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Chinese Journal of Applied Ecology. 2019, (01) Core

Sustainability science revisited: Recent advances and new opportunitiesChinese Full TextEnglish Full Text (MT)

ZHOU Bing-bing;MA Qun;WU Jian-guo;HU Guo-hua;MAO De-hua;ZENG Xiao-ji;GUO Jie;FANG Xue-ning;LIU Yu-peng;LYU Li-gang;School of Sustainability,Arizona State University;Institute of Urban Study,School of Environmental and Geographical Sciences,Shanghai Normal University;Center for Human-Environment System Sustainability,Faculty of Geographical Science,Beijing Normal University;School of Life Sciences,Arizona State University;Schoolof Geographic Sciences,East China Normal University;Ministry of Education Key Laboratory of Geographic Information Science,East China Normal University;Northeast Institute of Geography and Agroecology,Chinese Academy of Sciences;College of Land Management,Nanjing Agricultural University;Key Laboratory of Urban Environment and Health,Institute of Urban Environment,Chinese Academy of Sciences;Schoolof Public Administration,Nanjing University of Finance ＆ Economics;

Abstract: During the past decade,sustainability science has rapidly developed into a globally well-recognized and important new science of the 21 st century. However,sustainability science has not received much attention from scientists and practitioners in China where sustainable development and ecological civilization have been prominent themes. To promote the development of sustainability science in China,Wu,et al.（ 2014） published the first in-depth review on the subject in Chinese,entitled "What is sustainability science?"Here,we revisit the question,and discuss the relationship between sustainability science and sustainable development research,the scientific paradigm and the core research questions of sustainability science. Our review of the recent advances in this field reveals contrasting trends for the world versus China. On the one hand,the world is witnessing sustainability science maturing with global momentum to systematically advance sustainability research and education. On the other hand,China greatly lags behind developed countries and South Africa,albeit the great deal of new passion and desire for sustainable development. To promote the science and practice of sustainability in China,we propose a trinity strategy: 1)"bringing in"from the global community to guide Chinese practices in sustainable development; 2)"reaching out"to the global community to share Chinese wisdom of sustainable development; and3) "integrating traditional Chinese philosophy with western science"to lead the development of sustainability science.
Keywords：

sustainability science; sustainable development; coupled human-environment system; transdisciplinary; linking knowledge and action; Chinalization;

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    10.13287/j.1001-9332.201901.001

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    X22

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