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Sustainability and Sustainable Development - An Introduction (Hardcover)
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Sustainability and Sustainable Development - An Introduction (Hardcover)
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The challenge in teaching an introductory course on sustainability
is there are many ways to teach it, and many issues to cover. The
United Nations Sustainable Development Goals offer a cohesive and
interconnected set of topics to help address this problem - indeed
the SDGs are now the guiding framework for planning and
implementing sustainability through 2030. They are the focus of
international development efforts, and the lingua franca of
sustainability as a field of study, the international consensus on
"what is sustainability?" As such, the UN SDGs present an ideal
framework for an introductory level textbook because taken
together, they integrate the "Three Es"-environment, economic
development, and equity-that are the core definition of
sustainability. This book introduces students to sustainability
structured around the 17 UN SDGs. Through a global perspective,
with attention given equally to how sustainability challenges the
highest income countries of the Global North, as well as to the
moderate- and low-income countries of the Global South,
Benton-Short synthesizes basic environmental science, policy, and
interdisciplinary perspectives while investigating key challenges
to developing a more sustainable future through the SDG framework.
Readers will easily tackle this complex set of topics through an
accessible writing style, comprehensive scholarship, and diverse
perspectives. Guided by a lush art program, complete with numerous
maps, figures, and photos to enliven the presentation, students
will develop a greater understanding of the important trends in
sustainability in the twenty-first century. The broad arguments
highlighted through numerous case studies and boxes prepare global
citizens to grapple with the environmental, social, economic, and
political challenges that face our collective future. Features of
this exciting, brand-new text include: Chapter opening learning
objectives to guide students' course goals Helpful study aids such
as key terms-bolded in the text and compiled both at the end of
each chapter and in a comprehensive glossary End-of-chapter
questions for discussion and activities to promote active learning
A stunning art program, with detailed maps, figures, tables, and
photos, to engage students as visual learners Critical Perspectives
and Expert Voice boxes to present the diverse perspectives in
sustainability Interconnections boxes to help students tie together
ideas across the issues Key Terms and Concepts and Understanding
the Issue boxes to go in-depth on important topics Making Progress
and Solutions boxes that show students hopeful trends toward
seemingly intractable problems SDGs and the Law boxes that provide
a legal and governance context.
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