Sustainability Science

A Special Feature on "Science and Technology for Sustainable Development" written by participants of the Research and Assessment Systems for Sustainability Program is featured in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America (PNAS). This Special Feature surveys the current state of sustainability science, highlights several case studies, and outlines future goals and challenges for sustainable development. Recognizing that economic and environmental health are inextricably linked, sustainability science focuses on development that can meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Articles included in this Special Feature:

• William C. Clark and Nancy M. Dickson. 2003. "Sustainability Science: The Emerging Research Program." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 100(14) (8 July): 8059-8061.
• Robert W. Kates and Thomas M. Parris. 2003. "Long-Term Trends and a Sustainability Transition." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 100(14) (8 July): 8062-8067.
• Thomas M. Parris and Robert W. Kates. 2003. "Characterizing a Sustainability Transition: Goals, Targets, Trends, and Driving Forces." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 100(14) (8 July): 8068-8073.
• B. L. Turner, II, Roger E. Kasperson, Pamela A. Matson, James J. McCarthy, Robert W. Corell, Lindsey Christensen, Noelle Eckley, Jeanne X. Kasperson, Amy Luers, Marybeth L. Martello, Colin Polsky, Alexander Pulsipher, and Andrew Schiller. 2003. "A Framework for Vulnerability Analysis in Sustainability Science." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 100(14) (8 July): 8074-8079.
• B. L. Turner II, Pamela A. Matson, James J. McCarthy, Robert W. Corell, Lindsey Christensen, Noelle Eckley, Grete Hovelsrud-Broda, Jeanne X. Kasperson, Roger E. Kasperson, Amy Luers, Marybeth L. Martello, Svein Mathiesen, Rosamond Naylor, Colin Polsky, Alexander Pulsipher, Andrew Schiller, Henrik Selin, and Nicholas Tyler. 2003. "Illustrating the Coupled Human-Environment System for Vulnerability Analysis: Three Case Studies." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 100(14) (8 July): 8080-8085.
• David W. Cash, William C. Clark, Frank Alcock, Nancy M. Dickson, Noelle Eckley, David H. Guston, Jill Jäger, and Ronald B. Mitchell. 2003. "Knowledge Systems for Sustainable Development." Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences of the United States of America 100(14) (8 July): 8086-8091.