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Sustainability science as a transformative social learning process / Ariane König -- Flowers of resistance : citizen science, ecological democracy and the transgressive education paradigm / Arjen E.J. Wals, Michael A. Peters -- Systems approaches for transforming social practice : design requirements / Ariane König -- Cognitive pitfalls in dealing with sustainability / Philipp Sonnleitner -- Escaping the complexity dilemma / Barry Newell, Katrina Proust -- Exploring alternative futures with scenarios / Gerard Drenth, Shirin Elahi, Ariane König -- Social technology and Theory U : co-creating actionable knowledge for leadership / Isabel Page -- Staging design-thinking for sustainability in practice : guidance and watch-outs / Kilian Gericke, Boris Eisenbart, Gregor Waltersdorfer -- Can ecosystem services help agricultural transitions? / Nicolas Dendoncker, Emilie Crouzat -- Food systems and human ecology : an overview / Federico Davila, Robert Dyball -- Energy : physical and technical basics / Susanne Siebentritt -- Urban energy transitions from innovations in green building / Julia Affolderbach, Bérénice Jung-Preller, Christian Schulz -- Democratising renewable energy production : a Luxembourgish perspective / Kristina Hondrila, Simon Norcross, Paulina Golinska, Vladimir Broz, Aydeli Rios, Jules Muller -- Community-based monitoring for improved water governance / Kim Chi Tran, Ariane König -- Sustainability indicators : quality and quantity / Jerome Ravetz, Paula Hild, Olivier Thunus, Julien Bollati -- Complex learning / Sebastian Manhart -- Uncertainty as a key to sustainability economics / Jerome Ravetz -- Post-script : heuristics for sustainability science / Jerome Ravetz -- Outlook : the changing relationship between citizens and science in the anthropocene / Ariane König

Roots of the modern sustainability movement -- Understanding natural systems -- Measuring sustainability -- Energy -- Global climate change and greenhouse gas management -- Water -- Food and agriculture -- Green building -- Transportation -- Pollution and waste -- Environmental justice -- Sustainability planning and governance -- Sustainability, economics, and the global commons -- Corporate and organizational sustainability management -- Sustainability at universities, colleges, and schools.

Profiles the best 50 books on sustainability and asks many of the authors to share their reflections on the state of the world. This title distills a remarkable collective intelligence - one that provides devastating evidence of the problems we face as a global society, yet also inspiring examples of innovative solutions

"Sustainability: An Introduction is the first textbook for introductory courses in the subject and pitched at advanced undergraduates from a broad variety of disciplines. The text provides a comprehensive review of sustainability using the three' e's' (environment, equity, and economic development) as the framework. While the main focus will be in the developed world there is also full discussion of sustainability issues in the developed world. Clearly structured into five clear sections the book takes an interdisciplinary approach to the subject in order to appeal to students taking courses within subjects such as Geography, Geology, Environmental Science, Engineering, Anthropology for example. Each part covers the core debate surrounding sustainability - understanding the roots of the subject; sustainability and resources; sustainability and communities; Green Economies and ustainability and international development. Opening with a discussion surrounding the roots of sustainability, global climate change is used as a way of placing the subject in context. The book then moves on to introduce the student to an overview of natural systems (biosphere; hydrosphere; soils and the interconnected nature of environmental systems). Latter chapters provide coverage of how sustainability is measured; the issues surrounding our resources and sustainability and closing with a selection of global case studies designed to highlight examples of international sustainability development projects"--

Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Foreword -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Contents -- Chapter 1 Understanding Sustainability -- Chapter 2 Implementing Sustainability -- Chapter 3 Managing and Measuring Sustainability -- Conclusion -- About the Author -- Works Cited.

Cover -- Acknowledgments -- Table of Contents -- Preface -- 1. Americaâ#x80;#x99;s Vulnerability: A Reality Check -- 2. The Sustainability Budget Model -- 3. Comparing Critical Selected Indicators -- 4. Infrastructure and Sustainability Budgeting -- 5. The Training Imperative and Sustainability -- 6. Manufacturing and the Sustainability Imperative -- 7. Sustainability Budgeting and Multinational Companies -- 8. Sustainability Budgeting and Debt Creation -- Summary and Concluding Observations -- Chapter Notes -- Bibliography