Publisher's Synopsis

Encouraging students to engage in the challenges and complexity of sustainability, this text considers not only the theories underlying sustainability, but more importantly how theories are translated into practice and the difficulties of achieving this in the world in which we live. This pragmatic focus gives students a greater understanding of the practice of sustainability and highlights the challenges involved. Models and theories are illustrated throughout with real world examples to help students move away from the abstract and connect with genuine issues. The text begins by focusing on sustainable production and consumption and how they are related. The role of tools such as modelling and sustainability indicators are explored, and extended into the fields of stakeholder participation, livelihoods and evidence-based policy. The final chapter explores the interconnections between apparently disparate subjects and the importance of taking an interdisciplinary perspective.

Book information

ISBN: 9780521835336
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Imprint: Cambridge University Press
Pub date:
DEWEY: 338.927
DEWEY edition: 22
Language: English
Number of pages: 261
Weight: 560g
Height: 234mm
Width: 156mm
Spine width: 17mm