Strengthening Sensory Sustainability Science—Theoretical and Methodological Considerations
Sustainability science is marked by a quarter century of conceptual and methodological development. Based on innovative approaches, such as transformative transdisciplinarity, sustainability science makes the claim to contribute solution-oriented knowledge to sustainable development. Despite success...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2019-02-01
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| Series: | Sustainability |
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| Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2071-1050/11/3/769 |
| Summary: | Sustainability science is marked by a quarter century of conceptual and methodological development. Based on innovative approaches, such as transformative transdisciplinarity, sustainability science makes the claim to contribute solution-oriented knowledge to sustainable development. Despite successful expansion and promising experiences, there are limitations to be considered. This article argues that the multisensorial reality of human life in socio-material practices has not been adequately captured in sustainability science. Theoretical approaches addressing the sensoriality and corporality of human existence as well as methodological approaches of ethnography and arts-based research to access relevant human dimensions beyond the cognitive are discussed, and the perspective of sensory sustainability science is sketched. |
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| ISSN: | 2071-1050 |