Development
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From  NEW! Foreword by Christiana FigueresFrom: Earth for All |
The first foreword is from Christiana Figueres, the former Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), one of the architects of the Paris Agreement, … | Jørgen Randers; Jayati Ghosh; Johan Rockström; Owen Gaffney; Per Espen Stoknes; Sandrine Dixson-Declève | 2 | 2022 | $0.20 Add |
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From  ForwardFrom: Peak Everything |
Back in 2005, Richard Heinberg and I both published books on peak oil and its implications for everyday life in technologically “advanced” societies. We saw the general situation very … | James Howard Kunstler | 3 | 2010 | $0.30 Add |
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From  Forward and PrefaceFrom: Dry Run |
For this book, I’ve chosen to focus on my first love in the professional world, water, a subject to which I devoted a considerable part of my early professional career. With the arrival of … | Jerry Yudelson | 7 | 2010 | $0.70 Add |
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From  Fostering Sustainable Behavior |
Behavior change is the cornerstone of sustainability. Whether you are working on protecting wetlands, enhancing water or energy efficiency, altering modal transportation choices, or any of the … | Doug McKenzie-Mohr | 13 | 2011 | $0.13 Add |
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From  Introduction |
- | John Loxley | 6 | 2007 | $0.60 Add |
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From  Introduction |
Social entrepreneurs, innovative men and women who focus their creative energy and business-minded skillset and savvy toward social change. Finding new and empowering ways to tackle social … | Elisa Birnbaum | 4 | 2018 | $0.40 Add |
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From  NEW! IntroductionFrom: Building Community |
- | James S. Gruber | 9 | 2020 | $0.90 Add |
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From  Part 1: Sustainable Communities, Sustainable PlanetThe Context for Sustainable Communities |
This chapter explores the context for sustainable communities. Acting locally is more significant when we think globally, so that is where we begin our discussion of "sustainable … | Marc Roseland | 15 | 2012 | $1.50 Add |
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From  Rise of the Grocery GiantsFrom: Grocery Story |
This chapter begins the description of the actions and tactics of "big food". The history of the A&P grocery retalier is described, as well as Piggly Wiggly, the first self-service … | John Steinman | 15 | 2019 | $1.50 Add |
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From A Short History of WaterFrom: Dry Run |
In this chapter you’ll learn a little of the fascinating history of water and civilization and how politics, economics and water have been part of the history of the US, especially of the … | Jerry Yudelson | 11 | 2010 | $1.10 Add |
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From NEW! Challenges of Our CommunitiesGrowing Local Leadership From: Building Community |
Local Communities: The Foundation of Society – Challenges That Local Communities Are Facing – Community Capital: What It Is and Why It Matters – The Guiding Principles: How They … | James S. Gruber | 11 | 2020 | $1.10 Add |
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From  Counting Carbon: What We Know and How We Know It |
This chapter draws upon the results of Life Cycle Assessment studies to summarize what we know about whole building embodied carbon, and to highlight best opportunities for innovation and … | Barbara Rodriquez Droguett; Catherine De Wolf | 15 | 2017 | $1.50 Add |
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From  Debt and SinFrom: Payback |
Payback is not a book about practical debt management or high finance, although it does touch upon these subjects. Rather, it is an investigation into the idea of debt as an ancient and central … | Margaret Atwood | 42 | 2007 | $5.04 Add |
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From Elements of a Theory of Community Economic Development |
- | John Loxley | 27 | 2007 | $2.70 Add |
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From NEW! Foreword by Elizabeth WathutiFrom: Earth for All |
The second Foreword is from Elizabeth Wathuti, climate activist and founder of the Green Generation Initiative. | Jørgen Randers; Jayati Ghosh; Johan Rockström; Owen Gaffney; Per Espen Stoknes; Sandrine Dixson-Declève | 2 | 2022 | $0.20 Add |
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From Part 1: Sustainable Communities, Sustainable PlanetToward Sustainable Communties |
This chapter examines sustainability at the community level. It begins with a look at communities in developed and developing parts of the world, proceeds to investigate some of the reasons why … | Marc Roseland | 14 | 2012 | $1.40 Add |
