Format:
Book
Author:
Collin, Robin Morris.
Title:
Encyclopedia of sustainability / Robin Morris Collin, Robert William Collin.
Publisher, Date:
Santa Barbara, Calif. : Greenwood Press, c2010.
Description:
3 v. : ill. ; 26 cm.
Summary:
From the Publisher: This expansive encyclopedia breaks new ground, giving definition and focus to an urgent and much-talked-about topic that is extraordinarily wide ranging and all too often misunderstood. As the first major reference work in its field, the three comprehensive volumes span the entire scope of sustainability from ecological concepts to financial concerns to public policy and community action, giving readers a solid foundation from which to think critically about efforts to make a more sustainable world. The Encyclopedia of Sustainability comprises three volumes, each dedicated to one of three equally important contexts in which the term is used: environment and ecology, business and economics, and equity and fairness. Each volume provides authoritative but accessible coverage of basic concepts and terms, as well as policy initiatives, controversies, and future trends. Volumes also include biographical sketches of important contributors to sustainability efforts from the scientific, economic, public policy, and activist realms, plus extensive listings of print and online resources for further exploration.
Subjects:
Environmental sciences -- Encyclopedias.
Sustainability -- Encyclopedias.
Sustainable development -- Encyclopedias.
Other Author:
Collin, Robert W., 1957-
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
Contents:
Volume 1: Environment And Ecology -- Guide to related topics -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1: Overview -- Webs of life: the interrelatedness of natural systems -- Human impacts of webs of life -- Sustainable development: growth within the webs of life -- 2: Definitions And Contexts -- Language of sustainability -- Atmosphere -- Biodiversity -- Ecosystems -- Human values and goals -- Land, soil, and forests -- Waste, pollution, and toxic substances -- Water -- 3: Government And United Nations Involvement -- Role of government in sustainability -- Barriers to governmental roles in sustainability -- United Nations -- United States -- Local and regional governmental activities -- 4: Controversies -- Agriculture -- Climate change -- Democracy and sustainability -- Ecotourism -- Energy sources -- Environmental reparations -- Ex situ conservation: museums, zoos, and conservatories -- Green consuming -- Growth and development -- Information -- Market-based solutions -- Population and consumption -- Private property: can it continue sustainably? -- Risk assessment -- Science for policy decisions -- Sustainable development -- Tragedy of the commons -- Urban sprawl -- War -- 5: Future Directions And Emerging Trends -- Changing our thinking: from inexhaustible to irreplaceable -- Collaborative decision-making processes -- Education on the environment for sustainability -- Environmental basis of sustainability and capitalism -- Information -- Risk analysis: commonly held risk perception -- Science for policy -- Appendix A: Portal web sites -- Appendix B: Rio declaration on environment and development -- Appendix C: Agenda 21 -- Appendix D: Millennium ecosystem assessment -- Bibliography -- Index -- Volume 2: Business And Economics -- Guide to related topics -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1: Introduction And Overview -- Webs of life: the interrelatedness of natural systems -- Human impacts on ecosystems -- Globalization: development or disaster? -- Role and responsibility of business and economics for sustainability -- Adaptive economic systems: the restorative economy -- Economies and the webs of life -- Use of resources and energy -- Role of business, consumers, and investors in achieving sustainability -- Need for economic development: poverty -- 2: Definitions And Contexts -- Language of sustainable business -- Atmosphere -- Biodiversity -- Fisheries and fishing -- Ecosystems -- Finance -- Globalization -- Key business sectors -- Land, soil, and forests -- Market-based strategies -- Clean production technologies -- Waste, pollution, and toxic substances -- Water systems -- 3: Government And United Nations Involvement -- Role of government in moving the economy toward sustainability -- Barriers to governmental roles in sustainability -- United Nations -- World trade organization (Formerly GATT) -- North American free trade agreement (NAFTA) -- United States -- State and local initiatives -- 4: Controversies -- Agribusiness and sustainability -- Audit privilege -- Business duties to future generations -- Capitalism and sustainability -- Climate change -- Cost-benefit analysis -- Development lending: structural adjustments -- Disaster relief and displacement -- Ecotourism -- Energy -- Energy sources -- Free trade -- Green consumerism -- Green washing -- Information and knowledge: essential for sustainability -- Labor -- Localization -- Market-based solutions to environmental degradation -- Poverty -- Private property: can it continue sustainably? -- Real estate -- Resource subsidies -- Risk assessment -- Technology transfer, intellectual property rights, and the developing world -- Tragedy of the commons -- Democracy and sustainability -- Immigration -- Globalization of markets -- Unsustainable industrial sectors -- Urban sprawl -- War, peace, and peacekeeping -- Water -- 5: Future Directions And Emerging Trends -- Changing our thinking: from inexhaustible to irreplaceable -- Clean production technolog
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2009037029
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435967620
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