Handbook of Sustainability and Social Science Research [Hardcover]

In this handbook social science researchers who focus on sustainability present and discuss their findings, including empirical work, case studies, teaching and learning innovations, and applied projects. As such, the book offers a basis for the dissemination of information, ideas and experiences acquired in the execution of research projects, especially initiatives which have influenced behavior, decision-making, or policy. Furthermore, it introduces methodological approaches and projects which aim to offer a better understanding of sustainability across society and economic sectors.

This multidisciplinary overview presents the work of researchers from across the spectrum of the social sciences. It stimulates innovative thinking on how social sciences influence sustainable development and vice-versa.

Interplays of Sustainability, Resilience, Adaptation and Transformation.- Using Meta-Analysis in the Social Sciences to Improve Environmental Policy.- Integrating Social Science Research to Advance Sustainability Education.- Inclusive Sustainability: Environmental Justice in Higher Education.- Connective Methodologies: Visual Communication Design and Sustainability in Higher Education.- The Teaching Green Building: Five Theoretical Perspectives.- Blockchain for Good? Digital Ledger Technology and Sustainable Development Goals.

Professor Walter Leal Filho (BSc, PhD, DSC, DPhil, DL, DEd, DLit) is a professor at Hamburg University of Applied Sciences in Germany, and at Manchester Metropolitan University, UK. He is the founding director of the World Sustainable Development Research and Transfer Centre, a recently created centre aimed at supporting the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals. He has nearly 30 years experience on matters related to sustainable development, and has in excess of 300 publications to his credit.

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