Revisiting the sustainability science research agenda

• DOI: 10.1007/s11625-024-01586-3
• Publication Date: 2024-10-24T12:02:50Z
• Authors: Mesfin Sahle; Shruti Ashish Lahoti; So-Young Lee; Katja Brundiers; Carena J. van Riper; Christian Pohl; Herlin Chien; Iris C. Bohnet; Noé Aguilar-Rivera; Peter Edwards; Prajal Pradhan; Tobias Plieninger; Wiebren Johannes ...; Alexander G. Flor; Annamaria Di Fabio; Arnim Scheidel; Chris Gordon; David J. Abson; Erik Andersson; Federico Demaria; Jasper O. Kenter; Jeremy Brooks; Joanne Kauffman; Maike Hamann; Martin Graziano; Nidhi Nagabhatla; Nobuo Mimura; Nora Fagerholm; Patrick O’Farrell; Osamu Saito; Kazuhiko Takeuchi
• Keywords: Sustainability science

Identifying research gaps and priorities is paramount to advance sustainability science contribute a sustainable future. This editorial contributes this effort by contemplating the agenda aligning it with recent changes in global dynamics. Drawing on consultations board members of Sustainability Science journal review relevant literature, we identified 12 key topics. These topics are interpreted within strategic framework encompassing three themes: (1) goals that drive science, (2) approaches attain these goals, (3) tools research. In so doing, emphasizes development extending beyond 2030, fostering equity justice, tackling issues related power dynamics geopolitical conflicts. It underscores significance attaining particular, theorizing, co-production knowledge action, clarity conceptual descriptions, developing systems-oriented analytical frameworks. Additionally, highlights value place-based approaches, learning from significant systemic shocks, nurturing inner transformations. also underlines need explore emerging technologies data-intensive methodologies as tool address concerns. The systematic contemplation presented piece aims invoke further discussion among researchers practitioners about fresh promotes integration nature society.