Sustainability

Arguing that human health is the key factor to sustainable development, this book promotes a fresh, transdisciplinary approach to the eradication of extreme poverty. It calls for new forms of cooperation which cross the traditional boundaries between social activism and science, and which are capable of harnessing the complex knowledge that such radical change requires

Portney explains sustainability focuses on the use and depletion of natural resources. It is not the same as environmental protection or natural resource conservation; it is more about finding some sort of steady state so that the earth can support both human population and economic growth.

This book provides a broad-ranging introduction to the concept and practice of sustainability today. It addresses the history, scope, and contested meanings of sustainability as an ethical ideal, an ascendant ideology, and a common sense approach to living in an ever more crowded world of increasingly scarce resources.

From diets to economic growth, everything these days has to be sustainable, and in clear and thought-provoking terms. This book offers a historically rich and nuanced introduction to a concept that could not be of more pressing importance for the 21st century.

The book broadens our understanding of what "sustainability" means, revealing how it progressed from a relatively marginal concept to an ideal that shapes everything from individual lifestyles, government and corporate strategies, and even national and international policy.

Sustainability studies is in a position to ask some of the most interesting questions about human purpose, identity, modernity, ethics, and the nature of "progress". This book is an ideal starting point for anyone who wants to know more about we can 'hold up' civilization, humanity, and the world we live in.

The book addresses both the successes and shortcomings of this unique ongoing social experiment, The Farm commune in TN, showing how what was once the largest commune in the world has evolved into an exceptional example of living lightly on the earth.

It provides lessons to enable you to assess your on-site resources, give you a diverse array of strategies to maximize their potential, and empower you with guiding principles to create an integrated, multi-functional water-harvesting plans.

A concise, solution-oriented manual for creating regenerative urbanisation. Provides a unique combination of tried and tested best practices and policies, which outlines the fundamental shifts needed in the way we think about our cities.

Based on five years of research, the results of the Out of Water project are laid out here in a series of case studies and essays by international experts.

Yet the question of how to replace the current business model of capitalism has always been vexed. This book argues that the time is now, and that we have a model at hand, operating throughout the Global South: social and solidarity economies, economies structured around the sharing of resources, the meeting of social needs, and the building of a sustainable future.

The book on ecology highlights the importance of statistics in guiding, designing and delivering real-world solutions and helping to unravel the complex array of tradeoffs, uncertainties, inter-dependencies and unforeseen risks.

The size and complexity of infrastructure systems means that multiple stakeholders facing their own challenges and agendas are involved in planning; this book creates a common, collaborative platform between public authorities, planners, and engineers. It is an essential resource for those seeking Envision Sustainability Professionals accreditation.