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Disaster by Design: The Aral Sea, Lessons for Sustainability
addresses the impacts of the Aral Sea disaster. The virtual
disappearance of what was the world's fourth largest inland body of
water was neither natural nor accidental. It was the result of
deliberate policy decisions. The sea's disappearance is hardly the
entire disaster. Instead, we find an accumulation of cascading
effects, beginning with the decision to grow cotton, reached
remotely in Moscow that altered the farming practices surrounding
the Aral Sea. Unsustainable choices resulted in soil salinization,
water pollution and toxic blowing sands, impacting the entire
bioregion and beyond. A remote island was used to test biological
weapons. Uzbekistan, most notably Karakalpakstan, was the
autonomous republic at the epicenter of the disaster. Sustainable
prospects exist, including renewable energy, permaculture and
strengthening the social fabric amidst poverty and ecological
collapse. This volume of Research in Social Problems and Public
Policy is essential reading for everyone concerned with averting
environmental disaster and instead creating livable, sustainable
communities. Disaster by Design is a clarion call and an insightful
study of Central Asia today.
The anthology Sustainability: Global Issues, Global Perspectives
gives readers a firm grounding in issues related to sustainability
today. The book is rooted in the idea that to achieve
sustainability requires an understanding of many global topics, and
it uses global examples and case studies. The readings are
organized into three sections. The first introduces major concepts
and trends in environmental thinking, the second identifies current
challenges to sustainability, and the third addresses paradigm
shifts for sustainability. The selections are a blend of
environmental science, especially as it relates to agriculture,
soils, and land management with social topics such as how to govern
fairly and equitably to ensure that the voices of all seven billion
of Earth's inhabitants will be heard. Specific topics include the
global food economy, environmentally sound landscaping, waste
management, and human migration. Figures and tables throughout the
book provide visual support. Forward-looking, the book discusses
governance structures that work and what different countries are
doing to reform their education systems to respond to
sustainability issues. Sustainability: Global Issues, Global
Perspectives is intended for introductory or survey courses in
environmental studies and global issues.
Sustainability: Global Issues, Global Perspectives Workbook is a
companion text to the anthology of the same title. The workbook is
a valuable learning tool that supports mastery of the material from
the main text through meaningful, rigorous questions, and data
analysis exercises. While the workbook is intended for regular,
weekly use, its flexible design allows instructors to use chapters
selectively as well as comprehensively from start to finish. It
gives students the opportunity to further explore topics such as
the global food economy, environmentally sound landscaping, waste
management, and human migration. Sustainability: Global Issues,
Global Perspectives Workbook is one of the few practical exercise
workbooks designed to accompany texts on sustainability. It is
intended for introductory or survey courses in environmental
studies and global issues.
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