“Post-sustainability”: The Emergence of the Social Sciences as the Hand-Maidens of Policy

Pages: 161 - 176
Published: Jan 1, 2012
Abstract
The background to the current financial crisis and the problems ­surrounding policies to combat climate change through transitions out of dependence on carbon are examined. This review provides an example of how the quest for sustainability has invoked new policy tools, and the limitations of these tools in accounting for human behavior and agency. After providing a critique of current sustainable development policy, I suggest that there are...
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Title
“Post-sustainability”: The Emergence of the Social Sciences as the Hand-Maidens of Policy
Published Date
Jan 1, 2012
Journal
Pages
161 - 176
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