ence will not hesitate to stage the self-modelling of those actors in digital "decision theatres" and to thereby realize the coproduction of knowledge in its true sense. Even this brief illumination of but a few facets of the new science should make evident that giant creative wheels of wisdom must be set in motion. This will require many strong and indefatigable shoulders pushing ahead in unison. In this light, the aspirations outlined in the German government's Sustainability Strategy in December <strong>2001</strong> appear rather weak and unimaginative: By means of a shopping list approach of "twenty-one indicators <strong>for</strong> the twenty-first century" [6], we are to find our bearings on the road towards a long-term pact among nature, industry and civil society. In the process, however, the strategy is mistaken <strong>for</strong> its operationalization, and ritual hearings of notorious interest groups are confused with the genuine coproduction of sustainable insight. This is all the more regrettable as the conditions necessary to provide such insight rapidly unfold around us. As long as volition and wisdom (or, in old-fashioned terms, might and mind) fail to unite in an intensive, dynamic and respectful partnership, however, many a temptingly obvious strategy will lead us astray in the long run. Tidings from the Pyrenees It has just been announced that a quarter of La Trinidad has plunged into the Noguera river below. There are few casualties, however, as the inhabitants of the affected area had already evacuated their homes. This bit of good <strong>for</strong>tune is attributable to the work of the welfare committee, which had come to the conclusion that the destabilization of the village was due to the dehydration of aquiferous sediments in the host mountain brought about, in turn, by land use changes and, perhaps, other factors. In recent years, the once firm layer of "cushioning" had begun to give way, triggering a geological chain reaction. Through the most intensive co-operation with the local population, the committee was <strong>for</strong>tunately able to roughly identify the main disturbances in the water storage system, as well as the location of the most critical tension spots. Now the local community intends to focus all ef<strong>for</strong>ts on defending the remaining village torso through a number of measures. A series of practices 78 considered potentially dangerous have been temporarily <strong>for</strong>bidden. Yet the people will have to dance on the razor's edge of speculation <strong>for</strong> a considerable period of time ahead. It is nevertheless surprising that the majority of inhabitants are resolute in their decision to stay and help prevent their village from sharing the same fate as countless other ghost towns in the Spanish Pyrenees: La Trinidad will endure <strong>for</strong> the very reason that it must continually fight <strong>for</strong> survival ... Literature [1] H.J. Schellnhuber, V. Wenzel (Ed.): Earth System Analysis - Integrating Science <strong>for</strong> Sustainability, Springer-Verlag, Berlin (1998). [2] R.W. Kates, W.C. Clark, R. Corell, J.M. Hall, C.C. Jaeger, I. Lowe, J.J. McCarthy, H.J. Schellnhuber, B. Bolin, N.M. Dickson, S. Faucheux, G.C. Gallopin, A. Grübler, B. Huntley, J. Jäger, N.S. Jodha, R.E. Kasperson, A. Mabogunje, P. Matson, H. Mooney, B. Moore III, T. O'Riordan, U. Svedin: "Sustainability Science", Science 292 (<strong>2001</strong>) 641-642. [3] W. Steffen, P. Tyson et al.: "Global Change and the Earth System - A planet under pressure", IGBP Science Series No. 4, Stockholm (<strong>2001</strong>). [4] National Research Council, Board on Sustainable Development: Our Common Journey - A Transition Toward Sustainability, National Academy Press, Washington DC (1999). [5] H. Nowotny, P. Scott, M. Gibbons: Re-Thinking Science - Knowledge Production in an Age of Uncertainty, Polity Press, Cambridge (<strong>2001</strong>). [6] Staatssekretärsausschuß für Nachhaltige Entwicklung: Perspektiven für Deutschland: Unsere Strategie für eine nachhaltige Entwicklung - Zusammenfassung, Mitteilung des Presse- und In<strong>for</strong>mationsamtes der Bundesregierung, Berlin (19 December <strong>2001</strong>).
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