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Demystifying Sustainability - Towards Real Solutions (Hardcover)
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Demystifying Sustainability - Towards Real Solutions (Hardcover)
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What is sustainability? Much has been said about the terms
'sustainability' and 'sustainable development' over the last few
decades, but they have become buried under academic jargon. This
book is one of the first that aims to demystify sustainability so
that the layperson can understand the key issues, questions and
values involved. Accessible and engaging, the book examines the
'old' sustainability of the past and looks to the future,
considering how economic, ecological and social sustainability
should be defined if we are to solve the entwined environmental,
economic and social crises. It considers if meaningful
sustainability is the same as a 'sustainable development' based on
endless growth, examining the difficult but central issues of
overpopulation and overconsumption that drive unsustainability. The
book also explores the central role played by society's worldview
and ethics, along with humanity's most dangerous characteristic -
denial. Finally, it looks to the future, discussing the
'appropriate' technology needed for sustainability, and suggesting
nine key solutions. This book provides a much-needed comprehensive
discussion of what sustainability means for students, policy makers
and all those interested in a sustainable future.
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