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International Social Science Council
About: International Social Science Council is a based out in . It is known for research contribution in the topics: Sustainability & Disaster risk reduction. The organization has 15 authors who have published 21 publications receiving 1914 citations. The organization is also known as: ISSC.
Topics: Sustainability, Disaster risk reduction, Anthropocene, Extreme poverty, Earth system science
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TL;DR: In this paper, the authors analyze the relationship between scientific integration and transdisciplinarity, discuss the dimensions of integration of different knowledge and propose a platform and a paradigm for research towards global sustainability that will be both designed and conducted in partnership between science and society.
661 citations
TL;DR: In this article, the United Nations Millennium Development Goals of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger and ensuring ecosystem integrity have been addressed, while also meeting the Millennium Development Goal (MDG) of eliminating extreme poverty.
Abstract: Tremendous progress has been made in understanding the functioning of the Earth system and, in particular, the impact of human actions ( 1 ). Although this knowledge can inform management of specific features of our world in transition, societies need knowledge that will allow them to simultaneously reduce global environmental risks while also meeting economic development goals. For example, how can we advance science and technology, change human behavior, and influence political will to enable societies to meet targets for reductions in greenhouse gas emissions to avoid dangerous climate change? At the same time, how can we meet needs for food, water, improved health and human security, and enhanced energy security? Can this be done while also meeting the United Nations Millennium Development Goals of eradicating extreme poverty and hunger and ensuring ecosystem integrity?
487 citations
University of Iceland1, Lancaster University2, Royal Institute of Technology3, European Science Foundation4, Stockholm Resilience Centre5, International Social Science Council6, Trinity College, Dublin7, Environmental Change Institute8, École Normale Supérieure9, Charles III University of Madrid10, University of Strasbourg11
TL;DR: In this article, the authors formulate the need for an innovative research agenda based on a careful consideration of the changing human condition as linked to global environmental change, and call for a meaningful research agenda to acknowledge the profound implications of the advent of the Anthropocene epoch.
301 citations
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University of Iceland1, Lancaster University2, Royal Institute of Technology3, European Science Foundation4, Stockholm Resilience Centre5, International Social Science Council6, Trinity College, Dublin7, Environmental Change Institute8, École Normale Supérieure9, Charles III University of Madrid10, University of Strasbourg11
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors formulate the need for an innovative research agenda based on a careful consideration of the changing human condition as linked to global environmental change, and call for a meaningful research agenda to acknowledge the profound implications of the advent of the Anthropocene epoch.
Abstract: There is growing recognition that humans are faced with a critical and narrowing window of opportunity to halt or reverse some of the key indicators involved in the environmental crisis. Given human activities' scale and impact, as well as the overly narrow perspectives of environmental research's dominant natural sciences, a major effort is necessary to place the perspectives and insights of the humanities' and social sciences' perspectives and insights at the forefront. Such effort will require developing integrated approaches, projects, and institutions that truly do so. This article's goal is to help mobilize the social sciences and the humanities on the topic of sustainability transitions, but also call for a meaningful research agenda to acknowledge the profound implications of the advent of the Anthropocene epoch. We formulate the need for an innovative research agenda based on a careful consideration of the changing human condition as linked to global environmental change. The humanities and social sciences will need to change and adapt to this pressing, historic task.
297 citations
TL;DR: The environmental challenges that confront society are unprecedented and staggering in their scope, pace and complexity as mentioned in this paper. Unless we reframe and examine them through a social lens, societal responses will be too little, too late, and potentially blind to negative consequences.
Abstract: The environmental challenges that confront society are unprecedented and staggering in their scope, pace and complexity. Unless we reframe and examine them through a social lens, societal responses will be too little, too late, and potentially blind to negative consequences.
171 citations
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| Name | H-index | Papers | Citations |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peter D. Gluckman | 92 | 525 | 33375 |
| Alik Ismail-Zadeh | 24 | 118 | 1715 |
| Enrique Delamonica | 16 | 34 | 873 |
| Diana Feliciano | 16 | 54 | 861 |
| Charles Ebikeme | 14 | 23 | 546 |
| Heide Hackmann | 8 | 12 | 1812 |
| Shabana Khan | 7 | 16 | 196 |
| Sálvano Briceño | 5 | 7 | 226 |
| Heidi Hackman | 2 | 2 | 69 |
| Frederick C. Turner | 1 | 1 | 25 |
| Sálvano Briceño | 1 | 1 | 63 |
| Mathieu Denis | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| S.M. Miller | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Ines Hassan | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Françoise Caillods | 0 | 1 | 0 |