It is with great pleasure we can announce the release of our book „Ester Boserup’s Legacy on Sustainability. Orientations for Contemporary Research“. This book is the fourth volume in the human-environment interactions series which provides a broad scope of the research on the pervasive impact that human activities have on the earth system. Within this series, the book at hand has a unique focus as it proposes a re-evaluation of Ester Boserup’s pioneering work in the field of sustainability science by tracing her impact on current research. Boserup’s theories on the role of women in development, first published in 1965 and followed by a second book in 1970, and on the interplay between population dynamics, agricultural growth and the environment, as outlined in her most comprehensive book in 1981, continue to resonate in many fields of research and in the current discourse on sustainability.
Fischer-Kowalski, Marina, Reenberg, Anette, Schaffartzik, Anke, and Mayer, Andreas (Eds.). (2014): Ester Boserup’s Legacy on Sustainability – Orientations for Contemporary Research. Dordrecht, Heidelberg, New York, London: Springer (Human-Environment Interactions; 4).
