Description: Sustainability Principles and Practice, Paperback by Robertson, Margaret, ISBN 0367365219, ISBN-13 9780367365219, Used Good Condition, Free shipping in the US Sustainability Principles and Practice gives an accessible and comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of sustainability. The focus is on furnishing solutions and equipping students with both conceptual understanding and technical skills. Each chapter explores one aspect of the field, first introducing concepts and presenting issues, then supplying tools for working toward solutions. Elements of sustainability are examined piece by piece, and coverage ranges over ecosystems, social equity, environmental justice, food, energy, product life cycles, cities, and more. Techniques for management and measurement as well as case studies from around the world are provided. The 3rd edition includes greater coverage of resilience and systems thinking, an update on the Anthropocene as a formal geological epoch, the latest research from the IPCC, and a greater focus on diversity and social equity, together with new details such as sustainable consumption, textiles recycling, microplastics, and net-zero concepts. The coverage in this edition has been expanded to include issues, solutions, and new case studies from around the world, including Europe, Asia, and the Global South. Chapters include further reading and discussion questions. Th is supported by a companion website with online links, annotated bibliography, glossary, white papers, and additional case studies, together with projects, research problems, and group activities, all of which focus on real-world problem-solving of sustainability issues. This textbook is designed to be used by undergraduate college and university students in sustainability degree programs and other programs in which sustainability is taught.
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Book Title: Sustainability Principles and Practice
Number of Pages: 554 Pages
Publication Name: Sustainability Principles and Practice
Language: English
Publisher: Routledge
Subject: Environmental Economics, Development / Economic Development, Ecology, International / General, Development / Sustainable Development
Publication Year: 2021
Item Weight: 39.7 Oz
Type: Textbook
Item Length: 9.7 in
Subject Area: Nature, Business & Economics
Author: Margaret Robertson
Item Width: 6.9 in
Format: Trade Paperback
