Sustainability and the art of long term thinking

Dealing with time is intimately linked to sustainability, because sustainability, at its core, involves long-term ethical claims.

To live up to them, decision and policy-making has to consider long-term development of society, economy, and nature.

However, dealing with time and such long-term development is a notoriously difficult subject, both in science and, in particular, in practical decision and policy making.

Rooted in philosophical and scientific reasoning, this book explores how the concept of time can be incorporated into effective practical action.

It describes a system and uses case studies to help sustainability practitioners and researchers consider the long-term consequences of our actions in a methodical way.