Sustainability (Paperback, New edition)

While many disciplines contribute to environmental conservation, there is little successful integration of science and social values. Arguing that the central problem in conservation is a lack of effective communication, Bryan Norton shows in "Sustainability" how current linguistic resources discourage any shared, multidisciplinary public deliberation over environmental goals and policy. In response, Norton develops a new, interdisciplinary approach to defining sustainability--the cornerstone of environmental policy--using philosophical and linguistic analyses to create a nonideological vocabulary that can accommodate scientific and evaluative environmental discourse.
Emphasizing cooperation and adaptation through social learning, Norton provides a practical framework that encourages an experimental approach to language clarification and problem formulation, as well as an interdisciplinary approach to creating solutions. By moving beyond the scientific arena to acknowledge the importance of public discourse, "Sustainability" offers an entirely novel approach to environmentalism.

General

Imprint:	University of Chicago Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	October 2005
First published:	October 2005
Authors:	Bryan G. Norton
Dimensions:	156 x 230 x 40mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	608
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-226-59521-4
Categories:	Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Conservation of the environment > General Books > Earth & environment > The environment > Environmental economics > Sustainability
LSN:	0-226-59521-8
Barcode:	9780226595214

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