Report on an "integrated approach to sustainable development" just published [21.12.1999]

Jörissen, J.; Kopfmüller, J.; Brandl, V.; Paetau, M.: Ein integratives Konzept nachhaltiger Entwicklung.
Karlsruhe: Forschungszentrum Karlsruhe,
(Wissenschaftliche Berichte FZKA 6393, Dezember 1999)

The report contains the results of discussions and research into the concept of sustainable development. This task started in April 1998 and took place in the context of a larger research project carried out by the "Hermann-von-Helmholtz-Gemeinschaft of German Research Centres" (HGF). Under the leadership of ITAS, the Institute for Technology Assessment and Systems Analysis of the Research Centre Karlsruhe (FZK), this project investigated the conceptual and methodological basis for an integrated approach to sustainable development. The proposed "integrative concept" seeks to contribute to the debate about an appropriate operationalisation of the vison of sustainability (Nachhaltigkeitsleitbild).  

The authors invite all interested readers to send comments and suggestions. The report is available from the authors and from the ITAS-WWW-Server as a PDF-File.