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	Preface	XI
	List of Contributors	XIII
	Key Note Address	1
1	History and Mandate of Sustainability: From Local Forestry to Global Policy	5
1.1	Sustainability: Key Word in the Today’s Policy Discussion	5
1.2	History and Definitions of “Sustainability”	6
1.2.1	Development of the Technical Terminus in Forestry	6
1.2.2	Application in Environmental Politics	7
1.2.3	The Definition of “Sustainability” – A Social Negotiation Process on Local and Global Levels?	9
1.3	Experiences from Forestry and Transfer into other Economic Fields – Possibilities and Limits	10
1.3.1	Peculiarities of Forest Ecosystems and Forest Management	13
1.3.2	Concept of Industrial Ecology	14
1.3.3	Limits in Transferring the Forestry Model to other Economic Sectors	15
1.3.4	Approximation to the Ideal “Sustainability”	16
1.4	Conclusion	17
	Acknowledgement	18
	References	18
2	Sustainable Development: Exploring the CrossCultural Dimension	21
2.1	Introduction	22
2.2	Perspectives on Sustainable Development	25
2.3	Prerequisites for Sustainable Development	29
2.4	Sustainability: Essentials for a Realistic CrossCultural Concept	31
2.5	Qualitative Growth as a Prerequisite for Sustainable Development	35
2.6	Outlook	38
	References	39
3	Sustainable Development and Cultural Diversity	43
3.1	Introduction	43
3.2	The Vertical vs. Horizontal Dimension of Sustainability	45
3.3	The Relevance of Cultural Diversity	46
3.4	Globalization and Cultural Diversity	47
3.5	Agricultural Sector	47
3.6	Media Industry	48
3.7	Tourism	49
3.8	Conclusion	50
	References	51
4	Technological Progress in Different Cultures and Periods: Historical Evolution Projected into the Future	53
4.1	Introduction	53
4.2	Historical Perspective	54
4.2.1	Why and Where Technological Progress?	54
4.2.2	Religious and Secular Approaches	54
4.2.3	Perception of Nature as an Obstacle to Technical Progress	55
4.2.4	Enlightenment: A Step towards Modern Times	56
4.3	Modernity and the Sustainability Concept	57
4.3.1	The Twentieth Century	57
4.3.2	The Twenty-first Century	59
4.4	In Search of a Coherent Evolution of Technology: Past and Future	60
4.5	Conclusions	63
	References	63
5	Views of Sustainability: Elements of a Synthesis	65
5.1	Introduction	65
5.2	Definitions	67
5.2.1	The Weak Version	68
5.2.2	The Strong Version	68
5.2.3	Alternative Views and Discussion	68
5.3	Accounting for SD	70
5.4	The Hartwick-Solow Rule	72
5.5	Substitutability and the Role of Technical Progress	73
5.6	Catastrophe Points	75
5.7	Summary Classification of Economic Models	78
5.8	Discount Rate	79
5.9	Discussion	80
	References	83
6	A New Way of Thinking about Sustainability, Risk and Environmental Decision-Making	87
6.1	Introduction	87
6.2	Complicated Technology vs. Complex Technology	88
6.3	Errors in Thinking and Attitudes	89
6.4	The Current View of Sustainability and Risk Analysis	90
6.5	A New View of Sustainability	91
6.6	An Expanded View of Risk	91
6.7	An Expanded Process of Environmental Decision Making	92
6.8	Conclusions	93
	References	93
7	Humility and Establishing the Sustainable Environment	95
7.1	Introduction	95
7.2	Pristine Environments and Preservation	99
7.3	Specieism	102
7.4	Where Do We Go/How Do We Get There?	103
7.5	Conclusions	105
	Acknowledgment	105
	References	105
8	Conflicts and Conflict-solving as Chances to Make the Concept of Sustainable Development Work	107
8.1	Sustainability as a Conflict-generating Vision	107
8.2	Approaches to Conflict Resolution	111
8.3	The Integrative Concept of Sustainable Development as a Framework for Cultural Conflict Resolution	114
8.3.1	The Integrative Concept – An Overview	114
8.3.2	Conclusions Drawn for Cultural Conflict Management	117
8.4	Research Perspectives	119
8.5	Summary	120
	References	121
