Title: Organising for sustainability

Authors: Markus Schwaninger

Addresses: University of St. Gallen, Dufourstrasse 40a, CH-9000 St. Gallen, Switzerland

Abstract: The issue of ecological sustainability has been addressed in various contexts – local, regional and worldwide. This paper postulates that sustainability can be achieved only if actors at multiple levels cooperate towards the vision of a sustainable world. For this purpose, the structure of a model is presented, which shows how the efforts for sustainability can be organised in a more powerful way. This presentation should also help decision-makers understand that pertinent frameworks are needed to enable actors at each level, from individual to global.

Keywords: sustainability; VSM; viable system model; cooperation; structural prerequisites; sustainable development.

DOI: 10.1504/IJASS.2008.022793

International Journal of Applied Systemic Studies, 2008 Vol.2 No.1/2, pp.40 - 48

Published online: 26 Jan 2009 *

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