Download or read book Understanding Industrial Transformation written by Xander Olsthoorn and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2006-01-13 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When facing momentous societal change, such as the transformation to a sustainable world, the sciences must impress their importance upon the public and convince scientific and policy institutions in order to obtain the means to carry out their mission. This book represents the first attempt to integrate disciplinary views on the topic of transformation towards sustainability.