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Author | : Tim Delaney |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 309 |
Release | : 2021-06-30 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1476644292 |
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This book approaches environmentalism via two academic disciplines, sociology and philosophy. Both have concerns about the environment's ability not only to sustain itself but to thrive. The authors argue that rather than simple sustainability, we must promote thrivability for the sake of protecting the environment and all living things. In this greatly expanded second edition, the authors have updated data and examples, introduced new topics and concepts, and emphasized the need to lessen our dependence on fossil fuels. Numerous topics are explored, from the differences between sustainability and thrivability, and the overuse of plastic, to mass extinction, the role of natural disasters and more. The Covid-19 pandemic offers an added perspective on the relationship between disease and the environment.
Author | : Andres R. Edwards |
Publisher | : New Society Publishers |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2010-05-01 |
Genre | : Nature |
ISBN | : 0865716412 |
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Turning challenge into opportunity--a survey of successful sustainable ideas and practices from around the world.
Author | : Tim Delaney |
Publisher | : McFarland |
Total Pages | : 309 |
Release | : 2021-06-28 |
Genre | : Political Science |
ISBN | : 1476682364 |
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This book approaches environmentalism via two academic disciplines, sociology and philosophy. Both have concerns about the environment's ability not only to sustain itself but to thrive. The authors argue that rather than simple sustainability, we must promote thrivability for the sake of protecting the environment and all living things. In this greatly expanded second edition, the authors have updated data and examples, introduced new topics and concepts, and emphasized the need to lessen our dependence on fossil fuels. Numerous topics are explored, from the differences between sustainability and thrivability, and the overuse of plastic, to mass extinction, the role of natural disasters and more. The Covid-19 pandemic offers an added perspective on the relationship between disease and the environment.
Author | : William McDonough |
Publisher | : Macmillan |
Total Pages | : 258 |
Release | : 2013-04-16 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 0865477485 |
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From the authors "Cradle to Cradle," the next step, in how society must change the way it uses resources. Drawing on the lessons gained from 10 years of using the cradle-to-cradle concept, McDonough and Braungart envision the next step in the solution to our ecological crisis.
Author | : David Holmgren |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 288 |
Release | : 2017-10-18 |
Genre | : Permaculture |
ISBN | : 9780994392848 |
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Revised edition 2017
Author | : Richard Sharpley |
Publisher | : Earthscan |
Total Pages | : 241 |
Release | : 2009 |
Genre | : Economic development |
ISBN | : 1844077322 |
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First Published in 2009. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
Author | : Daniel Christian Wahl |
Publisher | : Triarchy Press |
Total Pages | : 291 |
Release | : 2016-05-01 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 1909470791 |
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This is a ‘Whole Earth Catalog’ for the 21st century: an impressive and wide-ranging analysis of what’s wrong with our societies, organizations, ideologies, worldviews and cultures – and how to put them right. The book covers the finance system, agriculture, design, ecology, economy, sustainability, organizations and society at large.
Author | : Ryan Ludwig |
Publisher | : Routledge |
Total Pages | : 349 |
Release | : 2020-12-21 |
Genre | : Architecture |
ISBN | : 1000284425 |
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Beyond Sustainable discusses the relationship between human-beings and the constructed environments of habitation we create living in the Anthropocene, an increasingly volatile and unpredictable landscape of certain change. This volume accepts that human-beings have reached a moment beyond climatological and ecological crisis. It asks not how we resolve the crisis but, rather, how we can cope with, or adapt to, the irreversible changes in the earth-system by rethinking how we choose to inhabit the world-ecology. Through an examination of numerous historical and contemporary projects of architecture and art, as well as observations in philosophy, ecology, evolutionary biology, genetics, neurobiology and psychology, this book reimagines architecture capable of influencing and impacting who we are, how we live, what we feel and even how we evolve. Beyond Sustainable provides students and academics with a single comprehensive overview of this architectural reconceptualization, which is grounded in an ecologically inclusive and co-productive understanding of architecture.
Author | : Marc Fleurbaey |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 395 |
Release | : 2013-04-11 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0199346917 |
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In spite of recurrent criticism and an impressive production of alternative indicators by scholars and NGOs, GDP remains the central indicator of countries' success. This book revisits the foundations of indicators of social welfare, and critically examines the four main alternatives to GDP that have been proposed: composite indicators, subjective well-being indexes, capabilities (the underlying philosophy of the Human Development Index), and equivalent incomes. Its provocative thesis is that the problem with GDP is not that it uses a monetary metric but that it focuses on a narrow set of aspects of individual lives. It is actually possible to build an alternative, more comprehensive, monetary indicator that takes income as its first benchmark and adds or subtracts corrections that represent the benefit or cost of non-market aspects of individual lives. Such a measure can respect the values and preferences of the people and give as much weight as they do to the non-market dimensions. A further provocative idea is that, in contrast, most of the currently available alternative indicators, including subjective well-being indexes, are not as respectful of people's values because, like GDP, they are too narrow and give specific weights to the various dimensions of life in a more uniform way, without taking account of the diversity of views on life in the population. The popular attraction that such alternative indicators derive from being non-monetary is therefore based on equivocation. Moreover, it is argued in this book that "greening" GDP and relative indicators is not the proper way to incorporate sustainability concerns. Sustainability involves predicting possible future paths, therefore different indicators than those assessing the current situation. While various indicators have been popular (adjusted net savings, ecological footprint), none of them involves the necessary forecasting effort that a proper evaluation of possible futures requires.
Author | : Pasi Heikkurinen |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 318 |
Release | : 2021 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : 0198864922 |
Download Sustainability Beyond Technology Book in PDF, ePub and Kindle
"Current debates on sustainability are largely building on a problematic assumption that increasing technology use and advancement are a desired phenomenon, creating positive change in human organizations. This kind of techno-optimism prevails particularly in the discourses of ecological modernization and green growth, as well as in the attempts to design sustainable modes of production and consumption within growth-driven capitalism. This transdisciplinary book investigates the philosophical underpinnings of technology, presents a culturally sensitive critique of technology, and outlines feasible alternatives for sustainability beyond technology. By examining the conflicts and contradictions between technology and sustainability in human organizations, the book develops a novel way to conceptualize, confront and change technology in modern society. The book draws on a variety of scholarly disciplines, including humanities (philosophy and environmental history), social sciences (ecological economics, political economy, and ecology) and natural sciences (geology and thermodynamics) to contribute to sustainability theory and policy"--Publisher's description.