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Global sustainability [electronic resource] : cultural perspectives and challenges for transdisciplinary integrated research / Benno Werlen, editor.

Werlen, Benno, author.
2015
HC79.E5
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Title
Global sustainability [electronic resource] : cultural perspectives and challenges for transdisciplinary integrated research / Benno Werlen, editor.
ISBN
9783319164779 electronic book
3319164775 electronic book
9783319164762
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-16477-9
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Cham : Springer, 2015.
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English
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1 online resource (xv, 300 pages) : illustrations
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10.1007/978-3-319-16477-9 doi
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HC79.E5
Dewey Decimal Classification
333.71
Summary
This book offers new perspectives of transdisciplinary research, in methodological as well as theoretical respects. It provides insights in the two-fold bio-physical and the socio-cultural global embeddedness of local living conditions on the basis of selected empirical studies from Latin America, Asia, Africa, Australia, and Europe. The theoretical foundations of ecological research and sustainability policies were developed at the end of the nineteenth century. They are largely based on investigations of living spaces, and the evolution and differentiation of varied life forms. This perspective is embedded in the practical and theoretical European problem situations of the past and lacks social and cultural differentiation. The transformation of spatial and natural relations as a result of the globalization process is so radical that new theories are needed to solve 21st century ecological problems. Moreover, in view of the lack of an ontologically sound and promising strategy for transdisciplinary problem solving, as well as an acceptable consideration of the power of cultural schemas relating to natural living?s interpretations, there is a strong need to focus on sustainable social practices, habits, and routines, rather than on predominantly living spaces or eco-topes. This book elaborates on the transdisciplinary approach by reflecting on the theoretical heritage and a global perspective of sustainability, by focusing on the primary role of a social approach in sustainability research, and by putting emphasis on cultural dimension of sustainability. It postulates that global sustainability is grounded in a global understanding of our everyday activities.
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Introduction; Benno Werlen
Preface: Speech at TIERS Conference in Jena on 8 June 2012; Matthias Machnig
PART I: INTEGRATED TRANSDISCIPLINARY RESEARCH
Chapter 1: Sustainability and Territory: An Approach from the Perspective of the Imaginary in Shaping Development; Enrique Aliste
Chapter 2: Challenges for Transdisciplinary Research; Joske Bunders
Chapter 3: Narratives for a Sustainable Future. Vision and Motivation for Collective Action; Ilan Chabay
PART II: KNOWLEDGE
Chapter 4: Carving a Niche for the Social Sciences in Trans-disciplinary Research on Climate Change Adaptation and Agriculture in Southern Africa; Chipo Plaxedes Mubaya
Chapter 5: From Co-Production of Knowledge to Transdisciplinary Research. Lessons from the Quest for Producing Socially Robust Knowledge; Juergen Weichselgartner and Bernhard Truffer
PART III: INTERFACES SOCIETY NATURE
Chapter 6: Terrestrial Ecosystems Dynamic in the Senegalese Agro-silvopastoral Center-east in the Second Half of the XXe Century; Aliou Dijouf and Matthew G. Hatvany
Chapter 7: Integrated Global Change Research in West Africa: Flood Vulnerability Studies; Ibidun Adelekan
Chapter 8: Integrated Approach in Environment Management: Context Bangladesh; Raquib Ahmed
Chapter 9: Awareness of and Responses to the 2011 Flood Warnings among Vulnerable Communities in Lagos, Nigeria; Olokesusi, F., Olorunfemi, F.B., Onwuemele A. and Oke, M.O
PART IV: INTERFACES SCIENCE POLICY
Chapter 10: Solution-Based Spatial Planning for Disaster Risk Reduction and Adaptation to Climate Change in Taiwan; Yu-Fang Lin
Chapter 11: Institutions and Planning: A Reflection from the Disaster Management Planning in Indonesia; Hendricus A Simarmata and Raka W Suryandaru
Chapter 12: Could the Search for Sustainability Reinforce the Socio-ecological Conflict? The Mining Industry in Chile and its Impact at the Local and Regional Level; Fernando Campos-Medina
Chapter 13: Institutions and Planning: A Reflection from Disaster Management Planning in Indonesia; Hendricus A. Simarmata and Raka W. Suryandaru
Chapter 14: Could the Search for Sustainability Reinforce the Socio-ecological Conflict? The Mining Industry in Chile and its Impact at the Local and Regional Level; Fernando Campos-Medina
Chapter 15: Political decision-making and Scientific Insights. A comment form the Political Arena; Matthias Machnig.

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