Harald Heinrichs · Pim Martens Gerd Michelsen · Arnim Wiek Editors

Document Outline

• Contents
• Contributors
• Chapter 1: Introduction
  • References
• Chapter 2: Sustainable Development – Background and Context
  • 1 The Idea and Historical Overview
    • 1.1 Beginnings of the Discussion About Sustainability
    • 1.2 Initiatives of the United Nations and Other Organizations
      • 1.2.1 The Stockholm Conference and Its Consequences
      • 1.2.2 Other Environmental and Development Initiatives
      • 1.2.3 The Brundtland Commission
  • 2 Sustainable Development: Theoretical Concepts
    • 2.1 Ethical Implications
    • 2.2 Dimensions of Sustainability
    • 2.3 Weak and Strong Sustainability
    • 2.4 The Integrative Concept of Sustainable Development
  • References
• Chapter 3: Transformational Sustainability Research Methodology
  • 1 Descriptive-Analytical vs. Transformational Sustainability Research
  • 2 Methodological Frameworks for Transformational Sustainability Research
  • 3 Outlook
  • References
• Chapter 4: Green and Sustainable Chemistry
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Green and Sustainable Chemistry
  • 3 Green Chemistry Metrics
  • 4 Natural Resources and Chemistry
    • 4.1 The Fossil Age
    • 4.2 The Biorefinery and Its Potential for Replacing the Petrochemical Industry
    • 4.3 Valorisation of Waste
  • 5 Synthesis and Manufacturing
    • 5.1 Solvent Selection
  • 6 Products and End of Life
    • 6.1 Benign by Design
    • 6.2 Limits of Recycling and Material Flows
    • 6.3 New Business Models
  • 7 Conclusions
  • References
• Chapter 5: Sustainability and Ecosystems
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Biodiversity
  • 3 Ecosystem Functioning and Services
  • 4 Global Threats to Biodiversity and Ecosystem Functioning
  • 5 Developing Solutions to These Threats: Interdisciplinary and Transdisciplinary Efforts
  • Box 5.1: The Millennium Ecosystem Assessment
  • Further Reading
    • References
• Chapter 6: Sustainability Assessment of Technologies
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Methods for Assessing Technologies
    • 2.1 Objectification of Assessments: Life-Cycle Assessment
    • 2.2 Perspective-Based Assessment: Dialogue and Backcasting
    • 2.3 Coproduction of Impacts: A Search for Methods
  • 3 Conclusion and Outlook
  • Further Reading
    • Weblinks
    • References
• Chapter 7: Corporate Sustainability Management
  • 1 Basic Questions
  • 2 When Did Companies Start to Deal Explicitly with Sustainability? A Brief History of Sustainability Management
  • 3 What Do Sustainability-Oriented Companies Do Differently? Conceptualizing Sustainability Management
  • 4 Collaboration as Key to Advance Sustainability Management
    • 4.1 Collaboration Within the Firm: Integrative Approach to Sustainability
    • 4.2 Collaboration with Value Chain Partners and Other Societal Actors
    • 4.3 Towards Transdisciplinary Collaboration
  • 5 Conclusions
  • References
• Chapter 8: Sustainable Development in Economics
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Sustainability in the Context of Neoclassical Economics
  • 3 Sustainability in the Context of Ecological Economics
  • 4 Overcoming the Controversy Between Neoclassical and Ecological Economics
  • 5 Conclusions
  • References
• Chapter 9: Sustainable Development and Law
  • 1 Exploring Legal Consequences of Sustainable Development
  • 2 Sustainable Development in International Law
    • 2.1 Treaties
    • 2.2 Soft Law
    • 2.3 Courts
  • 3 Sustainable Development in EU Law
  • 4 An Illustrative Court Case
  • 5 Conclusion
  • References
• Chapter 10: Finance and Sustainability
  • 1 Sustainability Problems and Finance
  • 2 Solution Options: Sustainable Finance
  • 3 Open Issues: Challenges of Sustainable Finance
  • 4 Conclusions
  • References
• Chapter 11: Sustainability: Politics and Governance
  • 1 Sustainable Development as Political Challenge
  • 2 From Environmental Policy to Sustainable Development
  • 3 Sustainable Development and Earth System Governance
  • 4 Sustainability Policy as Cosmopolitan Challenge
  • Further Reading
    • References
• Chapter 12: Sustainability Communication
