Cultural Sustainability - 9780367500429

Cultural SustainabilityPerspectives from the Humanities and Social Sciences\nAuthor(s): Torsten Meireis, Gabriele Rippl\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780367500429, 978-0367500429\nSynopsis\nIf the political and social benchmarks of sustainability and sustainable development are to be met, ignoring the role of the humanities and social, cultural and ethical values is highly problematic. Peoples worldviews, beliefs and principles have an immediate impact on how they act and should be studied as cultural dimensions of sustainability. \n\nCollating contributions from internationally renowned theoreticians of culture and leading researchers working in the humanities and social sciences, this volume presents an in-depth, interdisciplinary discussion of the concept of cultural sustainability and the public visibility of such research. Beginning with a discussion of the concept of cultural sustainability, it goes on to .