Advancing transformations towards sustainability calls for change agents equipped with a
new set of competencies. Such sustainability competencies have been articulated with …

There is a causal relationship between existential dangers to our biosphere and our
unsustainable consumption practices. For more than three decades, academics and …

Hundreds of sustainability programs have emerged at universities and colleges around the
world over the past 2 decades. A prime question for employers, students, educators, and …

Formalised knowledge systems, including universities and research institutes, are important
for contemporary societies. They are, however, also arguably failing humanity when their …

Despite substantial focus on sustainability issues in both science and politics, humanity
remains on largely unsustainable development trajectories. Partly, this is due to the failure of …

Amplifying the impact of sustainability initiatives to foster transformations in urban and rural
contexts, has received increasing attention in resilience, social innovation, and sustainability …

The most critical question for climate research is no longer about the problem, but about how
to facilitate the transformative changes necessary to avoid catastrophic climate-induced …

The transdisciplinary research mode has gained prominence in the research on and for
sustainability transformations. Yet, solution-oriented research addressing complex …

ABSTRACT The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (UN SDGs) contain a set of
17 measures to foster sustainable development across many areas. It offers a good …

With transitions to more sustainable ways of living already underway, this book examines
how we understand the underlying dynamics of the transitions that are unfolding. Without …