Strategies Towards the New Sustainability Paradigm : Managing the Great Transition to Sustainable Global Democracy - Schwarz-Herion, Odile; Omran, Abdelnaser; SpringerLink (Online service) (Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015)
Part I: Scenarios of Raskin et al.: From Visions to Reality -- Introduction -- 1. From Conventional Worlds to a New Sustainability Paradigm (NSP): Raskin's Model Scenarios in the Light of Current Trends -- 2. Seeking Realistic Pathways to the NSP: A Literature Review of Key Works in the Great Transition Initiative (GTI) Paper Series -- 3. Transitions and Transformations in Western Countries -- 4. From Neo-Stalinism to sluggish markets: Transition in Romania -- 5. Transitions in the Middle East: The Arabian Spring with Focus on Libya -- 6. Sustainable Strategies for Malaysia Economic Transitions -- 7. Lessons Learnt From History: Analysis of Past Transitions and Transformations -- 8. Performing the New Sustainability Paradigm: The Role of Culture and Education -- 9. The Role of Different Players for the Great Transition Towards the NSP -- Part II: Ecological Challenges for the New Sustainability Paradigm -- 10. The Ecological Pillar of Sustainability and its Significance for the NSP: Major Problems -- 11. Urgent Ecological Problems for the NSP -- 12.The Myth of Sustainable Food Supply and the Urgent Need for Radical Change from Competitive Corporatism to Sustainable Stewardship -- Part III: Dealing with Challenges in Developing and Threshold Countries to Facilitate the NSP -- 13.Innovative Sustainable Solid Waste Management in Nigeria -- 14. On Innovative Sustainable City Architecture Models for Sustainable Cities in Asia or in Europe -- Part IV: Summary of Problems and Strategies for the NSP -- 15. Summary of Problems and the Current State of Play -- 16. Implementation of the New Sustainability Paradigm: List of Recommendations.
Keywords: Sustainable development; Applied ecology; Political economy; Economic policy; History; Educational policy; Education and state; Sustainable Development; Applied Ecology; International Political Economy; Economic Policy; History, general; Educational Policy and Politics