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The Sustainability Revolution:

Portrait Of A Paradigm Shift
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New Society Publishers, 01/giu/2005 - 207 pagine

Sustainability has become a buzzword in the last decade, but its full meaning is complex, emerging from a range of different sectors. In practice, it has become the springboard for millions of individuals throughout the world who are forging the fastest and most profound social transformation of our time—the sustainability revolution.

The Sustainability Revolutionpaints a picture of this largely unrecognized phenomenon from the point of view of five major sectors of society:

Community (government and international institutions)
Commerce (business)
Resource extraction (forestry, farming, fisheries etc.)
Ecological design (architecture, technology)
Biosphere (conservation, biodiversity etc.)

The book analyzes sustainability as defined by each of these sectors in terms of the principles, declarations and intentions that have emerged from conferences and publications, and which serve as guidelines for policy decisions and future activities. Common themes are then explored, including:

An emphasis on stewardship
The need for economic restructuring promoting no waste and equitable distribution
An understanding and respect for the principles of nature
The restoration of life forms
An intergenerational perspective on solutions

Concluding that these themes in turn represent a new set of values that define this paradigm shift,The Sustainability Revolutiondescribes innovative sustainable projects and policies in Colombia, Brazil, India and the Netherlands and examines future trends. Complete with a useful resources list, this is the first book of its kind and will appeal to business and government policymakers, academics and all interested in sustainability.

Andrés R. Edwardsis an educator, author, media designer and environmental systems consultant who has specialized in sustainability topics for the past 15 years. The founder and president of EduTracks, an exhibit design and fabrication firm specializing in green building and sustainable education programs for parks, towns and companies, he lives in northern California.

  

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Review: The Sustainability Revolution: Portrait of a Paradigm Shift

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This book provides a great introduction to the sustainability movement. A must-read for anyone interested in sustainability! Leggi recensione completa

Review: The Sustainability Revolution: Portrait of a Paradigm Shift

Recensione dell'utente  - eliza - Goodreads

Mostly about green business and green architecture. Aside from a nice intro/overview of the sustainability movement, it's all esesntially reviews of green initiative mission statements. In short: heavy on specifics but light on depth. Leggi recensione completa

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Informazioni sull'autore (2005)

Andrés R. Edwards is an educator, author, media designer and environmental systems consultant who has specialized in sustainability topics for the past 15 years. The founder and president of EduTracks, an exhibit design and fabrication firm specializing in green building and sustainable education programs for parks, towns and companies, he lives in Northern California.

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TitoloThe Sustainability Revolution: Portrait Of A Paradigm Shift
Environmental studies: Business & economics
AutoreAndrés R. Edwards
Edizioneillustrata, ristampa
EditoreNew Society Publishers, 2005
ISBN0865715319, 9780865715318
Lunghezza207 pagine
  
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