This first book to focus on cultural diversity as a key element of sustainable development in the context of science and engineering provides cross-disciplinary information and assistance in understanding our world in transition. As such, it furnishes the global scientific community and decision makers in governmental and non-governmental institutions as well as in industry with much-needed information on how the various factors affecting sustainable development -- including culture -- depend on and interfere with each other. Featuring a contribution by the President of the Club of Rome, HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, this is vital reading for all (natural) scientists, engineers, economists, ecologists, environmental organizations, and consultants. "The groundbreaking book focuses on cultural diversity as the key to sustainability development in the context of science and engineering, and provides multidisciplinary information about the changing world." ( Qualityworld , Institute of Quality Assurance, February 2005) "... ein empfehlenswerter, weil reichhaltiger und anregender Lesestoff." Katalyse Institut für angewandte Umweltforschung, www.umweltjournal.de: http://www.umweltjournal.de/fp/archiv/AfA_technik/7687.php "Eine unentbehrliche Lektüre für NaturwissenschaftlerInnen, Ingenieure, Ökonomen, Umweltorganisationen und BeraterInnen." politische ökologie 91-92 Physikalische Soiree vom 3. Januar 2005: http://1476.orf.at/radiomacher/soiree/sendungen/phs_2005_01.html "Bücher wie dieses sind unbedingt notwendig. In den meisten Werken zu diesem Thema fehlt nämlich der Aspekt der unterschiedlichen Kulturen unseres Globus, die unser Verhalten ganz wesentlich beeinflussen... Experten in Sachen Nachhaltigkeit finden in diesem Buch durchaus neue und wichtige Einsichten, die sie in der eigenen Arbeit berücksichtigen sollten." Nachrichten aus der Chemie "Die einzelnen Artikel stehen zwar für sich, aber deren Gesamtheit liefert stichfeste Argumente zur Stärkung der berechtigten Forderung, die Dimension >Kultur Forum der Geoökologie "Ein wichtiges Buch mit lesenswerten Beiträgen. Anschaffenswert für jene, die sich für Nachhaltigkeit einsetzen und mit Menschen mit unterschiedlichen Denkansätzen, unterschiedlicher Herkunft oder mit unterschiedlichem kulturellen Hintergrund um Kompromisse ringen. Es wird helfen, den eigenen Standpunkt zu relativieren und zu bereichern und gemeinsame Plattformen eines gegenseitigen Verständnisses zu finden, und zwar für das eine gemeinsame Ziel: Nachhaltigkeit." Acta hydrochimica et hydrobiologica "Die interdisziplinäre und kulturelle Vielfalt der Sichtweisen macht das Buch zu einer wertvollen Lektüre für alle, die sich übergreifend mit der globalen Dimension des Themas Nachhaltigkeit befassen wollen. " Chemie Ingenieur Technik "... 36 scientists, engineers and entrepreneurs from 4 continents and 12 countries .... The editors were successful to bring 25 of those participants and their extremely different expertise and projects together under the common focus of the impact of local cultures. .... An important value of this book are the examples from different regions of the world, which show the complexity of the issue." ―Dr. Steffi Richter, Federal Environmental Agency (Umweltbundesamt), Dessau, Environmental Science and Pollution Research , 2005, Vol. 12, No. 3 "An important value of this book are the examples from different regions of the world, which show the complexity of the issue." ―Dr. rer. nat. Steffi Richter, ESPR , 12 (3) 2005 Book Presentations: Sustainability, Environmental Science and Pollution Research, ESPR, Vol. 12, No. 1, 2005 This first book to focus on cultural diversity as a key element of sustainable development in the context of science and engineering provides cross-disciplinary information and assistance in understanding our world in transition. As such, it furnishes the global scientific community and decision makers in governmental and non-governmental institutions as well as in industry with much-need information on how the various factors affecting sustainable development -- including culture -- depend on and interfere with each other. Featuring a contribution by the President of the Club of Rome, HRH Prince El Hassan bin Talal, this is vital reading for all (natural) scientists, engineers, economists, ecologists, environmental organizations, and consultants. This first book to focus on cultural diversity as a key element of sustainable development in the context of science and engineering provides cross-disciplinary information and assistance in understanding our world in transition. As such, it furnishes the global scientific community and decision makers in governmental and non-governmental institutions as well as in industry with much-need information on how the various factors affecting sustainable development -- including culture -- depend on and interfere with each other. Featuring a contribution by the President of