Role of Sustainability Science

The Indira Gandhi National Open University (IGNOU) has a very wide reach and nearly two million students all over the country are benefiting from this unique centre for distance education. IGNOU also adopts a dynamic approach in developing new courses and curricula. For example, I now serve as its Honorary Chair for Sustainable Development.

Sustainable Development is based on the foundation of sustainability science supported by a multi-disciplinary approach. Such an inter-disciplinary science has to be built on the following guiding principles…