We propose a research agenda integrating environment-related science, technology, and innovation (STI) using a problem-solving approach to sustainable development. We argue that STI for sustainability encompasses four major task domains: (1) ecological modernization and transformation, (2)...

Summary Acquiescence can be the source of a serious response bias in international comparative research. We demonstrate this by referring to an example taken from environmental sociology. The effect of wealth on individuals’ willingness to pay for environmental protection is controversially...

We propose a research agenda integrating environment-related science, technology, and innovation (STI) using a problem-solving approach to sustainable development. We argue that STI for sustainability encompasses four major task domains: (1) ecological modernization and transformation, (2)...

Ideology, social theory, and paradigms -- Human evolution and socio-environmental outcomes -- Ideology and the environment: from isolation to integration -- Competing views on the population-resource balance -- Economic growth: for worse or for better? -- Towards a new concept and definition of...