Contents: Preface; Introduction: a new agenda for sustainability, Maria Figueroa, Bo Elling, Erling Jelsøe and Kurt Aagaard Nielsen; Part I Challenging the Concept of Sustainable Design: Sustainable rhythms: when society meets nature, Helge Hvid; A record on modernity, rationality and sustainability, Bo Elling; Sustainability as a tug of war between ecological optimalisation and social conflict solution, Jesper Brandt; Sustainability, biodiversity and the ethical aspects of the deliberate release of GMOs, Peder Agger and Erling Jelsøe. Part II Sustainability in Relation to Political and Institutional Actions and Activities: Sustainable transition of socio-technical systems in a governance perspective, Ole Erik Hansen, Bent Søndergård and Jens Stærdahl; On a sustainable chemicals policy: the significance of risk assessment and REACH, Jette Rank, Kristian Syberg and Lars Carlsen; Sustainability in agriculture and food production, Erling Jelsøe and Bente Kjærgård; Sustainable development, capabilities and the missing case of mental health, Andrew Crabtree; Economic analysis of sustainable development, Anders Chr. Hansen. Part III Sustainability in an Everyday Life Perspective: Local experimentation and deliberation for sustainable development: Local Agenda 21 governance, Jesper Holm; Democracy and sustainability: a lesson learned from modern nature conservation, Laura Tolnov Clausen, Hans Peter Hansen and Esben Tind; Health, food and sustainability, Kirsten Bransholm Pedersen and Birgit L∧ Linking mobility, democracy and sustainability in an inclusive approach to transport development in the global South, Maria Figueroa; Conclusions and perspectives for research and political practice, Bo Elling, Maria Figueroa, Erling Jelsøe and Kurt Aagaard Nielsen; Index.