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Cognitive pitfalls in dealing with sustainability
Sonnleitner, Philipp
2018In König, Ariane (Ed.) Sustainability science: Key issues
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Keywords :
Complexity; complex problem-solving; sustainability
Abstract :
[en] Main summary points: • Environmental conditions in which human ancestors evolved, strongly shaped human thinking • Two complementary cognitive systems can be distinguished whose interplay causes systematic errors, especially in situations including uncertainty or complexity • These cognitive pitfalls have tremendous consequences in the context of sustainability • Leveraging cognitive biases and knowledge about them by improving education and training is vital to address ecological problems
Disciplines :
Education & instruction
Author, co-author :
Sonnleitner, Philipp  ;  University of Luxembourg > Faculty of Language and Literature, Humanities, Arts and Education (FLSHASE) > Luxembourg Centre for Educational Testing (LUCET)
External co-authors :
no
Language :
English
Title :
Cognitive pitfalls in dealing with sustainability
Publication date :
2018
Main work title :
Sustainability science: Key issues
Author, co-author :
Publisher :
Routledge, Abingdon, United Kingdom
Pages :
82-95
Peer reviewed :
Peer reviewed
Focus Area :
Sustainable Development
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