Social science and knowledge for sustainability

What does social science have to offer to sustainability’ There are already working examples of the application of social scientific tools to sustainability-related problems, such as environmental cost/benefit analysis, emissions trading, conflict resolution techniques, institutional analysis of common property management and re-appreciation of indigenous knowledge. These contributions, ranging from economics to anthropology, are no doubt significant and often contain practical implications; however, they also force us to wonder whether contributions by the social sciences should be limited to providing practical tools and techniques alone.

Related Subject(s): Environment and Climate Change