Wolfgang Sachs (German:[zaks]; born 25 November 1946) is a researcher, writer and university teacher in the field of environment, development, and globalization.
Sachs studied sociology and Catholic theology in Munich, Tübingen and Berkeley. He holds a master's degree in sociology (1971), a master's degree in theology (1972) and a PhD in social sciences (1975).
In 1992 he edited and co-authored the volume The Development Dictionary: A Guide to Knowledge as Power (London: Zed Books), by now a 'classic' in (Post-)Development Studies, which has been translated into a dozen languages. A new edition, including a new preface, was published in 2010.
Furthermore, he is the principal author of Fair Future: Resource Conflicts, Security and Global Justice and Sustainable Germany in a Globalized World, both major studies produced by the Wuppertal Institute. Sachs is also a member of the Club of Rome, a lecturer at Schumacher College and an honorary professor at the University of Kassel, Germany.
Ideasedit
In 1993, Wolfgang Sachs summarised sufficiency with "four Ds":[2]
Decelerate (going slower and less far);
De-clutter (accumulate fewer things);
Decentralize (choosing local and regional) ;
Decommercialization (leaving less room for the market in your life).
Selected publicationsedit
Sachs, Wolfgang; Zukunftsfähiges Deutschland in einer globalisierten Welt (Sustainable Germany in a Gobalized World), published by Brot für die Welt, eed and BUND – Frankfurt/Main: Fischer, 2008 (main author).
Sachs, Wolfgang; Climate Change and Human Rights. In: Development, 51 (2008), 332–337.
Sachs, Wolfgang & Santarius, Tilman et al.; Slow Trade – Sound Farming. A Multilateral Framework for Sustainable Markets in Agriculture, – Berlin: Heinrich Böll Foundation & Misereor, 2007. Also available in Spanish, French, Arabic, Czech.
Sachs, Wolfgang & Santarius, Tilman et al.; Fair Future. Resource Conflicts, Security, and Global Justice. – London: Zed Books, 2007. Also available in German, Italian, Spanish.
Sachs, Wolfgang; Environment and Human Rights. – Wuppertal: Wuppertal Institut für Klima, Umwelt, Energie, 2003.
Sachs, Wolfgang; Fair Wealth: Eight Shifts towards a Light Economy. In: Manzini, Ezio (ed.): Sustainable Everyday: Scenarios of Urban Life. – Milan: Edizioni Ambiente, 2003, 41–44.
Sachs, Wolfgang (ed.); The Jo'burg Memo: Fairness in a Fragile World. Memorandum for the World Summit on Sustainable Development. – Berlin: Heinrich Böll Foundation, 2002. – (World Summit papers). Also available in German, Italian, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian, Arabic, French, Turkish, Thai, Indonesian, Hindi, Chinese, Vietnamese, Korean, Khmer, Urdu.
Sachs, Wolfgang; Development and Global Environmental Change. In: Timmerman, Peter (ed.): Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change : volume 5. – Chichester [u.a.]: Wiley, 2002, 150–162.
Sachs, Wolfgang; Globalization and Sustainability : an essay. – Berlin : Heinrich Böll Foundation, 2000. – (World Summit paper ; 6) – also in German, Spanish, Italian, Portuguese.
Sachs, Wolfgang; Being and buying: the Power of Limits – an Inquiry into new Models of Wealth. In: New perspectives quarterly, 17 (2000), 4, 14–26.
Sachs, Wolfgang; Planet Dialectics: Explorations in Environment and Development. – London [u.a.] : Zed Books [u.a.], 1999. Also available in German and Japanese.
Sachs, Wolfgang; Rich in Things, Poor in Time: Poverty of Time Degrades the Wealth of Goods. In: Resurgence, 1999, 196, 14–18.
Sachs, Wolfgang; Loske, Reinhard & Linz, Manfred; Greening the North: A Post-industrial Blueprint for Ecology and Equity. – London [u.a.]: Zed Books, 1998. Also available in German, Italian and Japanese.
Sachs, Wolfgang; Speed limits. In: Millar, Jeremy (ed.): Speed: Visions of an Accelerated Age. – London: The Photographers' Gallery, 1996, 123–130.
Sachs, Wolfgang; Sustainable Development. In: Redclift, Michael (ed.): The International Handbook of Environmental Sociology. – Cheltenham [u.a.] : Elgar, 1997, 71–82.
Sachs, Wolfgang (ed.); Global Ecology : A new Arena of Political Conflict. – London [u.a.] : Zed Books [u.a.], 1993. Also available in German.
Sachs, Wolfgang (ed.); The Development Dictionary: A Guide to Knowledge as Power. – London [u.a.]: Zed Books [u.a.], 1992. Available editions and translations: Spanish, South African, Indonesian, Indian, Japanese, Thai, Italian, Persian, Portuguese, Mexican, Serbian, French.
Sachs, Wolfgang: For Love of the Automobile: Looking Back into the History of Our Desires. – Berkeley, Calif.: Univ. of California Press, 1992. Also published in German and Japanese.
