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This book considers the conditions of transition to sustainability: how to take into consideration new global phenomena such as and of the dimension of climate change, the depletion of natural resources, financial crises, demographic dynamics, migrations and mobility, while bearing in mind short-term or local place-based issues, such as social justice or quality of life. The Millennium Declaration proclaimed the “collective responsibility to uphold the principles of human dignity, equality and equity at the global level.” Of course, but how to go beyond lip service and do it concretely?
François Mancebo is a Professor of Planning and Sustainability at Rheims University. He is the Head of the IRCS (International Research Center on Sustainability) and the Director of the IATEUR (Institute of Regional Development, Environment and Urban Planning of Rheims). Email: francois.mancebo@univ-reims.fr.
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Mancebo, F. (2015). Introduction. In: Mancebo, F., Sachs, I. (eds) Transitions to Sustainability. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-017-9532-6_1
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