Javadi, Firouzeh

Rebeiro-Hargrave , Andrew

The implementation of Sustainable Development Goals, emphasizes the importance of increased stakeholder involvement. It highlights a new role for science ? a role to identify problems and provide understanding, and contribute to answers and comprehensive solutions to pressing environmental challenges. Meeting this requirement, the 7th International Conference on Sustainability Science (ICSS) focused on new knowledge generation and integration to support the implementation of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and how this knowledge is implemented by society. The 7th ICSS was held in Stockholm, organized by the University of Tokyo Integrated Research System for Sustainability Science, Future Earth, and Stockholm Resilience Centre in 2017. It produced showcases and maps the sustainability science of the Future Earth community. Future Earth support politicians charged with implementing the SDGs by giving them a navigation tool for using the relevant sustainability science.INTRODUCTION / The SDG Labs / Knowledge-Action Networks (KANs) / SDG Knowledge Action Network (SDG KAN) / The SDG Interactions Framework / Urban Tinkering-with rural links / Health KAN and sustainable food systems / Transformation KAN, Global Transformations-Local struggles / Integrating Nature for Urban Sustainability, Montreal / Science communication and Living Labs network, Finland / CONCLUSION

Integrated Knowledge Generation for Transformations towards Sustainability : A report from the 7th International Conference on Sustainability Science

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