The Textbook
It provides an integrated, system-oriented introduction to the concepts, theories and issues surrounding the quest for a sustainable future for Planet Earth.Lectures & Tools
In this section we are collecting lectures and interactive tools that can be used for research and teaching.Featured Content
Other Educational Material, Narratives and Relevant Content
Sustainable development and the financial system
“If… the ‘services’ of a landlord or hedge fund manager are treated as productive, they magically become part of GDP.” (Mazzucato 2018:97).
SDG10 and the Financial System
One of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) is […]
Chinese Worldviews
In the book Sustainability Science, I have argued that the location of sustainability is in the center of worldview space, where the balance is found between individual and collective and between material and immaterial (§6.3). […]
Decision Making in Politics
Can you please stop telling me ‘all people are different’?
A textbook on sustainable development should address public decision making and politics. Politics can be described as the area in society where issues transcending mere individual […]
[Modelling] Economic Growth
The important problem of steady state would not be production but distribution. You can no longer avoid the problem of relative distribution by resorting to growth. (Herman Daly, personal communication)
What is the essence of the […]
Materials Transition
Conceptual framework
The gradual change from mining ores to mining in-use-stocks can be considered a materials transition. The ratios between metal in the lithosphere, in in-use stocks and in end-of-lifetime stocks are indicators of the degree […]