Sustainability principles and practice / Margaret Robertson.
By: Robertson, Margaret [author.]
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London, UK ; New York, NY, USA : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, ©2017Edition: Second edition.Description: xix, 398 pages ; 25 cm.Content type: text.. ISBN: 9781138650213 (hbk); 9781138650244 (pbk).Subject(s): Sustainability![](/opac-tmpl/bootstrap/images/filefind.png)
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CAS 338.927/L53 Futures research and environmental sustainability : | CAS 338.927/M28 Making climate compatible development happen / | CAS 338.927/P83 Sustainability / | CAS 338.927/R54 Sustainability principles and practice / | CAS 338.927/T34 Sustainability / | CAS 338.927072/M56 Methods of sustainability research in the social sciences / | CAS 339/T21 Macroeconomics / |
Earlier edition: 2014.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part 1 Context 1. What Is Sustainability? 2. A Brief History of Sustainability 3. The Biosphere 4. The Human Sphere. Part 2 Issues and Solutions 5. Climate 6. Water 7. Ecosystems and Habitat 8. Pollution 9. Energy 10. Green Buildings and Sites 11. Livable Cities 12. Food 13. Products 14. Waste and Recycling Part 3 Becoming an Agent for Change 15. Working in Organizations Big and Small 16. Education 17. Working as Agents for Change
Each chapter explores one aspect of the field, first introducing concepts and presenting issues, then supplying tools for working toward solutions. Techniques for management and measurement as well as case studies from around the world are provided. The second edition includes a complete update of the text, with increased coverage of major topics including the Anthropocene; complexity; resilience; environmental ethics; governance; the IPCC's latest findings on climate change; Sustainable Development Goals; and new thinking on native species and novel ecosystems. Chapters include further reading and discussion questions. The book is supported by a companion website with links, detailed reading lists, glossary, and additional case studies, together with projects, research problems, and group activities, all of which focus on real-world problem solving of sustainability issues. The textbook is designed to be used by undergraduate college and university students in sustainability degree programs and other programs in which sustainability is taught.
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