Abstract

The Limits to Sustainability Science: Ecological Constraints or Endless Innovation?

Highlights

  • The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) takes place in Rio de Janeiro on 20–22 June 2012

  • Burger et al [1] present the case that the macroecology of sustainability is woefully under-represented in sustainability science

  • Ecological principles must govern sustainability, yet sustainability science is largely concerned with social–environmental interactions and barely considers physical limits on resource use

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Introduction

The United Nations Conference on Sustainable Development (Rio+20) takes place in Rio de Janeiro on 20–22 June 2012. Ecological principles must govern sustainability, yet sustainability science is largely concerned with social–environmental interactions and barely considers physical limits on resource use.

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