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Sustainability, Volume 9, Issue 6

June 2017 - 202 articles

Cover Story: This paper presents and compares different approaches of science–practice collaboration, in particular action research, (Mode 2) Transdisciplinarity (Td), Transition Management (TM), and Transformative Science (TSc). We elaborate on the different roles that scientists in these processes play. In Td processes they work as facilitators to develop socially robust solutions, as activist researchers in TM projects, and as catalysts in TSc. In Td processes science is viewed as a public good aiming to serve all key stakeholders. Researchers involved in TM projects strive to influence ongoing transition processes. The TSc approach takes a catalyst perspective when inducing processes of strategic (societal) transition when including certain stakeholder groups. The paper focuses on what roles normative aspects play in the different approaches and new societal demands imposed on science and universities. View the paper
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Articles (202)

  • Article
  • Open Access
38 Citations
7,848 Views
17 Pages

Reducing Global Warming Potential through Sustainable Intensification of Basmati Rice-Wheat Systems in India

  • Tek B. Sapkota,
  • Vivek Shankar,
  • Munmun Rai,
  • Mangi L Jat,
  • Clare M. Stirling,
  • Love K. Singh,
  • Hanuman S. Jat and
  • Mohinder S. Grewal

21 June 2017

This study examines the effects of tillage, residue management and cropping system intensification through the inclusion of green gram on the performance of the rice-wheat (RW) system in NW India. We hypothesized that zero tillage (ZT) with residue r...

  • Article
  • Open Access
5 Citations
4,578 Views
15 Pages

21 June 2017

Occupant behavior has a significant impact on building energy performance. The purpose of this paper is to quantify the stochastic characteristics of manual solar shades and their influence on building energy performance. A co-simulation for occupant...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
8,506 Views
16 Pages

Exploring the Staple Foodscape of Dar es Salaam

  • Marc C. A. Wegerif and
  • Johannes S. C. Wiskerke

21 June 2017

The city region foodscape is a relational space of spatially proximate as well as more distant relations. The current understanding of city region foodscapes will be enhanced by more analyses of what is happening in the African and Asian cities where...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,400 Views
18 Pages

21 June 2017

Ensuring equal opportunity of quality basic education is critical for a sustainable society, but access to high-quality public education is limited by the place of residence and income level of the household, especially under rigid geographic school...

  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
4,297 Views
18 Pages

21 June 2017

The large scale deployment of renewable generation is generally seen as the most promising option for displacing fossil fuel generators. A challenge in integrating renewable energy resources (RERs) for distribution networks is to find approaches that...

  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
6,719 Views
27 Pages

21 June 2017

This paper examines the issue of climate change pedagogy and social action in tourism, with particular interest in globally-significant destinations under threat from climate change. Little is understood of the role and responsibility of visitors as...

  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
7,236 Views
18 Pages

21 June 2017

The rebuilding of deteriorating residential areas is being replicated rapidly throughout Israeli cities despite limited assessment of the social consequences. This paper presents the findings of a social impact assessment (SIA) applied to a demolitio...

  • Article
  • Open Access
46 Citations
8,646 Views
19 Pages

21 June 2017

Different sustainability indicators tend to reflect different or even converse outcomes in terms of countries. A careful comparative study is needed to clarify whether these indicators are actually coherent with each other. We analyze and compare fiv...

  • Article
  • Open Access
14 Citations
5,660 Views
16 Pages

Volatility Spillover between Water, Energy and Food

  • Massimo Peri,
  • Daniela Vandone and
  • Lucia Baldi

20 June 2017

Water, energy, and food and are strongly interconnected, and the sustainability of the whole world depends on this link. The aim of this article is to analyze the volatility spillovers between indexes representing the financial component of this nexu...

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