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Philosophy of science for sustainability science [PDF]

Sustainability Science, 2020
AbstractSustainability science seeks to extend scientific investigation into domains characterized by a distinct problem-solving agenda, physical and social complexity, and complex moral and ethical landscapes. In this endeavor, it arguably pushes scientific investigation beyond its usual comfort zones, raising fundamental issues about how best to ...
Michiru Nagatsu, Taylor Davis, C Tyler Desroches   +2 more
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Reflections on a vulnerability framework for sustainability science [PDF]

Jàmbá, 2023
The first vulnerability framework for sustainability science was published about two decades ago. It embedded vulnerability analysis into the foundational lens of sustainability and resilience research – the social-environmental system (SES) – and called
Billie L. Turner II, Bing-Bing Zhou
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Sustainability science engagement and engaged sustainability science

South African Journal of Science
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Heila Lotz-Sisitka, Janice Limson, Lesley le Grange   +2 more
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Barriers to scaling sustainable land and water management in Uganda: a cross-scale archetype approach

Ecology and Society, 2021
In African small-scale agriculture, sustainable land and water management (SLWM) is key to improving food production while coping with climate change. However, the rate of SLWM adoption remains low, suggesting a gap between generalized SLWM advantages ...
Luigi Piemontese, Rick Nelson. Kamugisha, Joy Margaret Biteete. Tukahirwa, Anna Tengberg, Simona Pedde, Fernando Jaramillo   +5 more
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Exploration of Sustainable Renewal Path of Urban Villages: A Case Study of Huanghe Village, Hou Lake, Changsha

Redai dili, 2021
Drawing upon the existing literature and practice, the study revealed two main ways to renew urban villages, namely demolition and reconstruction and on-site rectification.
Qin Shuqian, Zhang Nan, Zhang Yong, Zhang Chen, Zhu Peijuan   +4 more
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The Southern African Program on Ecosystem Change and Society: an emergent community of practice

Ecosystems and People, 2023
Sustainability-focused research networks and communities of practice have emerged as a key response and strategy to build capacity and knowledge to support transformation towards more sustainable, just and equitable futures.
Reinette (Oonsie) Biggs, Belinda Reyers, Ryan Blanchard, Hayley Clements, Jessica Cockburn, Graeme S. Cumming, Georgina Cundill, Alta de Vos, Luthando Dziba, Karen J. Esler, Christo Fabricius, Maike Hamann, Rebecka Henriksson, Karen Kotschy, Regina Lindborg, Linda Luvuno, Vanessa Masterson, Jeanne L. Nel, Patrick O’Farrell, Carolyn G. Palmer, Laura Pereira, Sharon Pollard, Rika Preiser, Dirk J. Roux, Robert J. Scholes, Odirilwe Selomane, Charlie Shackleton, Sheona Shackleton, Nadia Sitas, Jasper A. Slingsby, Marja Spierenburg, Maria Tengö   +31 more
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The Science of Sustainability [PDF]

Science, 2013
The question of what can be achieved in 1000 days has preoccupied kings, queens, presidents, and, very recently, the Secretary-General of the United Nations (UN). Ban Ki-moon has not only appealed for a last big push to reach as many as possible of the UN's Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) by the deadline of 31 December 2015, he is ...
Christopher, Dye, Marcia, McNutt
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Investing in sustainable intensification for smallholders: quantifying large-scale costs and benefits in Uganda

Environmental Research Letters, 2022
In Uganda, upgrading smallholder agriculture is a necessary step to achieve the interlinked sustainable development goals of hunger eradication, poverty reduction and land degradation neutrality.
Luigi Piemontese, Rick Nelson Kamugisha, Jennie Barron, Joy Margaret Biteete Tukahirwa, Nicole Harari, Fernando Jaramillo   +5 more
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Modeling Air Pollution Health Risk for Environmental Management of an Internationally Important Site: The Salt Range (Kallar Kahar), Pakistan

Atmosphere, 2022
This study aimed to assess the health effects of emissions released by cement industries and allied activities, such as mining and transportation, in the salt range area of district Chakwal, Pakistan.
Abdul Hafeez Nasir, Rab Nawaz, Rizwan Haider, Muhammad Atif Irshad   +3 more
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Science and Sustainability [PDF]

Science, 2002
W hen the World Summit on Sustainable Development convenes in Johannesburg, South Africa, at the end of August, it will serve as a powerful reminder that science and technology are at the core of both the world's greatest problems and its most promising opportunities.
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