Sustainable Development Research at ICIS (now MSI) – Taking stock and looking ahead

MSI released a new book that gives an overview of the diversity and richness of ongoing and recent sustainable development research at the institute in 35 short chapters, and it introduces MSI research agenda for the coming years.

The book is intended for a broad audience of fellow researchers, collaborators from outside academia, students, and in fact everyone who is interested in learning more about the topics and types of research conducted at MSI. Enjoy reading!

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01 - Sustainable development research at ICIS Ron Cörvers, Joop de Kraker, René Kemp, Pim Martens and Harro van Lente
02 - The missing piece of the conservation puzzle: involving Western citizens in the conservation debate Carijn Beumer
03 - The impact of ecosystems on human health Bram Oosterbroek
04 - Climate change as an amplifier of health risks: highland malaria in Africa Maud Huynen and Pim Martens
05 - Sustainable development as a guiding principle Annemarie van Zeijl-Rozema
06 - The dual challenge of sustainability transitions René Kemp and Harro van Lente
07 - The curious case of needs and innovation Harro van Lente
08 - The users of the technology: the case of solar PV in the Netherlands Véronique Vasseur and René Kemp
09 - Sustainability contributions to the energy system: more than one problem to address Sjouke Beemsterboer
10 - Sustainable business model innovation for positive societal and environmental impact Nancy Bocken and Anja van Bogaert
11 - Challenges in the transition to a circular economy: understanding the web of constraints to more efficient resource use Marc Dijk and René Kemp
12 - Sustainable development strategies: what roles for informal economy initiatives in the Post-2015 SDGs? Paul Weaver
13 - The role of cultural diversity in sustainable development: a case study of three villages in Shaanxi province Jing Wang and Harro van Lente
14 - Governance of religious diversity Laura Kurth
15 - Global governance of fair labour: consequences of institutional change Ceren Pekdemir
16 - Global certification of agricultural products in Indonesia: curse or blessing? Muhammad Ibnu, Sani Kosasih, Nia Kurniawati Hidayat, Astrid Offermans, Esther Sri Astuti and Atika Wijaya
17 - Sustainable Forest Management as a potential integrative approach in international public policy Joana Mattei Faggin and Astrid Offermans
18 - The role of ‘soft’ monitoring instruments for compliance with international climate goals Martina Kühner
19 - The law as an instrument for climate protection: the case of integrated approaches to understanding emissions trading Marjan Peeters
20 - Disentangling the causal structure underlying environmental regulation Julian Blohmke, René Kemp and Serdar Türkeli
21 - Assuming change for the better: the role of assumptions in a change programme on food consumption Julia Backhaus and Harro van Lente
22 - Diversity of student perspectives on sustainable development as a feature of a competence-based learning environment Astrid Offermans, Ron Cörvers and Joop de Kraker
23 - Health in a borderless world: global health complexity Maud Huynen and Pim Martens
24 - Working institutions from the inside out: action research for transformations towards sustainability Alex Baker-Shelley
25 - The Perspectives Method: towards socially robust river management Astrid Offermans
26 - Successful joint knowledge production: beyond credibility, saliency, and legitimacy Astrid Offermans and René Kemp
27 - Knowledge production in sustainability partnerships: an exploration of the Round Table on Sustainable Palm Oil Astrid Offermans and Pieter Glasbergen
28 - Co-creative planning approaches inspiring high-quality growth Reina Pasma and René Cimmermans
29 - Urban labs – a new approach in the governance of sustainable urban development Joop de Kraker, Ron Cörvers, Christian Scholl, Tim van Wanroij
30 - Sustainability Assessment Joop de Kraker and Marc Dijk
31 - Integrated Sustainability Assessment: an update on latest developments Paul Weaver
32 - Globalisation and health: an indicator-based statistical analysis Su-Mia Akin, Pim Martens and Maud Huynen
33 - Globalisation continues: The Maastricht Globalisation Index revisited and updated Lukas Figge and Pim Martens
34 - Pro-active reflexivity: advancing the science-for-sustainability agenda Paul Weaver
35 - Research for sustainable development at ICIS: taking stock and looking ahead Ron Cörvers and Joop de Kraker