An Introduction to Sustainability: Environmental, Social and Personal Perspectives
Autor Martin Mulliganen Limba Engleză Paperback – 5 oct 2017
The fully updated second edition, including new figures and images, teases out the diverse but intersecting domains of sustainability and emphasises strategies for action. Aimed at those studying the subject for the first time, it is unique in giving students from different disciplinary backgrounds a coherent framework and set of core principles for applying broad sustainability principles within their own personal and professional lives. These include: working to improve equality within and across generations; moving from consumerism to quality of life goals; and respecting diversity in both nature and culture.
Areas of emerging importance such as the economics of prosperity and wellbeing stand alongside core topics including:
· Energy and society
· Consumption and consumerism
· Risk and resilience
· Waste, water and land.
Key challenges and applications are explored through international case studies, and each chapter includes a thematic essay drawing on diverse literature to provide an integrated introduction to fundamental issues.
Housed on the Routledge Sustainability Hub, the book’s companion website contains a range of features to engage students with the interdisciplinary nature of sustainability. Together these resources provide a wealth of material for learning, teaching and researching the topic of sustainability.
This textbook is an essential companion to any sustainability course.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9781138698307
ISBN-10: 113869830X
Pagini: 338
Ilustrații: 4 Tables, black and white; 32 Line drawings, black and white; 22 Halftones, black and white; 54 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensiuni: 174 x 246 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Ediția:2 ed
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN-10: 113869830X
Pagini: 338
Ilustrații: 4 Tables, black and white; 32 Line drawings, black and white; 22 Halftones, black and white; 54 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensiuni: 174 x 246 x 22 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Ediția:2 ed
Editura: Taylor & Francis
Colecția Routledge
Locul publicării:Oxford, United Kingdom
Public țintă
UndergraduateCuprins
Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Biography of a concept
Chapter 3 Consumption and consumerism
Chapter 4 Global challenges as wicked problems
Chapter 5 Energy and society Anthony Richardson and Martin Mulligan
Chapter 6 Sustainability models and concepts
Chapter 7 Risk and Resilience
Chapter 8 Environmental Dimensions of Sustainability
Chapter 9 Social Dimensions of Sustainability
Chapter 10 Personal Dimensions
Chapter 11 Taking action
Chapter 12 Introduction to assessment and monitoring tools
Chapter 13 Focusing on water
Chapter 14 Food and agriculture Mel Neave and Martin Mulligan
Chapter 15 The Urban Challenge Michael Buxton and Martin Mulligan
Chapter 16 Rethinking waste Ruth Lane and Martin Mulligan
Chapter 2 Biography of a concept
Chapter 3 Consumption and consumerism
Chapter 4 Global challenges as wicked problems
Chapter 5 Energy and society Anthony Richardson and Martin Mulligan
Chapter 6 Sustainability models and concepts
Chapter 7 Risk and Resilience
Chapter 8 Environmental Dimensions of Sustainability
Chapter 9 Social Dimensions of Sustainability
Chapter 10 Personal Dimensions
Chapter 11 Taking action
Chapter 12 Introduction to assessment and monitoring tools
Chapter 13 Focusing on water
Chapter 14 Food and agriculture Mel Neave and Martin Mulligan
Chapter 15 The Urban Challenge Michael Buxton and Martin Mulligan
Chapter 16 Rethinking waste Ruth Lane and Martin Mulligan
Recenzii
"This is a timely and much-needed book, written by experienced university educators who know how to engage with students and spark and sustain their interest. This involves being engaging and hopeful - and having the skill to explain quite complex ideas in a lucid, meaningful way. The second edition builds on the many strengths of the first, with updated information, figures and photos capturing the dynamism of sustainability thinking and practice." – Allan Johnstone, Murdoch University, Australia
"This is a clear, well-pitched introduction to sustainability issues for undergraduate students. The book combines analysis of contemporary environmental concerns and their interwoven social dynamics with a real sense of the personal dimension of sustainability. Built on a decade's worth of teaching experience, this book encourages a wide-ranging and accessible approach to the subject for students from a diversity of academic backgrounds. I would happily recommend this as a core introductory text for a 1st year undergraduate module on environmental issues as it covers so many of the most important issues with critical appreciation while retaining a sense of optimism too." — Sam Randalls, University College London, UK
"Sustainability is a "wicked problem," in which everyone is enmeshed; deep systemic change, rather than a cookbook of simple solutions, is required. The immensity of facing such a problem leads some of us to despair, others to complacent denial; Mulligan avoids both. The emergence of enviro-hatred as a mode of power, especially in the US, means that hope for any future requires champions, well-informed, critically thoughtful, and emotionally prepared. This book is excellent preparation on all three fronts." — Kim Sorvig, University of New Mexico, USA
"In this new edition, Martin Mulligan adds a renewed emphasis on systems thinking, the "triple bottom line" concept of corporate responsibility, and provides a series of global challenges framed as "wicked" problems to illustrate the magnitude of the transition to the sustainability paradigm. And yet the book retains the hopeful element that made the original edition such a worthy addition to the sustainability literature. This mix of reality and hope creates a compelling story about humans, our social and economic needs, and the health of the planet on which we dwell." — Thomas Theis, Director of the Institute for Environmental Science and Policy, University of Illinois, USA
"This is a clear, well-pitched introduction to sustainability issues for undergraduate students. The book combines analysis of contemporary environmental concerns and their interwoven social dynamics with a real sense of the personal dimension of sustainability. Built on a decade's worth of teaching experience, this book encourages a wide-ranging and accessible approach to the subject for students from a diversity of academic backgrounds. I would happily recommend this as a core introductory text for a 1st year undergraduate module on environmental issues as it covers so many of the most important issues with critical appreciation while retaining a sense of optimism too." — Sam Randalls, University College London, UK
"Sustainability is a "wicked problem," in which everyone is enmeshed; deep systemic change, rather than a cookbook of simple solutions, is required. The immensity of facing such a problem leads some of us to despair, others to complacent denial; Mulligan avoids both. The emergence of enviro-hatred as a mode of power, especially in the US, means that hope for any future requires champions, well-informed, critically thoughtful, and emotionally prepared. This book is excellent preparation on all three fronts." — Kim Sorvig, University of New Mexico, USA
"In this new edition, Martin Mulligan adds a renewed emphasis on systems thinking, the "triple bottom line" concept of corporate responsibility, and provides a series of global challenges framed as "wicked" problems to illustrate the magnitude of the transition to the sustainability paradigm. And yet the book retains the hopeful element that made the original edition such a worthy addition to the sustainability literature. This mix of reality and hope creates a compelling story about humans, our social and economic needs, and the health of the planet on which we dwell." — Thomas Theis, Director of the Institute for Environmental Science and Policy, University of Illinois, USA
Descriere
An Introduction to Sustainability provides students with a comprehensive overview of the key concepts and ideas which are encompassed within the growing subject of sustainability. This is an essential textbook for any sustainability course.