Sustainability Science is an interdisciplinary, problem-driven
field that seeks to address fundamental questions on
human-environment interactions. Reconstructing Sustainability
Science repositions sustainability science as a "science of design"
that is, a normative science of what ought to be in order to
achieve certain goals rather than a science of what is. It provides
an essential understanding of the complex relationship between
science, social change and the normative dimensions of
sustainability.
Drawing upon interviews of 30 prominent sustainability
scientists, the book first gives an in-depth, empirical discussion
and analysis of the three main questions regarding the development
of sustainability science: how researchers in the emerging field of
sustainability science are attempting to define sustainability,
establish research agendas, and link the knowledge they produce to
societal action. This study is paired with a thorough content
analysis of the sustainability science literature in which the
boundaries and tensions between emerging research pathways and
decision-making for sustainability are explored. The second part
aims to reformulate the sustainability science research agenda and
its relationship to decision-making and social action. The book
includes case studies of innovative sustainability research centres
that act as examples of how a science of design can be constructed.
The book concludes with a grounded discussion of the implications
for building sustainability research and education programs, and
training the next generation of sustainability scientists and
practitioners.
This timely book gives students, researchers and practitioners
an invaluable analysis of the emergence of sustainability science,
and both the opportunities and barriers faced by scientific efforts
to contribute to social action.
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