Sustainability science: A review, an analysis and some empirical lessons

Environmental Conservation

Volumn 38, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 275-287

  Spangenberg, Joachim H ^a,b  

^a Sustainable Europe Research Institute Germany EV   (Germany)

^b HELMHOLTZ CENTRE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH UFZ   (Germany)

Author keywords

extended peer community; post normal science; research management; science policy interface; sustainability science; transdisciplinarity

Indexed keywords

EXTENDED PEER COMMUNITY; POST-NORMAL SCIENCE; RESEARCH MANAGEMENT; SCIENCE-POLICY INTERFACE; SUSTAINABILITY SCIENCE; TRANSDISCIPLINARITY;

PROJECT MANAGEMENT; RESEARCH;

SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EMPIRICAL ANALYSIS; ENVIRONMENTAL ECONOMICS; INTERDISCIPLINARY APPROACH; LITERATURE REVIEW; POLICY IMPLEMENTATION; RESEARCH WORK; SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT;

EID: 84855610979     PISSN: 03768929     EISSN: 14694387     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0376892911000270     Document Type: Article

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