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1. India’s ancient philosophy on holistic education and its relevance for target 4.7 of the United Nations sustainable development goals

   The paper's objective is to study one of the world´s early living civilizations, i.e., India, focusing primarily on its rich ancient philosophy with...

   Shilpa Khatri Babbar, Lara Johannsdottir in Discover Sustainability

   Article Open access 02 April 2024
   

2. Philosophy and Society (The 100th Anniversary of the RAS Institute of Philosophy (1921–2021))

   Abstract

   The role of philosophy in Russian (Soviet and post-Soviet) society over the past 100 years is considered. A century in this case is not only...

   A. A. Guseinov in Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences

   Article 01 July 2021

3. Anima Mundi: Nature and Philosophy in Ancient Greece

   This chapter presents pre-Socratic, Socratic, Platonic and Aristotelian views and approaches to nature. Their concerns, from the basic elements of...

   Fabio Rubio Scarano in Regenerative Dialogues for Sustainable Futures

   Chapter 2024
   

4. FDI, new development philosophy and China’s high-quality economic development

   Numerous studies have extensively investigated the influence of foreign direct investment (FDI) on China's economic development from diverse angles,...

   Shaohui Zhang, Zhongxian Han, Mingwei Guo in Environment, Development and Sustainability

   Article Open access 28 August 2023
   

5. Waste to Wealth: A Philosophy of Zero Waste

   A revolutionary idea for addressing the waste issues in our society is zero waste. Several industries, including garbage management and treatment,...

   Satyam Mishra, Mrityunjay Singh Chauhan, ... Umare Shubhangi Niranjan in From Waste to Wealth

   Chapter 2024
   

6. Philosophy Behind SoilGen

   The soil development model SoilGen is introduced. Four purposes of the pursued model are named, and the consequences for model functionality are...

   Peter Finke in Modelling Soil Development Under Global Change

   Chapter 2024
   

7. Zero Waste Philosophy and Environmental Ethics

   Humankind have been exploring the theories and practices of zero waste, while asking themselves simple questions like: Given the fact that the way to...

   Jianming Yang in From Zero Waste to Material Closed Loop

   Chapter 2022
   

8. The relevance of James Lovelock’s research and philosophy to environmental science and academia

   James E. Lovelock, famed for his Gaia hypothesis, which views the Earth as a living integrated and interconnected self-regulating system whose...

   Jaime A. Teixeira da Silva, Panagiotis Tsigaris in Frontiers of Environmental Science & Engineering

   Article 19 September 2022

9. Philosophy of sustainable development: understanding public health

   Health has been a focal point in sustainable development policies. Seventeen new goals of sustainable development contribute directly or indirectly...

   Amiya Kumar Sahoo, Hari Charan Behera, Ajit Kumar Behura in Environment, Development and Sustainability

   Article 11 November 2021
   

10. Philosophy of Sustainable Development Risks Through the Lens of the SDGs

    This paper shows the importance of the analysis of the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and the study of progress toward a...

    Anastasia A. Sozinova, Maria P. Tikhonovskova, ... Victoria V. Kotlyarova in Sustainable Development Risks and Risk Management

    Chapter 2023
    

11. Philosophy of System Sustainable Development of Economic Systems from the Position of the Noospheric Approach

    Purpose: Formulation and substantiation of the general vision and philosophy of the provision of the complex sustainable development of economic...

    Anastasia A. Sozinova, Nadezhda K. Savelyeva, ... Valentina I. Rodionova in Sustainable Development Risks and Risk Management

    Chapter 2023
    

12. Philosophy of science for sustainability science

    Sustainability science seeks to extend scientific investigation into domains characterized by a distinct problem-solving agenda, physical and social...

    Michiru Nagatsu, Taylor Davis, ... Henrik Thorén in Sustainability Science

    Article Open access 22 June 2020

13. Partnerships of the Philosophy of Eating

    Antoinette P. Pinder-Darling in Partnerships for the Goals

    Reference work entry 2021
    

14. 28 months later: the coronavirus pandemic as an analogy for future sustainability challenges

    We combine the concepts of ‘black elephants’ and wicked problems with Roy Bhaskar’s critical realist philosophy of science and frame the current...

    John-Oliver Engler, Henrik von Wehrden in Sustainability Science

    Article Open access 01 July 2023

15. Sustainable Future for Early Childhood: Applying the African Ubuntu Philosophy to Contribute to the Holistic Development of Young Children

    The world is under enormous pressure as it faces major environmental, health, social, political and economic threats. Although disasters and...

    Mariëtte Koen in Sustainable Development in Africa

    Chapter 2021
    

16. The case for longtermism: concern for the far future as a catalyst for pro-climate action

    Amid escalating climate challenges, we examine relationships between longtermism beliefs with policy-level and grassroots climate-protective...

    Stylianos Syropoulos, Kyle Fiore Law, Liane Young in npj Climate Action

    Article Open access 16 April 2024
    

17. Research on the measurement of high-quality development of tourism: a case study of Heilongjiang Province, China

    Tourism development is not only an economic issue. Measuring its quality more comprehensively has important implications for achieving sustainable...

    Zi Tang, **aopeng Si, Yan Liang in Environment, Development and Sustainability

    Article 28 July 2023
    

18. Safety-by-design and engineered nanomaterials: the need to move from theory to practice

    As the governance of engineered nanomaterials (ENMs) evolves, innovations in the prevention, mitigation, management, and transfer of risk shape...

    Benjamin D. Trump, Dalila Antunes, ... Igor Linkov in Environment Systems and Decisions

    Article Open access 26 August 2023
    

19. Polycentrism versus Universalism in the Picture of the Social World

    Abstract

    The principle of monocentrism in building a picture of the social world is opposed to the principle of polycentrism. Certain trends...

    A. A. Alferov in Herald of the Russian Academy of Sciences

    Article Open access 23 December 2022

20. The Conflict over Białowieża Forest in the Light of Philip Kitcher’s Ideal Deliberation

    Environmental conflicts involve many participants in the social life: citizens, foresters, the media, activists, politicians, officials and...

    Ewa Kula, Zbigniew Wróblewski, Anna Starościc in Environmental Management

    Article Open access 14 November 2023