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Sustainability
Kent E. Portney
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Description for Sustainability
Paperback. Series: The MIT Press Essential Knowledge Series. Num Pages: 248 pages, 6 figures. BIC Classification: RNU. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 178 x 127 x 14. Weight in Grams: 227.
A concise and accessible examination of sustainability in a range of contemporary contexts, from economic development to government policy. The word sustainability has been connected to everything from a certain kind of economic development to corporate promises about improved supply sourcing. But despite the apparent ubiquity of the term, the concept of sustainability has come to mean a number of specific things. In this accessible guide to the meanings of sustainability, Kent Portney describes the evolution of the idea and examines its application in a variety of contemporary contexts-from economic growth and consumption to government ... Read more
A concise and accessible examination of sustainability in a range of contemporary contexts, from economic development to government policy. The word sustainability has been connected to everything from a certain kind of economic development to corporate promises about improved supply sourcing. But despite the apparent ubiquity of the term, the concept of sustainability has come to mean a number of specific things. In this accessible guide to the meanings of sustainability, Kent Portney describes the evolution of the idea and examines its application in a variety of contemporary contexts-from economic growth and consumption to government ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
MIT Press Ltd United States
Number of pages
248
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Series
Essential Knowledge
Condition
New
Number of Pages
248
Place of Publication
Cambridge, Mass., United States
ISBN
9780262528504
SKU
V9780262528504
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About Kent E. Portney
Kent E. Portney is Professor and Senior Fellow in the Institute for Science, Technology, and Public Policy at Texas A&M University. He is the author of Taking Sustainable Cities Seriously (MIT Press).
Reviews for Sustainability
This volume in the 'MIT Press Essential Knowledge' series encompasses a tremendous amount of information on a complex topic in a relatively small space. -Choice