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Policy Relevant Sustainability Research

Requirements Profiles for Research Funding Agencies, Researchers and Policymakers Regarding Improving and Ensuring Quality of Research - A Guide


“Sustainability Research” or “Sustainability Science” has become a common term, one found in the names of research programs, research institutions and specialist journals. But just like the term “sustainability” itself, “sustainability research” is not clearly defined. One finds included under it activities as diverse as, among others, investigating arctic ice cores for understanding climate change and devising concepts for sustainable municipal public transportation and traffic systems.

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30
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Thomas Jahn, Florian Keil, Ulrich Petschow, Klaus Jacob
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English
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3711 11 701
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Umweltbundesamt
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 sustainability policy  quality assurance  basic research