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Implications of transdisciplinarity for sustainability research

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In this article, it is shown that sustainability research for sustainable development has to be issue oriented and reflect the diversity, complexity and dynamics of the processes involved as well as their variability between specific problem situations.
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This article is published in Ecological Economics.The article was published on 2006-11-01. It has received 590 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Transdisciplinarity & Sustainable development.

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Establishing transdisciplinary minor programme as a way to embed sustainable development into higher education system: Case by Tongji University, China

TL;DR: In this paper, a case study of the establishment and development of a minor program in sustainable development in Tongji University, China, and how it contributes to embedding sustainable development into higher education system as an alternative platform for researchers and students to involve in a transdisciplinary teaching and learning process is provided.
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Carbon Emissions and Corporate Financial Performance: A Systematic Literature Review and Options for Methodological Enhancements

TL;DR: In this article, the authors systematically review the existing empirical literature on the linkage between carbon emissions and corporate financial performance (CFP) and show that superior corporate environmental performance pays off when market measures, such as Tobin's q, are linked to a firm's level of carbon emissions.
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ESD professional development of university educators in Serbia, Croatia and Macedonia: A comparative analysis

TL;DR: In this article, a comparative analysis of opportunities for the development of sustainable development competences in higher education (HE) institutions in Serbia, Croatia and Macedonia is presented. And the authors explore the drivers and barriers experienced in this area using a process-oriented approach.
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The Structure of Scientific Revolutions

TL;DR: The Structure of Scientific Revolutions as discussed by the authors is a seminal work in the history of science and philosophy of science, and it has been widely cited as a major source of inspiration for the present generation of scientists.
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Our common future

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The Limits to Growth

TL;DR: In this article, the authors investigate five major trends of global concern: accelerating industrialization, rapid population growth, widespread malnutrition, depletion of nonrenewable resources, and a deteriorating environment.
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Science for the post-normal age

Silvio Funtowicz, +1 more
- 01 Sep 1993 - 
TL;DR: In this article, a new type of science called post-normal science is proposed to cope with many uncertainties in policy issues of risk and the environment, which can provide a path to the democratization of science, and also a response to the current tendencies to post-modernity.
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