Sustainable Development

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Title & Subtitle	Abstract	Contributors	Pages	Year	Purchase
Dry Run Preventing the Next Urban Water Crisis New Society Publishers	In the Age of Scarcity now upon us, fresh water shortages are an increasingly serious global problem. With water restrictions emerging in many developed countries and water diversions for …	Jerry Yudelson	312	2010	View
NEW! Earth for All A Survival Guide for Humanity New Society Publishers	Five decades ago, The Limits to Growth shocked the world by showing that population and industrial growth were pushing humanity towards a cliff. Today the world recognizes that we are now at the …	Jørgen Randers; Jayati Ghosh; Johan Rockström; Owen Gaffney; Per Espen Stoknes; Sandrine Dixson-Declève	218	2022	View
From Economic Democracy and Cooperative Capital From: Resilience Imperative View New Society Publishers	There are two kinds of freedom: “positive freedom,” which is “freedom to” — freedom to build toward the realization of a “cooperative commonwealth,” and …	Michael Lewis; Pat Conaty	21	2012	$2.10 Add
From Enclosure and the Commons From: Think Like a Commoner View New Society Publishers	What happens when markets become so powerful that they disrupt natural ecosystems, reorder how people conduct their lives and claim ownership of life-forms? It is sometimes difficult to step …	David Bollier	17	2014	$1.70 Add
From Epilogue Water and Sustainability From: Dry Run View New Society Publishers	We know that water supply over the next few decades will be significantly affected not only by population growth, but by global warming. We know now that water and energy are inextricably …	Jerry Yudelson	42	2010	$4.20 Add
From Epilogue The Great Transition From: Resilience Imperative View New Society Publishers	“There is no such thing as econom-ics, only social science applied to economic problems.” And once he did apply his scientific and social science lenses, which just happen to include …	Michael Lewis; Pat Conaty	12	2012	$1.20 Add
Escape from Overshoot Economics for a Planet in Peril New Society Publishers	Earth is in overshoot. The cumulative impact of 8 billion humans combined with the relentless pursuit of economic growth has stressed the planet beyond carrying capacity. This richly illustrated …	Peter Victor A.	322	2023	View
From Federating the Change Agents: Securing the Gains From: Resilience Imperative View New Society Publishers	We must secure the innovations that are getting results by scaling up and broadening their applications. Many of the cases we have set out show how particular innovations have been scaled up and …	Michael Lewis; Pat Conaty	33	2012	$3.30 Add
From Foreward, Prefaces and Introduction From: Clean Money Revolution View New Society Publishers	The world of money, finance, and investment is ripe for major reform and reinvention. We’re seeing more and more clean food, clean energy, and clean buildings. Now clean money is also on …	Joel Solomon; Tyee Bridge	22	2017	$2.20 Add
From NEW! Foreword by Christiana Figueres From: Earth for All View New Society Publishers	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
From NEW! Foreword by Elizabeth Wathuti From: Earth for All View New Society Publishers	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
From Forward From: Peak Everything View New Society Publishers	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
From Forward and Preface From: Dry Run View New Society Publishers	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
Fostering Sustainable Behavior An Introduction to Community-Based Social Marketing (Third Edition) New Society Publishers	We are consuming resources and polluting our environment at a rate that is outstripping our planet’s ability to support us. To create a sustainable future, we must not only change our own …	Doug McKenzie-Mohr	184	2011	View
From Fostering Sustainable Behavior From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior View New Society Publishers	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
From From Crisis to Opportunity From: In The Business of Change View New Society Publishers	What often emerges out of these crisis situations — and their driven response — is opportunity unparalleled. After all, what greater inspiration for social, environmental and business …	Elisa Birnbaum	16	2018	$1.60 Add