Theories of change in sustainability science: Understanding how change happens

Oberlack, Christoph; Breu, Thomas; Giger, Markus; Harari, Nicole; Herweg, Karl Günter; Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan; Messerli, Peter; Moser, Stephanie; Ott, Cordula; Providoli, Isabelle; Tribaldos, Theresa M.; Zimmermann, Anne; Schneider, Flurina (2019). Theories of change in sustainability science: Understanding how change happens. GAIA - Ökologische Perspektiven für Wissenschaft und Gesellschaft / ecological perspectives for science and society, 28(2), pp. 106-111. Oekom Verlag 10.14512/gaia.28.2.8

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Science-based initiatives generate particular changes towards sustainable development. But why and how does this work? Theories of change (ToCs) can help in understanding the theoretical assumptions and modes of knowledge production associated with these initiatives: ToCs trigger debate among the stakeholders and evaluators of an initiative regarding the hypothesized and observed effects of actions as well as regarding underlying assumptions about how change happens. Therefore, they can strengthen the effectiveness of research, practice, and education in sustainability science.

Item Type:	Journal Article (Original Article)
Division/Institute:	10 Strategic Research Centers > Centre for Development and Environment (CDE) 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Geographies of Sustainability > Unit Critical Sustainability Studies (CSS) 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Geographies of Sustainability > Unit Land Systems and Sustainable Land Management (LS-SLM) 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Human Geography > Unit Political urbanism and sutainable spatial development 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Human Geography 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography > Geographies of Sustainability 08 Faculty of Science > Institute of Geography 11 Centers of Competence > Center for Regional Economic Development (CRED)
UniBE Contributor:	Oberlack, Christoph, Breu, Thomas Michael, Giger, Markus, Harari, Nicole, Herweg, Karl Günter, Mathez-Stiefel, Sarah-Lan, Messerli, Peter, Moser, Stephanie, Ott, Cordula, Providoli, Isabelle, Tribaldos, Theresa Margarete, Zimmermann, Anne Barbara, Schneider, Flurina
Subjects:	500 Science > 570 Life sciences; biology 900 History > 910 Geography & travel
ISSN:	0940-5550
Publisher:	Oekom Verlag
Projects:	[803] Cluster: Land Resources [804] Socio-Economic Transition [805] Sustainability Governance
Language:	English
Submitter:	Stephan Schmidt
Date Deposited:	26 Jun 2019 12:31
Last Modified:	02 Mar 2023 23:32
Publisher DOI:	10.14512/gaia.28.2.8
Uncontrolled Keywords:	2030 Agenda, pathways to impact, sustainability science, theories of change
BORIS DOI:	10.7892/boris.131477
URI:	https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/131477

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