Structuring and advancing solution-oriented research for sustainability

The sustainability challenges the world faces today call for concerted and immediate action. Complementing problem-oriented, descriptive-analytical research with solution-oriented research could strengthen sustainability science’s contribution to address these challenges. We introduce different type...

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Published inAmbio Vol. 51; no. 1; pp. 31 - 35
Main Authors Lang, Daniel J, Wiek Arnim
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Stockholm Springer Nature B.V 01.01.2022
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Sustainability
Sustainability science
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Summary:The sustainability challenges the world faces today call for concerted and immediate action. Complementing problem-oriented, descriptive-analytical research with solution-oriented research could strengthen sustainability science’s contribution to address these challenges. We introduce different types of solution-oriented sustainability research to structure the discourse, outline opportunities to advance this research trajectory, and close with recommendations on how to support particularly students and early career researchers in getting involved with solution-oriented sustainability research.
ISSN:0044-7447
1654-7209
DOI:10.1007/s13280-021-01537-7