The Principles of Sustainability - Softcover

Dresner, Simon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 185383842X ISBN 13: 9781853838422

Publisher: Earthscan Publications Ltd., 2002

Synopsis

At a time of increasingly rapid environmental deterioration, sustainability is the most important issue facing the world today. Can we create a sustainable society? What would that mean? How should we go about doing it? How can we bring about such a profound change in the way things are organized? This book tackles these questions directly. It goes beyond rhetoric about "sustainable development" to explain the deeper issues in a way that is accessible and interesting to the non-specialist reader. It covers the development of the concept of sustainability within its broader historical context; the contemporary debates about what sustainability implies and how to achieve it; and the obstacles to reaching the goal and prospects for overcoming them.

This book will be invaluable to students, academics and activists concerned with the topics of sustainability and sustainable development.

About this title

About the Author:

Simon Dresner is a research fellow and lecturer at the University of Surrey. He is coordinator of a five-nation European research project on tax reform.

Review:

"The definitive guide to the campaigner's arts, a magisterial A to Z of how to win hearts and minds. Those without the time to read it from cover to cover will still find plenty to intrigue and enlighten them. The book should also be required reading in C

About this edition

• Publisher: Earthscan Publications Ltd.
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 185383842X
• ISBN 13: 9781853838422
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 224