Environmental Policy

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Overrun

Overrun

Dispatches from the Asian Carp Crisis

Intelligent investigative writing meets experiential journalism in this important look at one of North America’s most voraciously invasive species. Politicians, ecologists, and government … 387 View
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Paris

Paris

Big Oil Gets Its Deal

From: The Big Stall

Analyzes the 2015 Paris Accord on climate change and reports on how the proceedings came to be dominated by corporate interests. Analyzes the impact of decades of well funded denialism. Suggests … 22 $2.20 Add
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Part 1: Mobilizing For Sustainability
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Part 1: Mobilizing For Sustainability

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Part 1 includes the following chapters: The Global Context for Sustainability – Sustainable Community Development – Policymaking for Sustainable Community Development – Planning … ; ; 91 $9.10 Add
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Part 1: Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Planet

Part 1: Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Planet

The Context for Sustainable Communities

From: Toward 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 … 15 $1.50 Add
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Part 1: Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Planet

Part 1: Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Planet

Toward Sustainable Communties

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

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 … 14 $1.40 Add
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Part 1: Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Planet

Part 1: Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Planet

Making Community Policy

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

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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Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Greening the City

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Greening the city refers to strategies and techniques that protect and restore ecology within urban communities. It means a fruit tree-lined street, a creek meandering through an urban … 16 $1.60 Add
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Atmospheric Change and Air Quality

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Although atmospheric change is a complex technical issue, only a few basic concepts are required to comprehend its implications and design community strategies to reduce its threat. This chapter … 11 $1.10 Add
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Part 2: Sustainable Community Building Blocks

Community Economic Development

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Sustainable community economic development (CED) is a feasible, community-based alternative to the economy we are familiar with — an economy focused on growth rather than development, on … 20 $2.00 Add
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Development
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Development

Part 2 Section 1: Environmental Sustainability (Place)

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Part 2 Section 1 includes the following chapters: Natural Capital (Land, Water, Air, Waste, Energy) – Built Capital (Buildings, Landscapes, Travelways) ; ; 67 $6.70 Add
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Development
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Development

Part 2 Section 2: Economic Sustainability (Prosperity)

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Part 2 Section 2 includes the following chapters: Organizational Capital (Public, Nonprofit, Business, Civic) – Political Capital (Authority, Influence, Empowerment) – Financial … ; ; 68 $6.80 Add
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Development
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Part 2: Sustainable Community Development

Part 2 Section 3: Social Sustainability (People)

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Part 2 Section 3 includes the following chapters: Cultural Capital (Self-Efficacy, Heritage, Creative Arts) – Human Capital (Agency, Potential, Well-Being) – Relational Capital … ; ; 55 $5.50 Add
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Part 3: Mobilizing Citizens and Their Governments

Part 3: Mobilizing Citizens and Their Governments

Governing Sustainable Communities

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

This chapter is about governing sustainable communities, and explores both governance and government in this context. In particular, it focuses on public participation, decision-making, the role … 17 $1.70 Add
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Part 3: Mobilizing Citizens and Their Governments

Part 3: Mobilizing Citizens and Their Governments

Tools for Community Sustainability

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Moving toward sustainable communities is a long-term goal, so it is important that the incremental steps we take in the short-term are leading us in the right direction. This chapter surveys some … 12 $1.20 Add
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Part 3: Mobilizing Citizens and Their Governments

Part 3: Mobilizing Citizens and Their Governments

Lessons and Challenges

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

There is an emerging recognition that a contemporary view of sustainable development has to blend this basic desire for economic prosperity (or at least survival) with multiple bottom-line … 6 $0.60 Add
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Part 3: Moving the Needle
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Part 3: Moving the Needle

From: Toward Sustainable Communities

Part 3 includes the following chapters: Navigating Community Challenge – A Call to Action ; ; 35 $3.50 Add