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How to assess sustainability transformations: a review

Anna Salomaa, Sirkku Juhola

2020Global Sustainability97 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

Non-technical summary There is a call to change societies to become more sustainable. We examine how the concept of sustainability transformation has been used and find that it has been defined in many ways. The concept is still used without many real-world examples – we found only four studies that had assessed whether a multi-sectoral sustainability transformation had taken place. There is a need to further clarify what sustainability transformation means and how it can be assessed.

Topics & Concepts

SustainabilityTransformation (genetics)Sustainable developmentSustainability scienceSustainability organizationsBusinessEnvironmental resource managementComputer sciencePolitical scienceEconomicsEcologyChemistryBiologyBiochemistryGeneLawSustainable Development and Environmental PolicySustainability and Climate Change GovernanceComplex Systems and Decision Making