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This philosophical contribution to the discussion of sustainability develops a distinct approach to sustainability ethics and suggests a new avenue for sustainability research. Referring to the inherent ethical meaning of the modern concept of sustainability, the author argues that without an adequate recognition and analysis of this ethical meaning, the concept of sustainability is misunderstood and sustainability issues cannot be adequately approached. The book identifies the specific ethical aspects of sustainability and develops ethical tools to analyze them. It also provides a methodological framework to integrate ethical and scientific analyses of sustainability issues, and explores the notion of a new type of self-reflective inter- and transdisciplinary sustainability research. With this, the book aims to strengthen the overall ability of academics to contribute to the analysis and solution of sustainability issues in an inclusive and integrated way.

Introduction -- Sustainability and time -- The geography of sustainability -- Ecological resilience and environmental health -- Technological solutions and their problems -- The political and legal challenge -- Sustaining economies -- Culture and change -- Conclusion

"In Practicing Sustainability, chefs, poets, music directors, evangelical pastors, skyscraper architects, artists, filmmakers, as well as scientific leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, business executives, policy makers, and the contrarians, shed light on our understanding of sustainability and the role that each of us can play. Each contributor addresses what sustainability means, what is most appealing about the concept, and what they would like to change to improve the perception and practice of sustainability. What emerges from their essays is a wide spectrum of views that confirm an important insight: Sustainability is pursued in different ways not only due to different interpretations, but also because of varying incentives, trade-offs, and altruistic motives."--P. [4] of cover

Sustainability: exploring the processes and outcomes of governance / W. Neil Adger and Andrew Jordan -- Human development and environmental governance: a reality check / Katrina Brown -- Governance, government and the pursuit of sustainability / Albert Weale -- How do environmental actors make governance systems more sustainable? The role of politics and ideas in policy change / Philip Lowe and Katy Wilkinson -- Global governance for sustainable capitalism? The political economy of global environmental governance / Matthew Paterson -- Citizens, citizenship and governance for sustainability / Andy Dobson -- The governance of science for sustainability / Jill Jäger -- Practitioner evaluations of participatory processes in environmental decision making / Jacquelin Burgess and Judy Clark -- Participation, precaution and reflexive governance for sustainable development / Andy Stirling -- Precaution and the governance of risk / Ortwin Renn -- Economics and the governance of sustainable development / Simon Dietz and Eric Neumayer -- Sustainability: welfare and value and time / John O'Neill -- Reflections on the pathways to sustainability / Tim O'Riordan

"Fully updated, this second edition provides a class-tested system analysis approach to sustainability for advanced undergraduate and graduate students. The latest scientific data and insights are integrated into a broad transdisciplinary framework. Readers explore sustainability issues through the lenses of cultural and methodological pluralism"--