The main motivation for sustainable development, as defined in the Brundtland report, is to care for other humans - for the world's poor and for unborn people. Traditional economic models use the motivation to increase one's own well-being as the main motivation for action....

Scientific activities which are targeted to engage and enact on societal problems – and governance of sustainability transition itself is one such activity – are necessarily prescriptive endeavours, have to recognize the fundamental normativity of sustainable development, need to be based on...

Using the capability approach, we analyse a recent conflict around nature conservation in the city of Leipzig, Germany. Following its concept of flood protection, a state authority felled thousands of trees in a highly popular nature protection area, which culminated in public protests and...

Endbericht: Gemeinsamer Bericht zum BMBF-Forschungsprojekt (FKZ: 01UN1015A). - [Gesamtziel:] Im Projektantrag gab das Konsortium folgende Ziele an: 'Die auf Grundlage des Capability-Ansatzes entworfene Konzeption nachhaltiger Entwicklung hat durch die Bezugnahme auf die bedürfnisorientierten...

Community currencies and their contribution to a sustainable development have been quite widely discussed. In contrast, their potential to raise the personal quality of life of their members and users has been less noted. Combining these two strands, we argue that community currencies enhance an...

International aid projects in post-communist countries were meant to support the existing systems of environmental protection during the transition period and also to introduce new standards of environmental governance. This paper looks at the role project evaluations can play in fulfilling...

[Problemstellung] Zur Erreichung der Klimaziele wird aktuell in Deutschland ein konsequenter Wechsel von einer durch konventionelle Brennstoffe geprägten Energieversorgung hin zu einem System vollzogen, in dem erneuerbare Energien eine tragende Rolle spielen. Vor allem die Energiequellen Wind...

Ecological Economics inherently faces a challenge akin to sailing between Scylla and Charybdis. In Greek mythology these are two monsters located on opposite sides of a narrow strait, and falling victim to one or other of them is unavoidable. In the recurring process of establishing and refining...

Practitioners in the fields of sustainable development, land management, and biodiversity conservation are increasingly interested in using economic instruments that promise "win-win" solutions for conservation and human livelihoods. However, practitioners often lack guidance for selecting and...