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Janet Stephenson

Culture and Sustainability: Exploring Stability and Transformation with the Cultures Framework

Culture and Sustainability: Exploring Stability and Transformation with the Cultures Framework

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This book offers a cultural lens and analytical framework for transitioning to a sustainable, low-carbon future, arguing that widespread cultural change is necessary to achieve this goal. It explores the core features of culture that are common across most definitions and demonstrates how cultural stability, flexibility, and transformation can contribute to the sustainability transition using examples from around the world.

Format: Hardback
Length: 243 pages
Publication date: 23 March 2023
Publisher: Springer International Publishing AG


This Open access book offers a unique cultural lens and analytical framework to address the challenge of transitioning towards a sustainable, low-carbon future. The world faces an insurmountable task of fundamentally transforming long-established social, economic, and technological systems to align with the Earth's biophysical boundaries while ensuring a just and enduring transition. The central premise of this book is that achieving this goal necessitates widespread cultural change. While the phrase "we need a change in culture" is often used rhetorically, it is crucial to understand its true meaning.

Stephenson begins by delving into the elusive nature of culture, exploring its diverse interpretations before identifying fundamental characteristics that are common across most definitions. These core features form the foundation of the culture framework, a widely tested approach to studying the relationships between culture and sustainability outcomes. The framework makes culture accessible and applicable to virtually any sustainability problem, enabling analytical analysis. Through numerous examples from around the world, Stephenson demonstrates how cultural stability, flexibility, and transformation play pivotal roles in the sustainability transition.

She guides the reader in utilizing the culture framework for policy development and as a basis for research conducted by individuals or multidisciplinary teams. Written in a clear and engaging manner, Culture and Sustainability is a must-read for academics, students, policymakers, and anyone interested in creating a sustainable future.

Weight: 473g
Dimension: 210 x 148 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9783031255144
Edition number: 1st ed. 2023

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