Editors:
The first comprehensive scientific publication on the life and work of Ester Boserup one of the pioneers of sustainability research
Includes contributions from experts in a wide range of disciplines: agricultural sciences, biology, geography, history, ecology, landscape planning, physics, sociology, environmental sciences and economics
Presents a cross-section of contemporary sustainability research, with a special focus on the role of society-nature interrelations, agriculture and gender
Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras
Part of the book series: Human-Environment Interactions (HUEN, volume 4)
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Table of contents (18 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Ester Boserup’s Intellectual Heritage
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Front Matter
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Land Use, Technology and Agriculture
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Population and Gender
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About this book
Keywords
- Ester Boserup
- Socio-ecological transitions
- contemporary sustainability research
- society-nature interrelations
- women and gender in agriculture
Editors and Affiliations
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Institute of Social Ecology Alpen Adria University, Vienna, Austria
Marina Fischer-Kowalski, Anke Schaffartzik, Andreas Mayer
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Dept. Geosciences & Resource Mgmt, University of Copenhagen, København K, Denmark
Anette Reenberg
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Ester Boserup’s Legacy on Sustainability
Book Subtitle: Orientations for Contemporary Research
Editors: Marina Fischer-Kowalski, Anette Reenberg, Anke Schaffartzik, Andreas Mayer
Series Title: Human-Environment Interactions
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-8678-2
Publisher: Springer Dordrecht
eBook Packages: Earth and Environmental Science, Earth and Environmental Science (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and the Author(s) 2014
License: CC BY-NC
Hardcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8677-5Published: 02 September 2014
Softcover ISBN: 978-94-017-8680-5Published: 22 September 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-94-017-8678-2Published: 19 August 2014
Series ISSN: 2214-2339
Series E-ISSN: 2452-1744
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XXV, 267
Number of Illustrations: 22 b/w illustrations, 22 illustrations in colour
Topics: Sustainable Development, Agriculture, Gender Studies, Ecosystems, Human Geography