Environmentally Sustainable Growth: A Pragmatic Approach by Steven Cohen (Englis

Description: Environmentally Sustainable Growth by Steven Cohen This book offers a positive vision of an environmentally sustainable future and lays out the steps ahead as we make the transition. Steven Cohen explores the causes of environmental degradation and examines what sustainability looks like in practice. FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description How do we move away from the current environmentally destructive economic system toward one that is more sustainable while still ensuring continued economic growth? This book offers a positive vision of an environmentally sustainable future and lays out the steps ahead as we make the transition.Steven Cohen explores the causes of environmental degradation and examines what sustainability looks like in practice. He outlines realistic paths toward a renewable resource–based economy, demonstrating that, in many respects, the shift to sustainability is already underway. Cohen describes a range of public policy and infrastructure initiatives that can encourage cleaner production in the private sector and consumption in everyday life. He argues that the politics, advocacy, and communication around environmental protection must change to emphasize successes, reduce scare tactics, and make sure that the lifestyles and careers associated with a more sustainable world sound attractive to a wide range of people. The book depicts an appealing and equitable future that assures quality of life while protecting the planet.Environmentally Sustainable Growth brings together insights from many disciplines, spanning the latest scholarship and practical experience. Useful for students and courses, this book will be informative for practitioners, managers, analysts, activists, and scholars whose work incorporates environmental sustainability. Author Biography Steven Cohen is senior vice dean of the School of Professional Studies and professor of the practice of public affairs in the School of International and Public Affairs at Columbia University. He is also the director of the Earth Institutes Research Program on Sustainability Policy and Management as well as two other masters programs in environmental sustainability at Columbia University. He is the author of Sustainability Management (2014), Understanding Environmental Policy (second edition, 2014), and The Sustainable City (second edition, 2021), all published by Columbia University Press, among other works. Table of Contents PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Defining and Understanding Environmental Sustainability2. The Current State of Environmental Degradation3. The Fundamental Causes of Environmental Degradation4. A Strategy for Reducing Pollution and Growing a Renewable Resource-Based Economy5. Building Public Sector Infrastructure to Support Environmental Sustainability6. Changing the Politics and Communication of Environmental SustainabilityConclusion: The Long Transition to Environmental Sustainability Is Already UnderwayIndex Review As a preeminent scholar of environmental science and policy, Steven Cohen is uniquely qualified to assess the major question of this extraordinary book: How do we realistically get from the current economic paradigm to one that permits economic growth while protecting the planets ecosystems? With rigor and nuance, he analyzes the challenges, assesses the competing ideological positions, and proposes pragmatic responses that can help us achieve a growing economy within the limits of environmental sustainability. His levelheaded and well-founded evaluations provide workable responses to the competing economic and environmental forces that face society. I salute his optimistic outlook and urge that stakeholders at all levels heed his carefully balanced recommendations. -- Michael M. Crow, president and professor of science and technology policy, Arizona State UniversityEnvironmentally Sustainable Growth offers a comprehensive yet digestible approach to building a sustainable future. Cohens deep expertise working in the field of environmental sustainability shines through in this book. He synthesizes several decades of knowledge while incorporating timely lessons and examples that illustrate his pragmatic approach. These lessons include strategic investments in infrastructure, technology, industrial processes, political processes, and organizational capacity, which are all necessary for overcoming the barriers we face in achieving a sustainable future. Anyone interested in understanding how to minimize the impacts of human consumption and production on environmental health without sacrificing the vibrancy of our economy should read Environmentally Sustainable Growth. -- Tanya Heikkila, codirector of the Center for Policy and Democracy, University of Colorado DenverEnvironmentally Sustainable Growth offers an ambitious framework and road map for how societies can transform themselves to become more sustainable. An original and significant contribution to the literature on sustainable development. -- Sheldon Kamieniecki, dean emeritus, Division of Social Sciences at the University of California, Santa CruzCohen does a marvelous job of illustrating case examples, drawing on years of research on environmental sustainability, stressing especially those issues most relevant to younger generations. Libraries with collections on environmental studies, the sciences, and natural resource policy and management should have a copy of this text. Highly recommended. * Choice Reviews *Highly recommended. * American Library Association (ALA) * Review Quote Environmentally Sustainable Growth offers an ambitious framework and road map for how the U.S. can transform itself into a sustainable society. An original and significant contribution to the literature on sustainable development. Details ISBN0231208650 Author Steven Cohen Short Title Environmentally Sustainable Growth Publisher Columbia University Press Language English Year 2023 ISBN-10 0231208650 ISBN-13 9780231208659 Format Paperback Subtitle A Pragmatic Approach Publication Date 2023-05-16 UK Release Date 2023-05-16 Pages 240 Imprint Columbia University Press Place of Publication New York Country of Publication United States Illustrations 4 figures NZ Release Date 2023-05-16 US Release Date 2023-05-16 DEWEY 338.927 Audience Professional & Vocational AU Release Date 2023-08-16 We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. 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