Culture and Sustainability - Exploring Stability and Transformation with the Cultures Framework

List of contents

Chapter 1 - Introduction.- Chapter 2 - Culture's divergence.- Chapter 3 - Culture's convergence.- Chapter 4 - The cultures framework.- Chapter 5 - Cultural stability.- Chapter 6 - Cultural change.- Chapter 7 - Using the cultures framework for policy analysis.- Chapter 8 - Using the cultures framework for research.- Chapter 9 - Conclusion.

About the author

Janet Stephenson is a research professor at the Centre for Sustainability, an interdisciplinary research centre at the University of Otago, New Zealand.  A social scientist with a background in sociology, planning and cultural geography, she has a longstanding interest in the social determinants of the transition to a sustainable future.  Much of her research examines the interplay between culture and sustainability in a variety of contexts.  She is passionate about collaborative, interdisciplinary research and the contribution of different knowledge systems to solution-finding.

Product details

• Authors: Janet Stephenson
• Publisher: Springer International Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.03.2023
• EAN: 9783031255175
• ISBN: 978-3-031-25517-5
• No. of pages: 264
• Dimensions: 148 mm x 210 mm x 15 mm
• Weight: 346 g
• Subjects: Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Miscellaneous