  • 1 A Communication Perspective on Sustainable Development: Origins and Approaches
  • 2 Communication of, about, and for Sustainability
    • 2.1 Communication about Sustainability
    • 2.2 Communication of Sustainability
    • 2.3 Communication for Sustainability
  • 3 Sustainability Communication in the Media System
  • 4 Sustainability Communication in the Education System
  • 5 Summary
  • Further Reading
    • Introductory Readings
    • Practice-Oriented Reading
    • Current Research
    • References
• Chapter 13: Sustainability and Science Policy
  • 1 The Importance of Science for a Transformation to Sustainability
  • 2 Three Perspectives on Science and Sustainability: Being Aware of the Institutional Embeddedness of Science
  • 3 Institutional Reforms and Their Relevance for Supporting Sustainability Science
  • 4 The Nature and Impact of Science Policy
  • 5 Science Policy for Sustainability Transitions
  • 6 Drivers of Progressive Science Policies
  • 7 Conclusion
  • Further Reading
    • References
• Chapter 14: Justice and Sustainability
  • 1 State of the Art
    • 1.1 Defining Justice
      • 1.1.1 Just Processes
      • 1.1.2 Just Outcomes
      • 1.1.3 Social Psychology of Justice
    • 1.2 Challenges of Integrating Sustainability and Justice
      • 1.2.1 Multiscalar
      • 1.2.2 Multidimensional
      • 1.2.3 Cross-Generational
    • 1.3 Solution Options: Lessons on Integration from Environmental Justice and Climate Change Action
      • 1.3.1 Environmental Justice
      • 1.3.2 Climate Change Action
  • 2 Contributions of Justice to Sustainability
  • Further Reading
    • References
• Chapter 15: Sustainability Ethics
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 What Is Ethics? From Principle to Application
  • 3 Sustainability Ethics: Justice and Responsibility Through Time
  • 4 Exemplary Approaches to Dealing with Dilemmata in Sustainability Ethics
    • 4.1 Dilemma 1: Generational Contracts in the Light of Demographic Change
    • 4.2 Dilemma 2: Future-Oriented and Sustainable Distribution of Resources
  • 5 Conclusion
  • Bibliography
• Chapter 16: Ocean Space and Sustainability
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 What Is Ocean Space?
  • 3 Ocean Space and Sustainability
    • 3.1 UNCLOS: A Global Framework
    • 3.2 Regional European Union
  • 4 Conclusions
  • Further Reading
    • Websites
    • References
• Chapter 17: Sustainable Landscape Development
  • 1 What Is a ‘Landscape’?
  • 2 What Is ‘Sustainable Landscape Development’?
  • 3 How Is ‘Sustainable Landscape Development’ Scientifically Tackled?
  • 4 What Can Sustainability Science Contribute to Sustainable Landscape Development?
  • Further Reading
    • Important Weblinks
    • References
• Chapter 18: Sustainable Development and Material Flows
  • 1 Society’s Dependency on Materials: Avoiding End-of-Pipe Solutions
  • 2 Material Flows, the Socioeconomic Metabolism Concept and Industrial Ecology
    • 2.1 Material Flow Analysis
      • 2.1.1 Material Flow Analysis as a Modeling Procedure
    • 2.2 Focus and Limitations of Different Types of MFA
  • 3 Toward Sustainable Material Flows: Further Developments and the Role of MFA for Sustainable Development
  • Further Reading
    • References
• Chapter 19: Sustainable Energy Systems
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Types, Structures and Characteristics of Energy Systems
  • 3 The Major Global Challenges and Their Linkages to Energy
    • 3.1 Energy, Development and Poverty
    • 3.2 Climate Change and the Environment
    • 3.3 Limits to (Growing) Fossil Energy Supply and the Role of Unconventional Resources
    • 3.4 Energy and Security
  • 4 The “Energy Equation”
  • 5 Scenarios and Pathways Towards Future Sustainable Energy Systems
  • 6 Policy and Governance for Transitions to Sustainable Energy Systems
  • Recommended Literature for Further Reading
    • References
• Chapter 20: Sustainability and Health
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 A Systems Approach Toward Population Health
  • 3 Adopting a Systems Approach to Health: Sustainability Science Tools
  • 4 Conclusion: The Need for Overcoming Barriers
