Cultural Sustainability: Perspectives from the Humanities and Social Sciences (Routledge Environmental Humanities)

Synopsis

If the political and social benchmarks of sustainability and sustainable development are to be met, ignoring the role of the humanities and social, cultural and ethical values is highly problematic. People’s worldviews, beliefs and principles have an immediate impact on how they act and should be studied as cultural dimensions of sustainability. Collating contributions from internationally renowned theoreticians of culture and leading researchers working in the humanities and social sciences, this volume presents an in-depth, interdisciplinary discussion of the concept of cultural sustainability and the public visibility of such research. Beginning with a discussion of the concept of cultural sustainability, it goes on to explore its interaction with philosophy, theology, sociology, economics, arts and literature. In doing so, the book develops a much needed concept of ‘culture’ that can be adapted to various disciplines and applied to research on sustainability. Addressing an important gap in sustainability research, this book will be of great interest to academics and students of sustainability and sustainable development, as well as those studying sustainability within the humanities and social sciences, such as cultural studies, ethics, theology, sociology, literature and history.

Copyright:

2019

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ISBN-13:

9781351124287

Related ISBNs:

9781351124300, 9780815357544, 9780815357544

Publisher:

Taylor and Francis

Date of Addition:

04/16/19

Copyrighted By:

Torsten Meireis, Gabriele Rippl

Adult content:

No

Language:

English

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No

Categories:

Nonfiction, Art and Architecture, Literature and Fiction, Social Studies, Language Arts, Philosophy

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