China Planning Research Group: Remaking Inclusive Sustainability: spatial-temporal dimension

Abstract

The sustainability research field draws upon scholarly attempts from multiple academic corners. The kaleidoscope nature of the “field” of sustainability science has worried researchers and practitioners at different scales in recent decades. It is therefore important to raise the fundamental questions regarding what is meant by the field of sustainable science, e.g.,

1. How to remake inclusive sustainability (IS) for individuals, places and regions across time? How to quantify IS for diversifying and targeting coping strategies?
2. How is sustainable city challenged? In what ways? Under what conditions? Locally and globally?  – a relational and multi-scalar approach

This presentation attempts to contribute to the ongoing debate by interrogating these questions. It will elaborate on the major types of inquiries undertaken, the topical areas examined, and research methodologies employed in the field. After reviewing three strands of thoughts, I intend to formulate a relational, integrative framework to remake inclusive sustainability as a concept. The main practical contribution of this paper is to provide a potential policy tool-box for synthetic and solution-based inquiry for SDGs at both global and local scales.

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