ORCID
- Stewart, Iain: 0000-0002-9746-8667
Abstract
Most geologists would argue that geoscientific knowledge, experience, and guidance is critical for addressing many of society's most acute environmental challenges, yet few geologists are directly engaged in current discourses around sustainable development. That is surprising given that several attributes make modern geoscience well placed to make critical contributions to contemporary sustainability thinking. Here, we argue that if geoscientists are to make our know-how relevant to sustainability science, two aspects seem clear. Firstly, the geoscience community needs to substantially broaden its constituency, not only forging interdisciplinary links with other environmental disciplines but also drawing from the human and behavioral sciences. Secondly, the principles and practices of ‘sustainability’ need to be explicitly integrated into geoscience education, training and continued professional development.
DOI
10.1016/j.pgeola.2017.01.002
Publication Date
2017-04-01
Publication Title
Proceedings of the Geologists' Association
Volume
128
Issue
2
First Page
165
Last Page
172
ISSN
0016-7878
Organisational Unit
School of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences
Recommended Citation
Stewart, I. S., & Gill, J. (2017) 'Social geology — integrating sustainability concepts into Earth sciences', Proceedings of the Geologists' Association, 128(2), pp. 165-172. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.pgeola.2017.01.002
