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24%OFFJohn R. Ehrenfeld - Sustainability by Design: A Subversive Strategy for Transforming Our Consumer Culture - 9780300158434 - V9780300158434
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Sustainability by Design: A Subversive Strategy for Transforming Our Consumer Culture

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Description for Sustainability by Design: A Subversive Strategy for Transforming Our Consumer Culture Paperback. Challenges conventional understandings of 'solving' environmental problems and offers a radically new set of strategies to attain sustainability. This book identifies problematic cultural attributes, such as the unending consumption that characterizes modern life, and outlines practical steps toward developing sustainability as a mindset. Num Pages: 272 pages, 11 black-&-white illustrations. BIC Classification: JFFT; RNU. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 236 x 156 x 18. Weight in Grams: 358.

Treating the symptoms of global ecological stress isn’t enough; we need to think about sustainability in an entirely different light

The developed world, increasingly aware of “inconvenient truths” about global warming and sustainability, is turning its attention to possible remedies—eco-efficiency, sustainable development, and corporate social responsibility, among others. But such measures are mere Band-Aids, and they may actually do more harm than good, says John Ehrenfeld, a pioneer in the field of industrial ecology. In this deeply considered book, Ehrenfeld challenges conventional understandings of “solving” environmental problems and offers a radically new set of strategies to attain sustainability.

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Product Details

Publisher
Yale University Press United States
Number of pages
272
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2009
Condition
New
Weight
400g
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
, United States
ISBN
9780300158434
SKU
V9780300158434
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 7 to 11 working days
Ref
99-50

About John R. Ehrenfeld
John R. Ehrenfeld, who before his retirement was affiliated with the MIT Center for Technology, Policy, and Industrial Development and the Departments of Chemical Engineering and Civil and Environmental Engineering, now serves as executive director of the International Society for Industrial Ecology and is senior research scholar at the Yale School of Forestry and Environmental Studies. In 1999 he became ... Read more

Reviews for Sustainability by Design: A Subversive Strategy for Transforming Our Consumer Culture
"'Sustainability by Design, authored by John Ehrenfeld, may be and certainly should be one of the most important books of the 21st century.' Janice Pryor, Host of WUMB's, The Commonwealth Journal 'Ehrenfeld presents a unique perspective on the subject of sustainability that needs to be taken seriously by anyone who claims to talk about the subject.' H. Thomas Johnson, Portland ... Read more

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