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… Integrated assessment and Sustainable development at Maastricht University. In this introductory chapter, we first discuss the concept of sustainable development and its aim of harmonising the socio-economic development of societies and communities with the protection of nature and the environment. It has become increasingly clear that major changes are needed to achieve this aim, and that sustainable development is not an easy or straightforward process. Next, we discuss the emerging academic … is not intended as an autonomous discipline, but as a field of study employing a variety of disciplines and bringing natural and social scientists together in studying the complex interactions between nature and society, as well as society’s capacity to steer these interactions along more sustainable trajectories. The characteristics of sustainable development as described above are reflected in the description of sustainability science as (Kates et al., 2001; Clark & Dickson, 2003; Heinrichs, … is often either on understanding the problems or on developing solution strategies (Wiek et al., 2012). The former type of research focusses on analysing the dynamics of coupled social-ecological systems, based on systems theory and modelling, whereas the latter focusses on complex sustainability issues at local to regional scales, and the application of transdisciplinary research methods. The latter mode has been labelled “transformational”, to emphasise its aim of producing actionable …

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