Research initiative on industrial transformation launched by IHDP

摘要

This article focuses on the results and progress to date of the International Human Dimensions Programme on Global Environmental Change (IHDP) project on Industrial Transformation (IHDP-IT), an international initiative for research focusing an mechanisms for transforming the present industrial system into a sustainable one. The IHDP-IT project research analyses industrial transformation from three perspectives: macrosystems, including industrial financial and physical systems, the production system; and the consumption system.