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9 Integrating the Social Sciences: Area Studies, Quantitative Methods, and Problem-Oriented Research
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26.1 Introduction 26.1 Introduction
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26.2 Historical, Political, and Social Evolution 26.2 Historical, Political, and Social Evolution
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26.3 The Constitution of a Field of Knowledge 26.3 The Constitution of a Field of Knowledge
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26.4 Necessary Interconnections and Interactions 26.4 Necessary Interconnections and Interactions
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26.5 Toward an Epistemology of Sustainability 26.5 Toward an Epistemology of Sustainability
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26 Sustainability Sciences: Political and Epistemological Approaches
Get accessValdir Fernandes, social scientist, PhD in environmental engineering, and expert on urban sustainability, environmental policy, and management, was deputy coordinator of Environmental Sciences Area. He is editor and author of a book on interdisciplinary practices on education and research that received the highest prize in literature in Brazil. He is a full professor at Federal University of Technology of Paraná and currently is general coordinator of evaluation and monitoring of graduate programs at CAPES.
Arlindo Philippi Jr has a masters degree in environmental health, a doctorate in public health, and a doctorate in environmental policy and management from the University of Sao Paolo (USP). He was a postdoctoral fellow in urban and regional studies at MIT and currently serves as chairman of the Graduate School of Public Health at USP. The director of evaluation of Higher Education Personnel Improvement and Coordination (CAPES) at the Brazilian Ministry of Education. He is a full professor at University of São Paulo (USP).
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Published:06 March 2017
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The concept of sustainability refers to the human awakening about the finite nature of natural resources. Occurring as a political and social process, sustainability placed on development agendas the discussion about the limitations on the biosphere to sustain economic growth; access to basic conditions of universal healthcare and education; and the threat posed to ancient cultural traditions. This process led to the creation of an interdisciplinary research field with transdisciplinary impacts. This chapter, “Sustainability Sciences: Political and Epistemological Approaches,” discusses the challenges of knowledge production in this field as well as its historical development alongside environmental and political issues. The discussion is established from the historical development of environmental issues and the international political movement that culminated in the perspective of sustainability; of the evolution of sustainability as a scientific research field; and finally from the political and epistemological aspects that shape the sustainability sciences.
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