Models and methods as support for sustainable decision-making with focus on legal operationalisation

Inga Carlman, Erik Grönlund and Anna Longueville

Ecological Modelling, 2015, vol. 306, issue C, 95-100

Abstract: Since the 1960s the urgency to steer mankind towards a more sound environment has grown. Currently humanity is in a transition period between today’s old paradigm – business as usual – and the new one, aiming at operationalise sustainable development goals. There is a growing understanding, that to move towards sustainable development, ecological sustainability is necessary but not sufficient. Steering society in this direction necessitates making decisions that at least do not counteract sustainability.

Keywords: Societal steering systems; Legal operationalisation; Systems thinking; Ecological modelling; EIA (Environmental Impact Assessment); Governing states; Interdisciplinarity (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2015
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DOI: 10.1016/j.ecolmodel.2014.10.010

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