Overview
- Applies a distinctive analytical framework to the problem of transitioning to a sustainable, low-carbon future
- Illustrates the influence of cultural ensembles in sustainability outcomes
- Demonstrates use of the cultures framework for research and policy development
- This book is open access, which means that you have free and unlimited access
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About this book
This Open access book brings a cultural lens, and a distinctive analytical framework, to the problem of transitioning to a sustainable, low-carbon future.
The world faces a seemingly impossible hurdle – to radically alter long-established social, economic and technological systems in order to live within the biophysical limits of the globe, while ensuring a just and enduring transition. The overarching premise of this book is that this cannot be achieved without widespread cultural change. ‘We need a change in culture’ is often used rhetorically, but what does this really mean?Stephenson starts by exploring culture’s elusiveness, describing its divergent interpretations before identifying core features of culture that are common across most definitions. These characteristics form the core of the cultures framework, an extensively tested approach to studying the links between culture and sustainability outcomes. The framework makes culture an accessible concept which can be analytically applied to almost any sustainability problem. Using many examples from around the world, Stephenson illustrates how cultural stability, cultural flexibility and cultural transformation all have a part to play in the sustainability transition. She guides the reader in the use of the cultures framework for policy development and to underpin research undertaken by individuals or by multi-disciplinary teams.
Clearly and engagingly written, Culture and Sustainability is essential reading for academics, students, policy makers and indeed anyone interested in a sustainable future.Authors and Affiliations
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Culture and Sustainability
Book Subtitle: Exploring Stability and Transformation with the Cultures Framework
Authors: Janet Stephenson
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-25515-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2023
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-031-25514-4Published: 23 March 2023
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-031-25517-5Published: 23 March 2023
eBook ISBN: 978-3-031-25515-1Published: 22 March 2023
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVII, 243
Number of Illustrations: 16 b/w illustrations, 12 illustrations in colour
Topics: Environmental Policy, Sociology, general, Geography, general, Development Studies, Sustainable Development, Sociology of Culture