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This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Wolfgang Sachs news newspapers books scholar JSTOR January 2008 Learn how and when to remove this message Wolfgang Sachs German zaks born 25 November 1946 is a researcher writer and university teacher in the field of environment development and globalization Wolfgang SachsBorn25 November 1946 1946 11 25 age 77 MunichNationalityGermanAlma materUniversity of California BerkeleyKnown forEnvironmental studiesScientific careerFieldsSociology Catholic theology environmentInstitutionsWuppertal Institute for Climate Environment and Energy Contents 1 Biography 2 Ideas 3 Selected publications 4 See also 5 References 6 External linksBiography editSachs studied sociology and Catholic theology in Munich Tubingen and Berkeley He holds a master s degree in sociology 1971 a master s degree in theology 1972 and a PhD in social sciences 1975 After a period 1975 1984 as assistant professor at the Technical University of Berlin he joined the Society for International Development in Rome as a co editor of the journal Development 1987 1990 he was visiting professor at Pennsylvania State University and 1990 1993 fellow at the Institute for Advanced Study in the Humanities in Essen In 1992 he edited and co authored the volume The Development Dictionary A Guide to Knowledge as Power London Zed Books by now a classic in Post Development Studies which has been translated into a dozen languages A new edition including a new preface was published in 2010 Since 1993 Sachs has worked at the Wuppertal Institute for Climate Environment and Energy since 2009 as head of the Berlin Office He served also as chairman of Greenpeace Germany from 1993 to 2001 and as a lead author in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change from 1999 to 2001 On behalf of the Heinrich Boll Foundation he chaired two international civil society expert panels one to draft a memorandum for the World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg in 2002 The Jo burg Memo and the other also on behalf of Misereor to carry out a Dialogue Report on multilateral trade rules for sustainable markets in agriculture Slow Trade Sound Farming 2007 He is also Chairman of the Scientific Advisory Committee of the annual fair Terra Futura in Florence Italy a Curator of the annual Toblach Talks in Toblach Italy and a co organizer of the annual Spiekeroog Climate Talks on the island of Spiekeroog Germany Sachs is a member of the Scientific Advisory Board of Association for the Taxation of Financial Transactions and for Citizens Action 1 Furthermore he is the principal author of Fair Future Resource Conflicts Security and Global Justice and Sustainable Germany in a Globalized World both major studies produced by the Wuppertal Institute Sachs is also a member of the Club of Rome a lecturer at Schumacher College and an honorary professor at the University of Kassel Germany Ideas editIn 1993 Wolfgang Sachs summarised sufficiency with four Ds 2 Decelerate going slower and less far De clutter accumulate fewer things Decentralize choosing local and regional Decommercialization leaving less room for the market in your life Selected publications editSachs Wolfgang Zukunftsfahiges Deutschland in einer globalisierten Welt Sustainable Germany in a Gobalized World published by Brot fur die Welt eed and BUND Frankfurt Main Fischer 2008 main author Sachs Wolfgang Climate Change and Human Rights In Development 51 2008 332 337 Sachs Wolfgang amp Santarius Tilman et al Slow Trade Sound Farming A Multilateral Framework for Sustainable Markets in Agriculture Berlin Heinrich Boll Foundation amp Misereor 2007 Also available in Spanish French Arabic Czech Sachs Wolfgang amp Santarius Tilman et al Fair Future Resource Conflicts Security and Global Justice London Zed Books 2007 Also available in German Italian Spanish Sachs Wolfgang Environment and Human Rights Wuppertal Wuppertal Institut fur Klima Umwelt Energie 2003 Sachs Wolfgang Fair Wealth Eight Shifts towards a Light Economy In Manzini Ezio ed Sustainable Everyday Scenarios of Urban Life Milan Edizioni Ambiente 2003 41 44 Sachs Wolfgang ed The Jo burg Memo Fairness in a Fragile World Memorandum for the World Summit on Sustainable Development Berlin Heinrich Boll Foundation 2002 World Summit papers Also available in German Italian Spanish Portuguese Russian Arabic French Turkish Thai Indonesian Hindi Chinese Vietnamese Korean Khmer Urdu Sachs Wolfgang Development and Global Environmental Change In Timmerman Peter ed Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change volume 5 Chichester u a Wiley 2002 150 162 Sachs Wolfgang Globalization and Sustainability an essay Berlin Heinrich Boll Foundation 2000 World Summit paper 6 also in German Spanish Italian Portuguese Sachs Wolfgang Being and buying the Power of Limits an Inquiry into new Models of Wealth In New perspectives quarterly 17 2000 4 14 26 Sachs Wolfgang Planet Dialectics Explorations in Environment and Development London u a Zed Books u a 1999 Also available in German and Japanese Sachs Wolfgang Rich in Things Poor in Time Poverty of Time Degrades the Wealth of Goods In Resurgence 1999 196 14 18 Sachs Wolfgang Loske Reinhard amp Linz Manfred Greening the North A Post industrial Blueprint for Ecology and Equity London u a Zed Books 1998 Also available in German Italian and Japanese Sachs Wolfgang Speed limits In Millar Jeremy ed Speed Visions of an Accelerated Age London The Photographers Gallery 1996 123 130 Sachs Wolfgang Sustainable Development In Redclift Michael ed The International Handbook of Environmental Sociology Cheltenham u a Elgar 1997 71 82 Sachs Wolfgang ed Global Ecology A new Arena of Political Conflict London u a Zed Books u a 1993 Also available in German Sachs Wolfgang ed The Development Dictionary A Guide to Knowledge as Power London u a Zed Books u a 1992 Available editions and translations Spanish South African Indonesian Indian Japanese Thai Italian Persian Portuguese Mexican Serbian French Sachs Wolfgang For Love of the Automobile Looking Back into the History of Our Desires Berkeley Calif Univ of California Press 1992 Also published in German and Japanese See also editEco sufficiencyReferences edit ATTAC Scientific Advisory Board in German Retrieved 21 May 2012 Wolfgang Sachs Die vier E s Merkposten fur einen massvollen Wirtschaftsstil Politische Okologie 1993 External links editStock Exchange Of Visions Visions of Wolfgang Sachs Video Interviews Portals nbsp Biography nbsp Germany Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Wolfgang Sachs amp oldid 1179861220, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
