ABSTRACT
This chapter begins with the premise that sustainability value can be created on an ongoing basis as a result of dramatic shifts in technologies, infrastructures, policies, and institutions that underlie keystone systems of sustainability: energy systems, food and water systems, and buildings and infrastructure systems. Each section outlines how these keystone systems change as part of a multi-level socio-technical transition. The core focus is on integrated solutions that combine multiple technologies, sectors, and approaches in ways that have the potential to drastically change the sustainability equation. Strong sustainability metrics help show sustainability professionals how sustainable behavior and decisions can help accelerate a transition to socio-technical systems.
