Searching For Sustainability

Author : Bryan G. Norton
Publisher : Cambridge University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780521007788
Total Pages : 568 pages
Book Rating : 4.8X/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Searching for Sustainability written by Bryan G. Norton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2003 with total page 568 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines from a multidisciplinary viewpoint the question of what we mean - what we should mean - by setting sustainability as a goal for environmental management. The author, trained as a philosopher of science and language, explores ways to break down the disciplinary barriers to communication and deliberation about environment policy, and to integrate science and evaluations into a more comprehensive environmental policy. Choosing sustainability as the keystone concept of environmental policy, the author explores what we can learn about sustainable living from the philosophy of pragmatism, from ecology, from economics, from planning, from conservation biology and from related disciplines. The idea of adaptive, or experimental, management provides the context, while insights from various disciplines are integrated into a comprehensive philosophy of environmental management. The book will appeal to students and professionals in the fields of environmental policy and ethics, conservation biology, and philosophy of science.

Author : Trent A. Romer
Publisher : John Hunt Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1789046025
Total Pages : 142 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Finding Sustainability written by Trent A. Romer and published by John Hunt Publishing. This book was released on 2021-05-28 with total page 142 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What if the foundation of your family business were threatened by something out of your control? What if the livelihood of 70 employees and their families were at stake, as the license to operate your business became called into question? What if 57 years of family history, grown through generations of hard work and sacrifice, were at risk of being lost? What if the reasons were actually one with which you fundamentally agreed? Journey to 8 states, 3 national parks and 3 countries to experience the life-changing education and adventures that led Trent A. Romer to finding sustainability for his plastic bag manufacturing business and himself.

Author : Jenny Goldie
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
ISBN 13 : 9780643090620
Total Pages : 198 pages
Book Rating : 4.22/5 ( download)

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Download or read book In Search of Sustainability written by Jenny Goldie and published by CSIRO PUBLISHING. This book was released on 2005 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Leading Australians present their thoughts on what the main issues are for moving towards a sustainable future.

Author : Benoit Leleux
Publisher : Springer
ISBN 13 : 3319974459
Total Pages : 304 pages
Book Rating : 4.53/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Winning Sustainability Strategies written by Benoit Leleux and published by Springer. This book was released on 2018-11-11 with total page 304 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Despite recent optimism and global initiatives, the implementation of corporate sustainability programs has been slow at best, with less than a third of global companies having developed a clear business case for their approach to sustainability. Presenting numerous award-winning cases and examples from companies such as Unilever, Patagonia, Tumi, DSM and Umicore alongside original ideas based upon 20 years of consulting experience, this book reveals how to design and implement a stronger sense of focus and move sustainability programs forward. This proven combination of purpose, direction and speed is dubbed “Vectoring”. Based upon practitioner cases and data analysis from the Dow Jones Sustainability Index, Vectoring offers a plain-spoken framework to identify the relative position of companies compared to their peers. The framework and its 4 archetypes deliver insights for practitioners to locate inhibitors and overcome them by providing practical suggestions for process improvements. This includes designing and executing new sustainability programs, embedding the SDGs within company strategy and assessing the impact of sustainability programs on competitiveness and valuation. Offering directions for CFOs to shift companies from integrated reporting to integrated thinking in order to accelerate their sustainability programs, Winning Sustainability Strategies shows how to achieve purpose with profit and how to do well by doing good.

Author : Tom Theis
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781680921533
Total Pages : 644 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sustainability written by Tom Theis and published by . This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 644 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: With "Sustainability: A Comprehensive Foundation," first and second-year college students are introduced to this expanding new field, comprehensively exploring the essential concepts from every branch of knowldege - including engineering and the applied arts, natural and social sciences, and the humanities. As sustainability is a multi-disciplinary area of study, the text is the product of multiple authors drawn from the diverse faculty of the University of Illinois: each chapter is written by a recognized expert in the field.

