The most critical question for climate research is no longer about the problem, but about how
to facilitate the transformative changes necessary to avoid catastrophic climate-induced …

Hundreds of sustainability programs have emerged at universities and colleges around the
world over the past 2 decades. A prime question for employers, students, educators, and …

Technological advance affects almost all areas of human life. Rapid digitization, increased
mobility, new biotechnologies, and nanotechnology deeply influence, amongst others …

Sustainability science can roughly be differentiated into two distinct research streams–a
“descriptive-analytical” and a “transformational” one. While the former is primarily concerned …

Transdisciplinary research often utilizes collaborative ways of knowledge production to
enable deliberate transformations towards sustainability. Multiple concepts with varying …

Sustainability science Harald Heinrichs· Pim Martens Gerd Michelsen· Arnim Wiek Editors
Sustainability Science An Introduction Page 2 Sustainability Science Page 3 Page 4 Harald …

Supply chain (SC) sustainability has become a global issue. To develop sustainability
focused SC networks, the role of Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs) is of …

Transdisciplinary research between diverse academic and societal actors is a core practice
in sustainability science. However, it often seems to fail in delivering new scientific insights …

Within the next two decades, large areas will be converted into urban environments, a
process that will include enormous transformations in economic activity, environmental …

Research on social–ecological systems (SES) is scattered across many disciplines and
perspectives. As a result, much of the knowledge generated between different communities …