The potential impact of coronavirus on human impact both in Antarctica through tourism and scientific research as well as the Antarctic Treat System is reviewed over three time periods. In the short term, to April 2021, Antarctic tourism and field-based science will be severely reduced. The...

New technologies are needed to address sustainability issues through emerging forms of governance. These will be concerned with agency, performance and citizenship as much as with traditional biophysical concerns. The governance of water is a complex and critical issue where sustainability...

Sustainable development policy is explored through the national sustainable development strategies of two countries, Scotland and New Zealand, over the period 2003-2007. Since governance of issues starts with formulation of strategic direction, texts that purport to address sustainable...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to document organizations' self descriptions of why they initiated sustainable development (SD) reporting and explore these explanations using an institutional theory framework. Design/methodology/approach – Constructs organizational narratives from...

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to document organizations' self descriptions of why they initiated sustainable development (SD) reporting and explore these explanations using an institutional theory framework. Design/methodology/approach – Constructs organizational narratives from...

The last two decades have seen the development of an array of techniques and practices aimed at promoting sustainability. For many, results have been disappointing. There are charges that supposedly new organisational approaches remain embedded in managerialist, functionalist and anti-dialogic...