Revisiting the sustainability science research agenda

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dc.contributor.authorSahle, Mesfin
dc.contributor.authorO’Farrell, Patrick
dc.contributor.authorLahoti, Shruti Ashish
dc.date.accessioned2025-01-17T08:31:23Z
dc.date.available2025-01-17T08:31:23Z
dc.date.issued2024
dc.description.abstractIdentifying research gaps and priorities is paramount to advance sustainability science and contribute to a sustainable future. This editorial contributes to this effort by contemplating the sustainability science research agenda and aligning it with recent changes in global dynamics. Drawing on consultations with the editorial board members of the Sustainability Science journal and a review of relevant literature, we identified 12 key research topics. These topics are interpreted within a strategic framework encompassing three key themes: (1) goals that drive sustainability science, (2) approaches to attain these goals, and (3) tools to advance sustainability science research. In so doing, this editorial emphasizes a sustainable development agenda extending beyond 2030, fostering equity and justice, and tackling issues related to power dynamics and geopolitical conflicts. It underscores the significance of research approaches to attaining sustainability goals, in particular, theorizing, coproduction of knowledge and action, attaining clarity in conceptual descriptions, and developing systems-oriented analytical frameworks. Additionally, it highlights the value of place-based approaches, learning from significant systemic shocks, and nurturing inner transformations. It also underlines the need to explore emerging technologies and data-intensive methodologies as a tool to address sustainability concerns. The systematic contemplation of the sustainability science research agenda presented in this editorial piece aims to invoke further discussion among researchers and practitioners about a fresh and relevant agenda that promotes the sustainable integration of nature and society
dc.identifier.citationSahle, M., Lahoti, S.A., Lee, S.Y., Brundiers, K., van Riper, C.J., Pohl, C., Chien, H., Bohnet, I.C., Aguilar-Rivera, N., Edwards, P. and Pradhan, P., 2024. Revisiting the sustainability science research agenda. Sustainability Science, pp.1-19.
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.1007/s11625-024-01586-3
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10566/19802
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.subjectExpert consultation
dc.subjectResearch prioritization
dc.subjectSustainability transformation
dc.subjectSustainable development
dc.subjectTransdisciplinarity
dc.titleRevisiting the sustainability science research agenda
dc.typeArticle

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