Sustainable Development
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From  PaybackFrom: 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 | 45 | 2007 | $5.40 Add |
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From  NEW! Principle C – Protect Resources and Promote FairnessFrom: Building Community |
Community-Based Natural Resource Management – Research Corner – Natural Capital and Livelihoods – Case Study: Building a New Future for All Residents, Ixtlán de … | James S. Gruber | 35 | 2020 | $3.50 Add |
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From  Seeking Strategic Pathways to Energy SufficiencyFrom: Resilience Imperative |
Our energy diet has put us between a rock and a hot place. On one hand, we are hooked on oil and demand is increasing. On the other hand, if we do not radically reduce our fossil-fuel use, we … | Michael Lewis; Pat Conaty | 19 | 2012 | $1.90 Add |
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From  Straw and Other Fibers: A Second Harvest |
This chapter examines the use of "little trees," i.e., the stalks of straw that support seed crops. | Chris Magwood; Massey Burke | 12 | 2017 | $1.20 Add |
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From  The Power of Partnerships |
Working in tandem with companies, suppliers, designers, anyone down the supply chain, to educate and influence their behavior would be key to her success. It’s become key for many social … | Elisa Birnbaum | 16 | 2018 | $1.60 Add |
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From  NEW! 4. The Inequality Turnaround“Sharing the Dividends” From: Earth for All |
Chapter 4 explores the challenges of the growing inequality across the globe. Topics discussing include economic inequality, privatization, the creation of progressive taxation for … | Jørgen Randers; Jayati Ghosh; Johan Rockström; Owen Gaffney; Per Espen Stoknes; Sandrine Dixson-Declève | 18 | 2022 | $1.80 Add |
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From Community Engagement |
A lesson they’ve learned is the importance of creating opportunities for empowerment and sustenance for the people they’re trying to help. Giving away free items without being mindful … | Elisa Birnbaum | 16 | 2018 | $1.60 Add |
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From Concrete: The Reinvention of Artificial Rock |
In this chapter, the authors turn to concrete, and suggest that the natural resources used to make it – lime, sand, and gravel – are in short supply. Moreover, the production of … | Fernando Martirena; Paul Jaquin | 16 | 2017 | $1.60 Add |
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From  Part 2: Sustainable Community Building BlocksWaste Reduction and Recycling |
Reuse and reduction offer the greatest opportunities for eliminating pollution and depletion of natural resources, yet they are often perceived to be at odds with economic development. How does a … | Marc Roseland | 13 | 2012 | $1.30 Add |
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From NEW! Principle D – Be TransparentFrom: Building Community |
Build Credibility Through Transparency – Effective Communication and Secrets – Research Corner – Case Study: Vital Communities of the Upper Valley Region, Vermont and New … | James S. Gruber | 20 | 2020 | $2.00 Add |
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From Seeking Pathways to Sustainable FoodFrom: Resilience Imperative |
Food production has been transformed from a local affair into a complex web of supply chains crisscrossing the planet that miraculously deliver a multitude of foodstuffs right to our doorstep. … | Michael Lewis; Pat Conaty | 33 | 2012 | $3.30 Add |
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From  Step 3: Developing Strategies – Norms & Sustainable BehaviourSocial Norms: Building Community Support |
To date too little attention has been given to the significant impact that norms can have upon the adoption of sustainable behavior. If we are to make the transition to a sustainable future, it … | Doug McKenzie-Mohr | 13 | 2011 | $0.13 Add |
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From  Through the Looking GlassFrom: Clean Money Revolution |
how can money be deployed in a spirit of service, rather than simply to make more money. Organizations with a systemic approach can effectively leverage relatively small amounts of capital into … | Joel Solomon; Tyee Bridge | 28 | 2017 | $2.80 Add |
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From NEW! 5. The Empowerment Turnaround“Achieving Gender Equity” From: Earth for All |
Chapter 5 examines the challenges of achieving gender equity and empowerment. Topics discussed include financial independence and economic security, family size and affordability, access and … | Jørgen Randers; Jayati Ghosh; Johan Rockström; Owen Gaffney; Per Espen Stoknes; Sandrine Dixson-Declève | 14 | 2022 | $1.40 Add |
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From  NEW! Deep Democracy in KeralaFrom: Civilizing the State |
Deep Democracy in Kerala looks at the history of the Indian state of Kerala and how it has become a model of alternatives to economic growth. | John Restakis | 16 | 2021 | $1.60 Add |
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From Part 2: Sustainable Community Building BlocksEnergy Efficiency and Renewables |
Canadians and Americans consume more energy per capita than any other nation. Environmental impacts of our consumptive lifestyles include ozone layer depletion, acid rain, smog, potential climate … | Marc Roseland | 16 | 2012 | $1.60 Add |
