Nachhaltigkeit als Verbundbegriff

The authors of the essays collected here analyze the concept of sustainable development in its theoretical foundations and practical implications and deals with the continuing difficulties in its implementation in the law and its transformation into a coherent development policy. The volume contains 26 essays from the perspective of different disciplines, in particular law, economics, ethics, theology, ecology and geography. A broad introduction given by the editor combines the different aspects and develops an interdisciplinary concept for sustainable development.