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Pragmatic sustainability: theoretical and practical tools /

By:

Moore, Steven A., ed

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Publication details: Routledge, 2010. London:Description: xv, 291pISBN:

9780415779388

Subject(s):

Sustainable development

DDC classification:

338.927 PRA

Contents:

Part 1: The Struggle to Define Terms -- 1. Sustainability: What It Is and What It Is Not (Paul Thompson) -- 2. Equity: The Forgotten E in Sustainable Development (Michael Oden) -- 3. Sustainable Development: Complexity and the Problem of Balance (Reuben R. McDaniel Jr. and Holly Jordan Lanham) -- 4. In Search of Green Knowledge: A Cognitive Approach to Sustainable Development (Andrew Jamison) -- Part 2: Technological Cultures -- 5. Resistance and Renewal in the Hudson River Valley (Langdon Winner) -- 6. Engineering Sustainable Technologies (David Allen, Cynthia Murphy, Brad Allenby, and Cliff Davidson) -- 7. Beyond Japonisme: Critical Pragmatism and Japanese Urbanism (Simon Guy) Part 3: Sustainability and Place -- 8. The Moral Journey of Environmentalism from Wilderness to Place (Andrew Light) -- 9. Regionalism, Place, Specificity, and Sustainable Design (Vincent Canizaro) -- 10. Natural Allies: Historic Preservation and Sustainable Design (Jeffrey M. Chusid) -- Part 4: Sustainability and Cities -- 11. Planning for Sustainability (Frederick Steiner) -- 12. Full Circle? Public Responsibility versus Privatization of Water Supplies in the United States (Martin Melosi) -- Part 5: Civil Society, Industry, and Regulation -- 13. A Political Economy of Sustainability: Alternative Pathways and Industrial Innovation (David J. Hess) -- 14. Bringing Corporate Stakeholders to the Table in Collaborative Ecosystem Management (Sean B. Cash and Samuel D. Brody)-- 15. Incommensurable Paradigms: Values and the Environment

Summary: The theories of how to live successfully and sustainably on the planet have often been too narrow and discipline specific. This book includes discussion on a pluralistic approach to sustainable living

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode	Item holds
Books	Library, SPAB F-2	Non Fiction	338.927 PRA (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		004563

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Part 1: The Struggle to Define Terms --
1. Sustainability: What It Is and What It Is Not (Paul Thompson) --
2. Equity: The Forgotten E in Sustainable Development (Michael Oden) --
3. Sustainable Development: Complexity and the Problem of Balance (Reuben R. McDaniel Jr. and Holly Jordan Lanham) --
4. In Search of Green Knowledge: A Cognitive Approach to Sustainable Development (Andrew Jamison) --
Part 2: Technological Cultures --
5. Resistance and Renewal in the Hudson River Valley (Langdon Winner) --
6. Engineering Sustainable Technologies (David Allen, Cynthia Murphy, Brad Allenby, and Cliff Davidson) --
7. Beyond Japonisme: Critical Pragmatism and Japanese Urbanism (Simon Guy) Part 3: Sustainability and Place --
8. The Moral Journey of Environmentalism from Wilderness to Place (Andrew Light) --
9. Regionalism, Place, Specificity, and Sustainable Design (Vincent Canizaro) --
10. Natural Allies: Historic Preservation and Sustainable Design (Jeffrey M. Chusid) --
Part 4: Sustainability and Cities --
11. Planning for Sustainability (Frederick Steiner) --
12. Full Circle? Public Responsibility versus Privatization of Water Supplies in the United States (Martin Melosi) --
Part 5: Civil Society, Industry, and Regulation --
13. A Political Economy of Sustainability: Alternative Pathways and Industrial Innovation (David J. Hess) --
14. Bringing Corporate Stakeholders to the Table in Collaborative Ecosystem Management (Sean B. Cash and Samuel D. Brody)-- 15. Incommensurable Paradigms: Values and the Environment

The theories of how to live successfully and sustainably on the planet have often been too narrow and discipline specific. This book includes discussion on a pluralistic approach to sustainable living

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