Harald Heinrichs · Pim Martens Gerd Michelsen · Arnim Wiek Editors

Contents
1 
 Introduction ............................................................................................. 1
Harald Heinrichs, Arnim Wiek, Pim Martens,
and Gerd Michelsen
2 
 Sustainable Development – Background and Context ........................ 5
Gerd Michelsen, Maik Adomßent, Pim Martens,
and Michael von Hauff
3 
 Transformational Sustainability Research Methodology .................... 31
Arnim Wiek and Daniel J. Lang
4 
 Green and Sustainable Chemistry ......................................................... 43
Klaus Kümmerer and James Clark
5 
 Sustainability and Ecosystems ............................................................... 61
Henrik von Wehrden, Goddert von Oheimb, David J. Abson,
and Werner Härdtle
6 
 Sustainability Assessment of Technologies ........................................... 71
Sjouke Beemsterboer and René Kemp
7 
 Corporate Sustainability Management ................................................. 85
Stefan Schaltegger, Erik G. Hansen, and Heiko Spitzeck
8 
 Sustainable Development in Economics ................................................ 99
Michael von Hauff
9 
 Sustainable Development and Law ....................................................... 109
Marjan Peeters and Thomas Schomerus
10 Finance and Sustainability ..................................................................... 119
Olaf Weber
11 Sustainability: Politics and Governance ............................................... 129
Harald Heinrichs and Frank Biermann

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 Sustainability Communication .............................................................. 139
Daniel Fischer, Gesa Lüdecke, Jasmin Godemann, Gerd Michelsen,
Jens Newig, Marco Rieckmann, and Daniel Schulz