Sustainability

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Introduction

Peak Everything

From: Peak Everything

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This book is not an introduction to the subject of Peak Oil. Instead it addresses the social and historical context in which Peak Oil is occurring, and explores how we can reorganize our thinking … 29 $2.90 Add
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Introduction

From: The Culture of Nature

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The author notes that the book is inspired by two events – a trip to Disney World and the Oka protests outside Montreal – and that he has written a cultural history of nature in North … 11 $1.10 Add
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The Keys to Human Permaculture

From: Human Permaculture

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Definitions and Foundations of Classic Permaculture – The Contribution of Human Permaculture – Change the World, Starting with Yourself – Reconnecting with Our Deep Belonging to … ; 47 $4.70 Add
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Part 1: Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Planet

Making Community Policy

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

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For communities to move effectively toward sustainability, citizens and their governments should understand the range of policy instruments available to them and the wider context of how … 12 $1.20 Add
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Power in the Pleistocene

On Spears, Fires, Furs, Words, and Flutes - And Why Men Are Such Power-Hogs

From: Power

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This chapter describes prehistoric forms of human power, including stone tools, fire, animal skins, and language. 43 $4.30 Add
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Preface by Joanna Macy

From: Coming Back to Life

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This is a guidebook. It maps ways into our innate vitality and determination to take part in the self-healing of our world. It presents a form of group work that has grown steadily since the … 3 $0.30 Add
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Quest for Purpose

From: Clean Money Revolution

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Clear mind, honest and healthy relationships, emotional integrity, and “clean living” were cures as well as life tenets. Career, money, and health, must be connected. The affluent may … ; 17 $1.70 Add
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Reasons for Hope

From: Intrinsic Hope

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Life goes on whether we choose to show up for it or not. Living from a stance of hope is the only positive and constructive course of action. In my own life, I often feel overwhelmed and hopeless … 20 $2.00 Add
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Rebuild: What You Build Matters, What You Don’t Build Matters More

From: The New Carbon Architecture

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In this chapter, the authors explore the difference between net-zero energy buildings and buildings with a low carbon footprint. 7 $0.70 Add
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Seperation

From: The Memory We Could Be

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No matter where we may be, we are inseparable from nature. We live in nature, we live with nature, we rely on nature, and we are part of nature. Yet our language hides this. When we use words … 13 $1.30 Add
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Step 2: Identifying Barriers and Benefits

From: Fostering Sustainable Behavior

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Uncovering barriers and benefits involves four steps. 1) Begin by reviewing relevant articles and reports. 2) Following this review, carry out observations of people engaging in the behavior you … 20 $0.40 Add
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The Creation of a Global Water Justice Movement

From: Whose Water Is It, Anyway?

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In this reading, the author provides a history of the Global Water Justice movement. She introduces the reader to a variety of individuals from around the world who have shaped this movement. The … 27 $2.70 Add
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The Five Stages of Climate Grief

From: I Want a Better Catastrophe

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In this chapter, Boyd discusses climate grief and the six stages that accompany this process; denial, anger, bargaining, depression, acceptance, and gallows humour. This chapter includes an … 43 $4.30 Add
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The Industrial Food System: Contradictions and Crises

From: Growing and Eating Sustainably

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This chapter looks at the industrial food system — its origins and the problems it generates — which casts yet more doubt on the conventional wisdom that industrial agriculture is the … 12 $1.20 Add