Sustainability and Science Policy

Abstract

What is the role and importance of science policy for a transformation toward a more sustainable society? In what ways can science policy influence science and innovation systems? More specifically, how can science policy create the institutional conditions needed for developing a sustainability science? Where do we see the strongest impetus for a reorientation of science policy toward sustainable development? These are the guiding questions of the following chapter, which provides an insight into science policy -- a policy field that is quite often underestimated yet decisive for sustainable development.