ABSTRACT
Over the past decade, the attempts to promote and operationalize the emerging
field of ‘sustainability science’ have intensified. This has incorporated
interdisciplinary social science and has gained variable impetus both from
natural, physical and social scientists. At the same time, the steady
environmentalization of social science has accorded more centrality to
operationalizing sustainability concepts, such as ‘carrying capacity’, ecological
footprints, sustainable environmental assessment techniques, intergenerational
equity and deliberative and participatory processes.