Author : Kevin Wilhelm
Publisher : Lulu.com
ISBN 13 : 1365386120
Total Pages : 140 pages
Book Rating : 4.21/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sustainability Jobs: The Complete Guide to Landing Your Dream Green Job written by Kevin Wilhelm and published by Lulu.com. This book was released on 2016 with total page 140 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sustainable Jobs is chock full of practical tools to rapidly accelerate your job search. It includes tips and suggestions from 26 of the top Sustainability Masters in this space. This book includes: How to Start Your Search, Nailing Your Elevator Pitch, Tailoring Your Resume, Personal Branding and Network Building, Interviewing Ins & Outs, Top Job Sites, Where to Look and Worksheets to Get you Started Today!

Author : Carl A. Maida
Publisher : Berghahn Books
ISBN 13 : 0857452843
Total Pages : 272 pages
Book Rating : 4.49/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sustainability and Communities of Place written by Carl A. Maida and published by Berghahn Books. This book was released on 2007-04-01 with total page 272 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The concept of sustainability holds that the social, economic, and environmental factors within human communities must be viewed interactively and systematically. Sustainable development cannot be understood apart from a community, its ethos, and ways of life. Although broadly conceived, the pursuit of sustainable development is a local practice because every community has different needs and quality of life concerns. Within this framework, contributors representing the disciplines of anthropology, sociology, geography, economics, law, public policy, architecture, and urban studies explore sustainability in communities in the Pacific, Latin America, Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, and North America. Contributors: Janet E. Benson, Karla Caser, Snjezana Colic, Angela Ferreira, Johanna Gibson, Krista Harper, Paulo Lana, Barbara Yablon Maida, Carl A. Maida, Kenneth A. Meter, Dario Novellino, Deborah Pellow, Claude Raynaut, Thomas F. Thornton, Richard Westra, Magda Zanoni

Author : Canopy Canopy Press
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781909414914
Total Pages : 320 pages
Book Rating : 4.13/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Woven and Worn written by Canopy Canopy Press and published by . This book was released on 2019-10 with total page 320 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Marking a potential revival of the make-do-and-mend era, this book offers fascinating insight into the work of innovative global craftspeople who create environmentally conscious clothing in a bid to protect the planet from the effects of a toxic industry.

Author : Bob R. O'Brien
Publisher : University of Texas Press
ISBN 13 : 0292791119
Total Pages : 402 pages
Book Rating : 4.14/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Our National Parks and the Search for Sustainability written by Bob R. O'Brien and published by University of Texas Press. This book was released on 2011-01-20 with total page 402 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A study of the US National Park Service’s efforts to allow for as many visitors as possible in the parks that are kept in as natural a state as possible. “Yosemite Valley in July of 1967 would have had to be seen to be believed. There was never an empty campsite in the valley; you had to create a space for yourself in a sea of cars, tents, and humanity. . . . The camp next to ours had fifty people in it, with rugs hung between the trees, incense burning, and a stereo set going full volume.” Scenes such as this will probably never be repeated in Yosemite or any other national park, yet the urgent problem remains of balancing the public's desire to visit the parks with the parks’ need to be protected from too many people and cars and too much development. In this book, longtime park visitor and professional geographer Bob O’Brien explores the National Park Service’s attempt to achieve “sustainability,” a balance that allows as many people as possible to visit a park that is kept in as natural a state as possible. O’Brien details methods the NPS has used to walk the line between those who would preserve vast tracts of land for “no use” and those who would tap the Yellowstone geysers to generate electricity. His case studies of six western “crown jewel” parks show how rangers and other NPS employees are coping with issues that impact these cherished public landscapes, including visitation, development, and recreational use./

Author : Mark Ryan
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN 13 : 1783487992
Total Pages : 220 pages
Book Rating : 4.98/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Human Value, Environmental Ethics and Sustainability written by Mark Ryan and published by Rowman & Littlefield. This book was released on 2016-10-03 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Should we care about the environment because it is economically valuable or because nature has intrinsic value? This book gives a clear overview of some of the main theoretical problems within environmental ethics and offers definitive solutions and alternatives.