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| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 51-60 |
| Journal | Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability |
| Volume | 4 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 2012 |
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Keywords
- social-ecological systems
- environmental governance
- climate-change
- information disclosure
- adaptive governance
- regime complex
- world
- decentralization
- accountability
- transparency
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Transforming governance and institutions for global sustainability: key insights from the Earth System Governance Project. / Biermann, F.; Abbott, K.; Andresen, S.; Bäckstrand, K.; Bernstein, S.; Betsill, M.M.; Bulkeley, H.; Cashore, B.; Clapp, J.; Folke, C.; Gupta, A.; Gupta, J.; Haas, P.M.; Jordan, A.; Kanie, N.; Kluvánková-Oravská, T.; Lebel, L.; Liverman, D.; Meadowcroft, J.; Mitchell, R.B.; Newell, P.; Oberthür, S.; Olsson, L.; Pattberg, P.; Sánchez-Rodriguez, R.; Schroeder, H.; Underdal, A.; Camargo Vieira, S.; Vogel, C.; Young, O.R.; Brock, A.; Zondervan, R.
In: Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability, Vol. 4, No. 1, 2012, p. 51-60.Research output: Contribution to journal › Article › Academic › peer-review
TY - JOUR
T1 - Transforming governance and institutions for global sustainability: key insights from the Earth System Governance Project
AU - Biermann, F.
AU - Abbott, K.
AU - Andresen, S.
AU - Bäckstrand, K.
AU - Bernstein, S.
AU - Betsill, M.M.
AU - Bulkeley, H.
AU - Cashore, B.
AU - Clapp, J.
AU - Folke, C.
AU - Gupta, A.
AU - Gupta, J.
AU - Haas, P.M.
AU - Jordan, A.
AU - Kanie, N.
AU - Kluvánková-Oravská, T.
AU - Lebel, L.
AU - Liverman, D.
AU - Meadowcroft, J.
AU - Mitchell, R.B.
AU - Newell, P.
AU - Oberthür, S.
AU - Olsson, L.
AU - Pattberg, P.
AU - Sánchez-Rodriguez, R.
AU - Schroeder, H.
AU - Underdal, A.
AU - Camargo Vieira, S.
AU - Vogel, C.
AU - Young, O.R.
AU - Brock, A.
AU - Zondervan, R.
PY - 2012
Y1 - 2012
N2 - The current institutional framework for sustainable development is by far not strong enough to bring about the swift transformative progress that is needed. This article contends that incrementalism—the main approach since the 1972 Stockholm Conference—will not suffice to bring about societal change at the level and speed needed to mitigate and adapt to earth system transformation. Instead, the article argues that transformative structural change in global governance is needed, and that the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro must turn into a major stepping stone for a much stronger institutional framework for sustainable development. The article details core areas where urgent action is required. The article is based on an extensive social science assessment conducted by 32 members of the lead faculty, scientific steering committee, and other affiliates of the Earth System Governance Project. This Project is a ten-year research initiative under the auspices of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP), which is sponsored by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the International Social Science Council (ISSC), and the United Nations University (UNU)
AB - The current institutional framework for sustainable development is by far not strong enough to bring about the swift transformative progress that is needed. This article contends that incrementalism—the main approach since the 1972 Stockholm Conference—will not suffice to bring about societal change at the level and speed needed to mitigate and adapt to earth system transformation. Instead, the article argues that transformative structural change in global governance is needed, and that the 2012 United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development in Rio de Janeiro must turn into a major stepping stone for a much stronger institutional framework for sustainable development. The article details core areas where urgent action is required. The article is based on an extensive social science assessment conducted by 32 members of the lead faculty, scientific steering committee, and other affiliates of the Earth System Governance Project. This Project is a ten-year research initiative under the auspices of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP), which is sponsored by the International Council for Science (ICSU), the International Social Science Council (ISSC), and the United Nations University (UNU)
KW - social-ecological systems
KW - environmental governance
KW - climate-change
KW - information disclosure
KW - adaptive governance
KW - regime complex
KW - world
KW - decentralization
KW - accountability
KW - transparency
U2 - 10.1016/j.cosust.2012.01.014
DO - 10.1016/j.cosust.2012.01.014
M3 - Article
VL - 4
SP - 51
EP - 60
JO - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
JF - Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability
SN - 1877-3435
IS - 1
ER -