Ebook: Development and sustainability: the challenge of social change

Argues that human health is the key factor to sustainable development, promoting a transdisciplinary approach to the eradication of extreme poverty. The authors call for new forms of cooperation which cross the traditional boundaries between social activism and science, and which are capable of harnessing the complex knowledge that such radical change requires. The contributions bridge the gap between those working for health and those working for sustainability science and the green economy, through developing the methodological and scientific means to deal with some of the most critical issues faced by humanity in the twenty-first century. --From publisher description.;Foreword / by Dag Rune Olsen -- Development and Sustainability Science: Transdisciplinary Knowledge for Positive Social Change / Alberto D. Cimadamore, Fungisai P. Gwanzura Ottemoller, Gro Therese Lie and Maurice B. Mittelmark -- Seeking Wisdom: A Transdisciplinary Perspective on Australian Indigenous Practices and Planetary Management / Mark G. Edwards -- Policies for Poverty Reduction in a Transformative Green Economy / Enrique Delamonica -- Health Promotion and Sustainable Development in Kazakhstan / Altyn Aringazina -- Children's Literacy in Health and Sustainability / Neil Chadborn and Jane Springett -- Participatory Research as a Tool for Change in Ecosystem Approaches to Health and Social Equity / Jane Springett -- Connecting Development and Sustainability: Empowering People to Effective International Cooperation / Cristine Koehler Zanella -- Sustainability and Transdisciplinary Knowledge: Experience Gained and Challenges Ahead / Gro Therese Lie, Alberto D. Cimadamore, Maurice B. Mittelmark and Fungisai P. Gwanzura Ottemöller.