Can we grow our world economy and create opportunities for the
poor while keeping the planet intact? Can we maintain our vibrant,
dynamic lifestyles while ensuring the Earth stays productive and
viable? Aimed at managers, students, scholars, and policymakers,
"Sustainability Management" answers these questions in the
affirmative, arguing it is possible for environmentally sustainable
business practices and policies to foster economic and long-term
growth.
Written by a former analyst and consultant with the EPA, this
book originally combines sustainable efforts in water, agriculture,
urban, and power management to achieve--in practice, not just in
theory--a sustainable planet and economy. Steven Cohen begins with
the technical, financial, managerial, and political challenges of
such a project, and then honestly assesses sustainable practices in
the manufacturing and service industries. He addresses renewable
and carbon-free energy production; water sustainability, especially
with regard to energy issues involving filtration, distribution,
and changing rainfall patterns; food cultivation and distribution;
and ways to maintain the interdependent systems on which we depend
to live. Taking examples from New York City, one of the most
sustainable and sustainability-minded metropolises in the world,
Cohen explains how everything from construction to waste management
can be designed to facilitate a sustainable environment, not just
for New York but also for the world. He concludes with this
macroscopic view, outlining the global efforts necessary to
preserve biodiversity and ecosystems, and the impact of war,
terrorism, and human conflict on sustainability.
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