Sustainability /
Thiele, Leslie Paul,
Sustainability / - Cambridge ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2013. - viii, 234 pages ; 23 cm. - Key concepts . - Key concepts (Polity Press) .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-229) and index.
Sustainability and time -- The geography of sustainability -- Ecological resilience and environmental health -- Technological solutions and their problems -- The political and legal challenge -- Sustaining economies -- Culture and change.
The pursuit of sustainability has generated lifestyle changes for individuals across the globe, widespread initiatives within civil society and business, historic policies for municipal, regional, and national governments, and crucial protocols and agreements by international organizations. In this book, the author argues that sustainability requires innovation and adaptation as much as the conservation of resources.
0745656102 9780745656106: £15.99 9780745656106 (pbk.) 9780745656090 (hrd.) 0745656099 (hrd.)
2012277462
Sustainability.
Sustainable development.
Sustainable development--Social aspects.
338.927 / THI
Sustainability / - Cambridge ; Malden, MA : Polity, 2013. - viii, 234 pages ; 23 cm. - Key concepts . - Key concepts (Polity Press) .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 218-229) and index.
Sustainability and time -- The geography of sustainability -- Ecological resilience and environmental health -- Technological solutions and their problems -- The political and legal challenge -- Sustaining economies -- Culture and change.
The pursuit of sustainability has generated lifestyle changes for individuals across the globe, widespread initiatives within civil society and business, historic policies for municipal, regional, and national governments, and crucial protocols and agreements by international organizations. In this book, the author argues that sustainability requires innovation and adaptation as much as the conservation of resources.
0745656102 9780745656106: £15.99 9780745656106 (pbk.) 9780745656090 (hrd.) 0745656099 (hrd.)
2012277462
Sustainability.
Sustainable development.
Sustainable development--Social aspects.
338.927 / THI