Sustainability Principles and Practice by Robertson, Margaret -- Read -- Imperial Library of Trantor

Index

Cover Page Sustainability Principles and Practice Title Copyright Praise Contents List of Illustrations Supplementary Material List of Abbreviations Part I Context

1 What Is Sustainability?

What Is Sustainability? Sustainability and Resilience Systems Thinking Living in the Anthropocene

2 A Brief History of Sustainability

Recent History: The Last 200 Years Early Conservation Transformation from Conservation to Ecology The Beginnings of the Environmental Movement US Legislation in the 1970s Environmental Justice Environmental Ethics Expanding to a Global Scale Modern Trends Into the Anthropocene

3 The Biosphere

Why Study Living Systems? Energy and Matter The Four Spheres The Biosphere What Is Life? Earth System Science

4 The Human Sphere

Human Impact Economics Failing States Governance The Commons

Part II Issues and Solutions

5 Climate

Is Earth Warming? How Temperature Records Are Compiled The Long View: Climates through Time Modern Climate Change and Greenhouse Gases The Human Factor Projecting into the Future United Nations Convention on Climate Change Climate Stabilization Climate Action Plans Strategies for Reducing Emissions Offsets Emissions Trading Adaptation Final Thoughts

6 Water

Uneven Distribution Depletion of Nonrenewable Aquifers Threats to Human and Ecosystem Health Consumption Effects of Climate Change Water Conservation Wastewater Treatment Stormwater

7 Ecosystems and Habitat

Populations and Extinction Drivers of Ecosystem Change Conservation and Restoration Conservation Restoration Ecology Living Together: Reconciliation Ecology Ecology in the Anthropocene

8 Pollution

Types of Toxins Pollution Transport and Fate Air Pollution Soil and Land Pollution Water Pollution Organic Pollutants Inorganic Pollutants Endocrine Disruptors Persistent Organic Pollutants Point Source and Nonpoint Source Pollution Radioactive Pollutants Pollution Remediation Pollution Prevention

9 Energy

Fossil Fuels Renewable Energy Energy Efficiency Making the Transition

10 Green Buildings and Sites

What Is a Green Building? The Process of Green Building Design Lighting with Daylight Basics of Heating and Cooling Heating Passive Cooling Other Strategies for Cooling Ventilation Building Envelope Construction Rating Systems Aesthetics Sustainable Sites Biophilic Design

11 Livable Cities

Sprawl Land-Use Planning Urban Planning Building Community Transportation Cities and Climate Change

12 Food

Farming Methods Human Health Issues Planetary Health Issues Feeding Ourselves Finding Space for Food in the City Food on Public Land Healthy Soil: The Vital Foundation

13 Products

Toward a Circular Economy Process Design Product Alternatives Product Design Shipping and Packaging ISO 14000 Standards Certifications and Labels: Making Sense of Materials

14 Waste and Recycling

Waste Management Landfills Incineration Recycling Construction & Demolition Waste Industrial Waste Zero Waste

Part III Becoming an Agent for Change

15 Working in an Organization

Governance Sustainability Professionals at Work Sustainability Initiatives The Planning Process Making the Business Case for Sustainability Implementation Frameworks Measurement and Reporting Measurement and Reporting Systems

16 Education

Biophilia Bioregionalism and Place-Based Learning Learning by Doing: Experiential Learning The Learning Environment Stages of Development: Humans as Lifelong Learners

17 Working as Agents for Change

Fostering Sustainable Behavior Efforts Big and Small Working Together Social Equity Building Community Transition

Bibliography Index

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