A5044615666- Sustainability and Climate Change Governance
- Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy
- Innovation and Socioeconomic Development
- Sustainability in Higher Education
- Interdisciplinary Research and Collaboration
- University-Industry-Government Innovation Models
- Economic and Social Issues
- Transboundary Water Resource Management
- Environmental and Social Impact Assessments
- Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development
- Coastal and Marine Management
- Complex Systems and Decision Making
- International Development and Aid
- Innovation, Technology, and Society
- Agriculture and Rural Development Research
- Innovation, Sustainability, Human-Machine Systems
- Climate Change Policy and Economics
- Cryospheric studies and observations
- Hydropower, Displacement, Environmental Impact
- Feminism, Gender, and Sexuality Studies
- Climate change and permafrost
- Evaluation and Performance Assessment
- Environmental Education and Sustainability
- Conservation, Biodiversity, and Resource Management
- Open Source Software Innovations
University of Alabama at Birmingham
2024
University of Bern
2009-2020
Editor's note: The text of this article originally appeared as the final chapter a brochure entitled Mountains and Climate Change—From Understanding to Action, prepared at Centre for Development Environment, University Bern, Switzerland, presentation by Swiss Agency Cooperation (SDC) side event United Nations Change Conference in Copenhagen on 12 December 2009. Chapters deal with various aspects climate change its impact mountain regions. In light significance COP 15 conference, editors...
In this discussion paper, we outline and reflect on some of the key challenges that influence development uptake more inclusive responsible forms research innovation. Taking these together, invoke Collingridge's famous dilemma social control technology to introduce a complementary 'societal alignment' in governance science, Considerations alignment are scattered overlooked among communities field innovation policy. By starting unpack dilemma, an agenda for further consideration study
Science-based initiatives generate particular changes towards sustainable development. But why and how does this work? Theories of change (ToCs) can help in understanding the theoretical assumptions modes knowledge production associated with these initiatives: ToCs trigger debate among stakeholders evaluators an initiative regarding hypothesized observed effects actions as well underlying about happens. Therefore, they strengthen effectiveness research, practice, education sustainability science.
Abstract Five years after adoption of the 2030 Agenda, there is a general lack progress in reaching its Sustainable Development Goals—be it on national, regional, or global scales. Scientists attribute this above all to insufficient understanding and addressing interactions between goals targets. This study aims contribute methodological conceptualization Agenda’s implementation at national level. To end, taking case Switzerland, we tested enhanced existing approaches for assessing among...
In response to the development and climate crisis of Anthropocene, world leaders at 2015 UN Sustainable Development Summit in New York have reconfirmed urgency a sustainability transformation. This paper shows how strong conceptualisation can guide scientists contributing this The Eastern Southern Africa Partnership Programme (1999–2015) offers experiences framing implementing research as transdisciplinary future-forming process. Its procedural, reflexive programme design proved adequate...
Since September 2000, when world leaders agreed on time-bound, measurable goals to reduce extreme poverty, hunger, illiteracy, and disease while fostering gender equality ensuring environmental sustainability, the Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) have increasingly come dominate policy objectives of many states development agencies. The concern has been raised that tight timeframe financial restrictions might force governments invest in more productive sectors, thus compromising quality...
World leaders at the 2015 United Nations Sustainable Development Summit in New York have re- confirmed relevance of sustainability as guiding paradigm countering development and climate crisis Anthropocene. Recent decades however, been characterized by confusion, contestations, arbitrariness defining nature pathways sustainable development. Humanity must urgently find ways to unlock potential organize a transforma- tion. An emerging science community has already established considerable...
Feuchtgebiete galten lange Zeit als okonomisch unproduktiv. Sie wurden deshalb oft in eine intensive Bewirtschaftung uberfuhrt oder zum Schutz der Biodiversitat mit Nutzungsverboten belegt. In internationalen Entwicklungszusammenarbeit wird heute okonomische Neubewertung und ihrer Funktionen angestrebt. Dies liefert Grundlagen fur Managementsysteme, welche den die Nutzung von Feuchtgebieten zugunsten Armutsbekampfung nachhaltigen Entwicklung verbinden.