stefan Lechtenböhmer and Lars J. Nilsson 20 S ustainability and Health ....................................................................... 247 Maud M.T.E. Huynen and Pim Martens 21 M obility and Sustainability .................................................................... 261 Aaron Golub 22 I nternational Development and Sustainability .................................... 273 Rimjhim M. Aggarwal 23 T ourism and Sustainability .................................................................... 283 David Manuel-Navarrete 24 C onsumption and Sustainability ........................................................... 293 John Harlow, Michael J. Bernstein, Bastien Girod, and Arnim Wiek 25 C limate Change: Responding to a Major Challenge for Sustainable Development ............................................... 303 Pim Martens, Darryn McEvoy, and Chiung Ting Chang 26 A rt and Sustainability ............................................................................ 311 Heather Sealy Lineberry and Arnim Wiek Contents vii 27 T eaching and Learning in Sustainability Science ................................ 325 Matthias Barth 28 E ducation for Sustainable Development ............................................... 335 Niko Roorda and Han van Son 29 P roblem-Based and Project-Based Learning for Sustainable Development ................................................................. 349 Ron Cörvers, Arnim Wiek, Joop de Kraker, Daniel J. Lang, and Pim Martens 30 S cience for Sustainability – A Societal and Political Perspective ......................................................................... 359 Günther Bachmann Contributors David J. Abson Faculty of Sustainability, Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Lüneburg, Germany FuturES, Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany Maik Adomßent Faculty of Sustainability, Leuphana University, Lüneburg, Germany Rimjhim M. Aggarwal School of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA Karoline Augenstein Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy, Wuppertal, Germany Günther Bachmann German Council for Sustainable Development, Berlin, Germany Matthias Barth Institute for Integrative Studies, Leuphana University of Lüneburg, Lüneburg, Germany Sjouke Beemsterboer International Centre for Integrated assessment and Sustainable development (ICIS), Maastricht University, Maastricht, Netherlands Michael J. Bernstein School of Sustainability, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, USA Frank Biermann Institute for Environmental Studies, VU University Amsterdam, Amsterdam, Netherlands Chiung Ting Chang Institute of Public Affairs Management, National Sun Yat-sen University, Taiwan James Clark York Green Chemistry Centre of Excellence, University of York, York, UK ix
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