  • Further Reading
    • Websites
    • References
• Chapter 21: Mobility and Sustainability
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Sustainability Problems Caused by Urban Mobility
    • 2.1 Adverse Effects
    • 2.2 Underlying Causes and Actors
      • 2.2.1 The Individual and the Household
      • 2.2.2 Planners and Developers
      • 2.2.3 The State and Federal Governments
      • 2.2.4 Oil and Automobiles Industries
  • 3 Sustainable Solution Options for Urban Mobility from Around the World
    • 3.1 Proactive Urban Planning Paradigms (Planners, Developers, and Governments)
    • 3.2 Sharing Cars (For-profit and Nonprofit Businesses, Governments and Individuals, and Households)
    • 3.3 Fostering Bicycling (Government and Individuals and Households)
    • 3.4 Technology Innovations (For-profit and Nonprofit Businesses and Governments)
  • 4 Open Issues
  • 5 Conclusions
  • References
• Chapter 22: International Development and Sustainability
  • 1 Development and Sustainability: Reflections on Key Themes and Trends
  • 2 Key Challenges at the Intersection of Development and Sustainability
    • 2.1 Delinking Realization of Human Development Goals from Resource-Intensive Growth
    • 2.2 The Devil is in the Distribution: The Challenge of Intra- and Intergenerational Equity
    • 2.3 Unresponsive States and the Lack of Effective Participation: The Challenge of Governance
  • 3 Solution Options
  • 4 Open Issues
  • References
• Chapter 23: Tourism and Sustainability
  • 1 Sustainability Problems Associated with Tourism
  • 2 Solution Options Through Sustainable Tourism and Tourism Sustainability
  • 3 Open Issues: Sustainability Challenges of Tourism
  • 4 Conclusions
  • References
• Chapter 24: Consumption and Sustainability
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Examples of Incentivizing Sustainable Consumption
    • 2.1 Electricity Choices and Default Options
    • 2.2 Towels and Social Proof
    • 2.3 Plastic Bags and Loss Aversion
    • 2.4 Cafeterias and “Shaping the Path”
  • 3 Open Issues and Future Research
  • References
• Chapter 25: Climate Change: Responding to a Major Challenge for Sustainable Development
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Response Strategies
  • 3 Approaches to Climate Change Risks: The Way Forward
  • Further Reading
    • Weblinks
    • References
• Chapter 26: Art and Sustainability
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Precedents in Art, Social Practice, and Sustainability
  • 3 Today and Tomorrow, Here and There
  • 4 Conclusions
  • References and Additional Readings2
• Chapter 27: Teaching and Learning in Sustainability Science
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 What Are We Learning For?
  • 3 How Can the Development of Competencies Be Supported?
    • 3.1 Competence Development in Formal Learning Settings
    • 3.2 Informal Learning and Competence Development
  • 4 What Can Educational Science Contribute to Sustainability Science?
  • Further Reading
    • References
• Chapter 28: Education for Sustainable Development
  • 1 Levels of Change: From Minor Additions to System Integration of SD
  • 2 The Learning Organization
  • 3 Focus on Education: The Tree Model
    • 3.1 The Roots: The Sustainably Competent Professional
    • 3.2 The Trunk: Fundamentals of Sustainable Development
    • 3.3 The Branches: SD in the Curriculum
  • 4 Raising the Expertise
  • 5 System Integration: Assessment and Quality Management
  • Recommendations and References
    • Recommended Books
    • Journals (Fully or Partly) Dedicated to ESD
    • More Weblinks
    • Other References
• Chapter 29: Problem-Based and Project-Based Learning for Sustainable Development
  • 1 Introduction
  • 2 Competencies in Sustainability
  • 3 Problems and Projects: Learning through Real-World Sustainability Issues
  • 4 Conclusions
  • Further Reading
    • Weblinks
    • References
• Chapter 30: Science for Sustainability – A Societal and Political Perspective
  • 1 The Normative Implication
  • 2 Freedom of Research
  • 3 Not on the Right Track…
  • 4 … But There Is Also Evidence for Change
  • 5 The Disconnect
  • 6 Iconic Game Changer