Sustainability and the Humanities
This book explores the strong links between sustainability and the humanities, which go beyond the inclusion of social sciences in discussions on sustainability, and offers a holistic discussion on the intellectual and moral aspects of sustainable develop
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tainability and the Humanities
Sustainability and the Humanities
Walter Leal Filho Adriana Consorte McCrea •
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Sustainability and the Humanities
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Editors Walter Leal Filho Faculty of Life Sciences Hamburg University of Applied Sciences Hamburg, Germany
Adriana Consorte McCrea Canterbury Christ Church University Canterbury, UK
ISBN 978-3-319-95335-9 ISBN 978-3-319-95336-6 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-95336-6
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Preface
There are strong links between sustainability and the humanities, which go well beyond the mere inclusion of the social sciences. Yet, the debate on the contribution of the humanities to a better understanding of sustainable development is not as intensive as it should be. There is also a paucity of publications which have specifically focused on exploring the links between sustainability and humanities. As a result, interesting opportunities are being missed, and a holistic discussion on the intellectual and moral aspects of sustainable development is not fully taking place. It is against this background that the book ‘Sustainability and Humanities: linking social values, theology and spirituality towards sustainability’ has been produced. It contains a set of papers derived from the symposium ‘Sustainability and Humanities: linking social values, theology and spirituality towards sustainability’, which was organised by the Inter-University Sustainable Development Research Programme, the World Sustainable Development Research and Training Centre and Canterbury Christ Church University in Can
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