Keywords:
Social sciences.
;
Sustainability.
;
Electronic books.
Description / Table of Contents:
A discussion of social science and sustainability concepts, frameworks and methodologies.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
Pages:
1 online resource (232 pages)
Edition:
1st ed.
ISBN:
9781486306411
URL:
https://ebookcentral.proquest.com/lib/geomar/detail.action?docID=4860945
DDC:
333.7
Language:
English
Note:
Cover -- Content -- Foreword -- Acknowledgements -- Contributors -- 1. Introduction -- 2. Why do we need a sociology of society's natural relations to inform sustainable development? -- 3. Integration science for impact: fostering transformations towards sustainability -- 4. Integrating development studies and social-ecological systems thinking: towards livelihood adaptation pathways -- Appendix 1 -- 5. Remote, marginal and sustainable? The key role of brokers and bridging institutions for stronger Indigenous livelihoods in Australia's deserts -- 6. Sustainability science, place and regional differences: vulnerability and adaptive capacity in Sydney -- 7. A hierarchy of needs for achieving impact in international Research for Development -- 8. The co-construction of environmental (instream) flows and associated cultural ecosystem benefits -- 9. Dipping in the well: how behaviours and attitudes influence urban water security -- 10. Making sense of Australians' responses to climate change: insights from a series of five national surveys -- 11. Innovation, sustainability and the promise of inclusion -- 12. Risk, sustainability and time: sociological perspectives -- 13. Policy-relevant research: improving the value and impact of the social sciences -- Index.
