Sustainability

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An engaging primer of the history of the sustainability movement from the 1600s to the present day, illuminating how sustainability evolved from a relatively marginal idea to the centerpiece of international accords, a top priority for governments and non-profit organizations, and a philosophy of hope and resilience with widespread appeal.



The word is nearly ubiquitous: at the grocery store we shop for "sustainable foods" that were produced from "sustainable agriculture"; groups ranging from small advocacy organizations to city and state governments to the United Nations tout "sustainable development" as a strategy for local and global stability; and woe betide the city-dweller who doesn't aim for a "sustainable lifestyle." Seeming to have come out of nowhere to dominate the discussion-from permaculture to renewable energy to the local food movement-the ideas that underlie and define sustainability can be traced back several centuries. In this illuminating and fascinating primer, Jeremy L. Caradonna does just that, approaching sustainability from a historical perspective and revealing the conditions that gave it shape. Locating the underpinnings of the movement as far back as the 1660s, Caradonna considers the origins of sustainability across many fields throughout Europe and North America. Taking us from the emergence of thoughts guiding sustainable yield forestry in the late 17th and 18th centuries, through the challenges of the Industrial Revolution, the birth of the environmental movement, and the emergence of a concrete effort to promote a balanced approach to development in the latter half of the 20th century, he shows that while sustainability draws upon ideas of social justice, ecological economics, and environmental conservation, it is more than the sum of its parts and blends these ideas together into a dynamic philosophy. Caradonna's book broadens our understanding of what "sustainability" means, revealing how it progressed from a relatively marginal concept to an ideal that shapes everything from individual lifestyles, government and corporate strategies, and even national and international policy. For anyone seeking understand the history of those striving to make the world a better place to live, here's a place to start.

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Sustainability

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From one of the world s leading experts on the subject a fully updated introduction to the sustainability movement from the 1600s to today from one of the world s leading experts on the subject a fully updated introduction to the sustainability movement from the 1600s to today the word is nearly Uiterlijk 25 januari in huis .. MEER INFO

Sustainability

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The Environment

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Is it possible for the economy to grow without the environment being destroyed will our lifestyles impoverish the planet for our children and grandchildren is the world sick can it be healed less than a lifetime ago these questions would have made no sense this was not because our ancestors ha Uiterlijk 18 januari in huis .. MEER INFO

Taal: en

Bindwijze: Paperback

Oorspronkelijke releasedatum: 27 oktober 2016

Aantal pagina's: 352

Illustraties: Nee

Hoofdauteur: Jeremy L. Caradonna

Hoofduitgeverij: Oxford University Press

Extra groot lettertype: Nee

Product breedte: 140 mm

Product hoogte: 28 mm

Product lengte: 210 mm

Studieboek: Ja

Verpakking breedte: 139 mm

Verpakking hoogte: 22 mm

Verpakking lengte: 211 mm

Verpakkingsgewicht: 354 g

EAN: 9780190614478

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