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Lehmann, Paul [VerfasserIn]; Beck, Silke [VerfasserIn]; de Brito, Mariana Madruga [VerfasserIn]; Gawel, Erik [VerfasserIn]; Groß, Matthias [VerfasserIn]; Haase, Annegret [VerfasserIn]; Lepenies, Robert [VerfasserIn]; Otto, Danny [VerfasserIn]; Schiller, Johannes [VerfasserIn]; Strunz, Sebastian [VerfasserIn]; Thrän, Daniela [VerfasserIn]

Environmental Sustainability Post-COVID-19: Scrutinizing Popular Hypotheses from a Social Science Perspective

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  • Medientyp: E-Artikel
  • Titel: Environmental Sustainability Post-COVID-19: Scrutinizing Popular Hypotheses from a Social Science Perspective
  • Beteiligte: Lehmann, Paul [VerfasserIn]; Beck, Silke [VerfasserIn]; de Brito, Mariana Madruga [VerfasserIn]; Gawel, Erik [VerfasserIn]; Groß, Matthias [VerfasserIn]; Haase, Annegret [VerfasserIn]; Lepenies, Robert [VerfasserIn]; Otto, Danny [VerfasserIn]; Schiller, Johannes [VerfasserIn]; Strunz, Sebastian [VerfasserIn]; Thrän, Daniela [VerfasserIn]
  • Erschienen: Basel : MDPI, [2023]
  • Sprache: Englisch
  • Schlagwörter: COVID-19; environment; pandemic; resilience; social science; societal change; transition; window of opportunity
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  • Anmerkungen: Hinweis: Link zur Erstveröffentlichung URL: https://doi.org/10.3390/su13168679
  • Beschreibung: There is an increasingly vocal debate on potential long-term changes in environmental sustainability spurred by the global COVID-19 pandemic. This article scrutinizes the social science basis of selected popular hypotheses regarding the nexus between the COVID-19 pandemic and the societal transitions towards environmental sustainability. It presents results that were derived through an interdisciplinary dialogue among social scientists. First, it is confirmed that the COVID-19 crisis has likely created a potential window of opportunity for societal change. Yet, to ensure that societal change is enduring and actually supporting the transition towards environmental sustainability, a clear and well-targeted political framework guiding private investments and behavior is required. Second, it is emphasized that there are important structural differences between the COVID-19 crisis and environmental crises, like time scales. Consequently, many strategies used to address the COVID-19 crisis are hardly suitable for long-term transitions towards environmental sustainability. Third, it is argued that transitions towards environmental sustainability—building both on reducing environmental degradation and building socio-techno-ecological resilience—may create co-benefits in terms of preventing and coping with potential future pandemics. However, research still needs to explore how big these synergies are (and whether trade-offs are also possible), and what type of governance framework they require to materialize.
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