Sustainability science : a multidisciplinary approach
edited by Hiroshi Komiyama ... [et al.]
| Year of publication: |
c2011
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| Other Persons: | Komiyama, Hiroshi (contributor) |
| Publisher: |
Tokyo : United Nations University |
| Subject: | Interdisziplinäre Forschung | Interdisciplinary research | Nachhaltige Entwicklung | Sustainable development | Nachhaltigkeit | Sustainability | Welt | World |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [external.dandelon.com] |
Online Resource
| Extent: | Online-Ressource (xxi, 474 p) ill. (some col.) |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references and index ""Sustainability science: A multidisciplinary approach""; ""Contents""; ""Figures""; ""Tables""; ""Plate""; ""Box""; ""Contributors""; ""Preface""; ""1 Introduction""; ""1.1 Sustainability science: Building a new academic discipline""; ""1-1-1 Introduction""; ""1-1-2 Organization and activities of IR3S""; ""1-1-3 The concept of sustainability science""; ""1-1-4 Structuring knowledge for sustainability science""; ""1-1-5 A transdisciplinary approach""; ""1-1-6 Sustainability science and the creation of a sustainable society in the twenty-first century""; ""1-1-7 Conclusion""; ""References"" ""2 The connections between existing sciences and sustainability science""""2-1 The structuring of knowledge""; ""2-1-1 Introduction""; ""2-1-2 The structure of sustainability science""; ""2-1-3 The integration of knowledge in interdisciplinary fields""; ""2-1-4 The structure of knowledge and knowledge-modelling""; ""2-1-5 Towards knowledge-structuring in sustainability science""; ""2-1-6 Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""References""; ""2-2 The structuring of action""; ""2-2-1 Introduction""; ""2-2-2 Action-structuring""; ""2-2-3 A network of networks"" ""2-2-4 The functioning of a network of networks""""2-2-5 Integration of knowledge through action""; ""2-2-6 Conclusion""; ""Note""; ""References""; ""2-3 The structuring of knowledge based on ontology engineering""; ""2-3-1 Introduction""; ""2-3-2 Reference model for knowledge-structuring in sustainability science""; ""2-3-3 Ontology-based knowledge-structuring""; ""The underlying philosophy of ontology-based knowledge-structuring""; ""2-3-4 Development of a sustainability science ontology""; ""Overview of the ontology""; ""Development of the sustainability science ontology"" ""2-3-5 Divergent exploration of SS knowledge (conceptual map generation)""""The necessity of an ontology exploration tool from an ontological engineering point of view""; ""Ontology exploration""; ""Ontology exploration tool""; ""Change of viewpoint""; ""Extension of functions for increasing the usability of the tool""; ""2-3-6 Dynamic adaptation of the reference model""; ""Divergent exploration at Layer 2""; ""Context-based convergence (Layer 3)""; ""2-3-7 Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""Notes""; ""References""; ""2-4 The application of ontology engineering to biofuel problems"" ""2-4-1 Introduction""""2-4-2 A knowledge-structuring tool based on ontology engineering""; ""System architecture""; ""Biofuel ontology""; ""Ontology explorer and map generation tool""; ""Search path""; ""Change view""; ""2-4-3 The biofuel controversy""; ""2-4-4 Mapping conceptual chains of biofuel issues""; ""Biofuel and agriculture""; ""Biofuel and the ecosystem""; ""Evaluation of the mapping tool""; ""2-4-5 Discussion""; ""2-4-6 Conclusion""; ""Acknowledgements""; ""References""; ""2-5 Conclusion""; ""3 Concepts of “sustainability� and “sustainability science�"" ""3-1 The evolution of the concept of sustainability science"" Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web |
| ISBN: | 92-808-1180-0 ; 978-92-808-1180-3 ; 978-92-808-1180-3 |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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