Open AccessSustainability needs the geosciences
Author(s) -
Grimm Nancy,
Pluijm Ben
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2012eo440007
Subject(s) - sustainability , humanity , sustainability science , grand challenges , engineering ethics , action (physics) , face (sociological concept) , political science , management science , environmental ethics , sociology , sustainability organizations , engineering , social science , ecology , philosophy , physics , quantum mechanics , law , biology
Science, Innovation, and Partnerships for Sustainable Solutions: A National Academies Symposium; Washington, D. C., 16–18 May 2012 It is no longer disputed that humanity has drastically changed the face of the planet and its life‐support systems. The sustainability challenge is to meet people's needs today and in the future while sustaining life‐support systems. This grand challenge demands a new scientific approach: use‐inspired, solution‐driven research that consciously links scientific research to societal decision‐making and action. Sustainability science may help fulfill that need if it can engage communities of expertise across a wide range of disciplines and sectors, including the geosciences.