9	Sustainability through Science-Technology-Society Education	123
9.1	Introduction	123
9.2	What is Science-Technology-Society Education?	123
9.2.1	STS and Sustainability	124
9.3	Sample Educational Topics Involving the Everglades	125
9.3.1	A Sample Instructional Activity	126
9.4	Issues	127
9.5	Summary and Implications	128
	References	129
10	Sustainability and Consumption of Raw Materials in Germany	131
10.1	Religion and Sustainability are in Great Demand	131
10.1.1	Why do We Not Use the Knowledge of the Ancients?	132
10.1.2	The Present Economic Trends and Ecological Effects	133
10.1.3	The Prices Do Not Say Ecological Truth	134
10.1.4	Existence of the Possibility to Decouple Economic Growth from the Ecologic Destruction?	134
10.1.5	Sustainability as a Survival Strategy	136
10.1.6	Worldwide Interlacing Will Make our Prosperity Safe	137
10.2	Conclusions	138
	References	140
11	Sustainability, Culture and Regional Scales: Some Remarks from Human Geography	141
	References	145
12	Sustainable Development in Asia: Traditional Ideas and Irreversible Processes	147
12.1	Introduction	147
12.2	Population Growth as a Major Challenge to Sustainable Development	148
12.3	Traditional Ideas of Sustainability and the Technocratic Ambitions of Modern Governments	149
12.4	Sustainable Societies in Asia	152
12.5	Conclusions	154
	References	155
13	Sustainability of Development and Valuation of Non-renewable Resources: An Analysis in the Context of Local Cultures	157
13.1	Introduction	157
13.2	Sustainability in the Context of Economics of Ecology	158
13.3	Energy Options and Sustainable Development in the Developing World	164
13.4	Cultural Norms and Concerns for Sustainability in Formulating Development Strategy by National and International Agencies	165
13.5	Conclusions	167
	References	168
14	Sustainability in Latin American Countries: Challenge and Opportunities for Argentina	171
14.1	Introduction	171
14.2	Core Areas for Sustainable Development	172
14.3	What are the Consequences?	176
14.4	Where Should We Go: Evolution and Tendency?	178
14.5	How Do We Get There: Driving Forces?	179
14.6	Eco-Efficiency Production	180
14.7	Joining Efforts to Sustainable Development	181
14.8	Some Cases from Argentina	182
14.9	Conclusions	183
	References	184
15	On the Roles Engineers May Play in the Attempt to Meet Basic Demands of Man and Nature	187
15.1	Millennium Development Goals	187
15.2	Engineers and Sustainability	188
15.3	Design of Technology in a Globalizing World	190
15.3.1	The Cultural Dimension	191
15.3.2	The Global Dimension	193
15.3.3	Synthesis	195
15.4	Urgent Questions to be Answered	197
15.5	Conclusions	198
	References	199
16	Integrating Cultural Aspects in the Implementation of Large Water Projects	201
16.1	General Conditions	202
16.2	Agenda 21 and Integrated Water Resources Management as a Steering Model	204
16.3	Parameters of Success Under the Aspect of “Implicit Culture”	206
16.4	Success Components According to the TTWModel	208
16.5	Appropriate Technology	208
16.6	Management	209
16.7	Personalities	212
16.8	Idea of the Implementation of Cultural Strength as an “Explicit Cultural Aim”	214
16.9	Integral Planning	214
16.10	Integral Redevelopment Models	215
16.11	Conclusion: Systematic Implementation of Cultural Values as Project Assets	218
	References	219
17	Sustainability from an Entrepreneurial Point of View Seen from the Particular Standpoint of a Company Active in the Water Industry	221
17.1	Introduction	221
17.2	Role of Industry in Pursuing Sustainable Development	222
17.3	Some Remarks about Water Industry	224
17.4	Water Technology Considerations	225
	References	226
18	Synthesis	227
18.1	Sustainability and Sustainable Development	227
18.2	Postulates	231
	References	231
	Index	233

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