Sustainable Development category: 1942 books
Transdisciplinary Sustainability Studies
A Heuristic Approach
Language: English
Release Date: June 5, 2014
Arising out of human-environment interaction, sustainability problems resist disciplinary categories and simple solutions. This book offers a fresh approach to practical and methodological concerns in transdisciplinary environmental and sustainability studies. It illustrates methodological means by...
Communicating Environmental Patriotism
A Rhetorical History of the American Environmental Movement
Language: English
Release Date: June 7, 2013
Environmental patriotism, the belief that the national environment defines a country’s greatness, is a significant strand in twentieth century American environmentalism. This book is the first to explore the history of environmental patriotism in America through the intriguing stories of environmental...
This Crazy Time
Living Our Environmental Challenge
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2011
From one of the world's most controversial campaigners, This Crazy Time is the No Logo of the NEW environmental movement, an essential must-read that combines Bill Bryson's personable style and humour with Naomi Klein's hard-hitting activism and research.
Passionate, profound, inspiring and...
Wool to Weta
Transforming New Zealand's Culture and Economy
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2013
The Fracking Debate
The Risks, Benefits, and Uncertainties of the Shale Revolution
Language: English
Release Date: December 26, 2017
Over roughly the past decade, oil and gas production in the United States has surged dramatically—thanks largely to technological advances such as high-volume hydraulic fracturing, more commonly known as “fracking.” This rapid increase has generated widespread debate, with proponents touting...
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Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2018
Language: English
Release Date: June 18, 2018
This book focuses on the role of higher education institutions in addressing climate change mitigation and adaptation challenges, contributing to the development of this fast-growing field. Further, it includes the results of empirical research and offers ideas regarding on-going and future research...
Cultivating Flows
How Ideas Become Thriving Organizations
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2016
The Internet has transformed the way we live and work – by unleashing the power of shared ideas, the power of instant communication, the power of cooperation while being separated by time and distance.
If the old idea of an organisation as a static machine, run hierarchically and designed...
Bicycle Justice and Urban Transformation
Biking for all?
Language: English
Release Date: July 15, 2016
As bicycle commuting grows in the United States, the profile of the white, middle-class cyclist has emerged. This stereotype evolves just as investments in cycling play an increasingly important role in neighborhood transformations. However, despite stereotypes, the cycling public is actually quite...
Toward a New Climate Agreement
Conflict, Resolution and Governance
Language: English
Release Date: March 5, 2014
Climate change is one of the most pressing problems facing the global community. Although most states agree that climate change is occurring and is at least partly the result of humans’ reliance on fossil fuels, managing a changing global climate is a formidable challenge. Underlying this challenge...
High-Speed Rail and Sustainability
Decision-making and the political economy of investment
Language: English
Release Date: January 6, 2017
High speed rail (HSR) is being touted as a strategic investment for connecting people across regions, while also fostering prosperity and smart urban growth. However, as its popularity increases, its implementation has become contentious with various parties contesting the validity of socioeconomic...
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Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: July 30, 2015
Filling a void in academic and policy-relevant literature on the topic of the green economy in the Arabian Gulf, this edited volume provides a multidisciplinary analysis of the key themes and challenges relating to the green economy in the region, including in the energy and water sectors and the...
Remaking Participation
Science, Environment and Emergent Publics
Language: English
Release Date: November 2, 2015
Changing relations between science and democracy – and controversies over issues such as climate change, energy transitions, genetically modified organisms and smart technologies – have led to a rapid rise in new forms of public participation and citizen engagement. While most existing approaches...
Culture, Politics and Climate Change
How Information Shapes our Common Future
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2014
Focusing on cultural values and norms as they are translated into politics and policy outcomes, this book presents a unique contribution in combining research from varied disciplines and from both the developed and developing world.
This collection draws from multiple perspectives to present...
Sprawl Costs
Economic Impacts of Unchecked Development
Language: English
Release Date: March 22, 2013
The environmental impacts of sprawling developmhave been well documented, but few comprehensive studies have examined its economic costs. In 1996, a team of experts undertook a multi-year study designed to provide quantitative measures of the costs and benefits of differforms of growth. Sprawl Costs...