Rethinking sustainability: Principles and practice

Antje Brown; Sandra Gilgan

doi:10.1007/978-3-032-13886-6

Rethinking sustainability: Principles and practice

Antje Brown (Editor)
, Sandra Gilgan (Editor)

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This open access book offers innovations in how sustainability is studied, taught, and practiced across academic and professional contexts. The book captures the richness of current principles and practice in sustainability from diverse geographical and academic perspectives. The reader is guided through four structured thematic sections: Teaching, Learning and Understanding ‘Sustainability’; Core Debates and Controversies in Sustainability; Transdisciplinarity and Sustainability in Practice; The Role of Higher Education and Academia in Sustainability.

Original language	English
Place of Publication	Basingstoke
Publisher	Palgrave Macmillian
Number of pages	614
Edition	1st
ISBN (Electronic)	9783032138866
ISBN (Print)	9783032138859, 9783032138880
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-032-13886-6
Publication status	Published - 24 May 2026

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Open Access
Sustainability
Sustainability research
Sustainable development
Social dimensions of sustainability
Sustainable futures
Sustainable consumption
Sustainability Science
Planetary boundaries
Plural sustainabilities
Ecological limits
Education for sustainable development

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