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Sustainability: A History
Jeremy L. Caradonna
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Description for Sustainability: A History
Paperback. An engaging primer of the history of the sustainability movement from the 1600s to the present day, illuminating how sustainability evolved from a relatively marginal idea to the centerpiece of international accords, a top priority for governments and non-profit organizations, and a philosophy of hope and resilience with widespread appeal. Num Pages: 352 pages, 5 b&w images. BIC Classification: JFCX; KCZ; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 212 x 256 x 24. Weight in Grams: 382.
The word is nearly ubiquitous: at the grocery store we shop for sustainable foods that were produced from sustainable agriculture ; groups ranging from small advocacy organizations to city and state governments to the United Nations tout sustainable development as a strategy for local and global stability; and woe betide the city-dweller who doesn't aim for a sustainable lifestyle. Seeming to have come out of nowhere to dominate the discussion-from permaculture to renewable energy to the local food movement-the ideas that underlie and define sustainability can be traced back several centuries. ... Read more
The word is nearly ubiquitous: at the grocery store we shop for sustainable foods that were produced from sustainable agriculture ; groups ranging from small advocacy organizations to city and state governments to the United Nations tout sustainable development as a strategy for local and global stability; and woe betide the city-dweller who doesn't aim for a sustainable lifestyle. Seeming to have come out of nowhere to dominate the discussion-from permaculture to renewable energy to the local food movement-the ideas that underlie and define sustainability can be traced back several centuries. ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Oxford University Press Inc
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2016
Condition
New
Weight
381g
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
New York, United States
ISBN
9780190614478
SKU
V9780190614478
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99-1
About Jeremy L. Caradonna
Jeremy L. Caradonna is Associate Professor of History at the University of Alberta. He is the author of The Enlightenment in Practice.
Reviews for Sustainability: A History
Caradonna rapidly traces a thread through centuries of thinkers and political movements. Along the way he ably documents the fact that interest in environmental quality has grown over the last three centuries and that government has as often been used to undermine environmental quality as to support it.
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A superb survey of the most important concept of ... Read more
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