Toward a Sustainable America

Toward a Sustainable America
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Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Total Pages : 171
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ISBN-10 : 9780788182266
ISBN-13 : 0788182269
Rating : 4/5 (66 Downloads)

Synopsis Toward a Sustainable America by : Martin A. Spitzer

Each chapter of this report corresponds to one of the substantive policy areas the President's Council on Sustainable Development has considered. The introduction establishes the context and illuminates some of the cross-cutting lessons, findings, and recommendations that inform the council's work. Chapters: climate change; environmental management; metropolitan and rural strategies for sustainable communities; and international leadership. Appendixes: environmental management; examples of sustainable community initiatives; international capital flows; and council member profiles. Further reading.

Toward Sustainable Communities

Toward Sustainable Communities
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Publisher : MIT Press
Total Pages : 383
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ISBN-10 : 9780262134927
ISBN-13 : 0262134926
Rating : 4/5 (27 Downloads)

Synopsis Toward Sustainable Communities by : Daniel A. Mazmanian

A new edition with new and updated case studies and analysis that demonstrate the trend in U.S. environmental policy toward sustainability at local and regional levels.

Sustainability in America's Cities

Sustainability in America's Cities
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Publisher : Island Press
Total Pages : 305
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ISBN-10 : 9781610910286
ISBN-13 : 1610910281
Rating : 4/5 (86 Downloads)

Synopsis Sustainability in America's Cities by : Matt Slavin

"Sustainability" is more than the latest "green" buzzword. It represents a new way of viewing the interactions of human society and the natural world. Sustainability in America's Cities highlights how America's largest cities are acting to develop sustainable solutions to conflicts between development and environment. As sustainability rises to the top of public policy agendas in American cities, it is also emerging as a new discipline in colleges and universities. Specifically designed for these educational programs, this is the first book to provide empirically based, multi-disciplinary case studies of sustainability policy, planning, and practice in action. It is also valuable for everyone who designs and implements sustainability initiatives, including policy makers, public sector and non-profit practitioners, and consultants. Sustainability in America's Cities brings together academic and practicing professionals to offer firsthand insight into innovative strategies that cities have adopted in renewable energy and energy efficiency, climate change, green building, clean-tech and green jobs, transportation and infrastructure, urban forestry and sustainable food production. Case studies examine sustainability initiatives in a wide range of American cities, including San Francisco, Honolulu, Philadelphia, Phoenix, Milwaukee, New York City, Portland, Oregon and Washington D.C. The concluding chapter ties together the empirical evidence and recounts lessons learned for sustainability planning and policy.

Agenda for a Sustainable America

Agenda for a Sustainable America
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Publisher : Environmental Law Institute
Total Pages : 544
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ISBN-10 : 1585761338
ISBN-13 : 9781585761333
Rating : 4/5 (38 Downloads)

Synopsis Agenda for a Sustainable America by : John C. Dernbach

Agenda for a Sustainable America is a comprehensive assessment of U.S. progress toward sustainable development and a roadmap of necessary next steps toward achieving a sustainable America. Packed with facts, figures, and the well-informed opinions of forty-one experts, it provides an illuminating "snapshot" of sustainability in the United States today. And each of the contributors suggests where we need to go next, recommending three to five specific actions that we should take during the next five to ten years. It thus offers a comprehensive agenda that citizens, corporations, nongovernmental organizations, and government leaders and policymakers can use to make decisions today and to plan for the future.

Towards a Sustainable America

Towards a Sustainable America
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Publisher :
Total Pages : 176
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ISBN-10 : UIUC:30112041284792
ISBN-13 :
Rating : 4/5 (92 Downloads)

Synopsis Towards a Sustainable America by : President's Council on Sustainable Development

Toward Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the 21st Century

Toward Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the 21st Century
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 598
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ISBN-10 : 9780309148962
ISBN-13 : 0309148960
Rating : 4/5 (62 Downloads)

Synopsis Toward Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the 21st Century by : National Research Council

In the last 20 years, there has been a remarkable emergence of innovations and technological advances that are generating promising changes and opportunities for sustainable agriculture, yet at the same time the agricultural sector worldwide faces numerous daunting challenges. Not only is the agricultural sector expected to produce adequate food, fiber, and feed, and contribute to biofuels to meet the needs of a rising global population, it is expected to do so under increasingly scarce natural resources and climate change. Growing awareness of the unintended impacts associated with some agricultural production practices has led to heightened societal expectations for improved environmental, community, labor, and animal welfare standards in agriculture. Toward Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the 21st Century assesses the scientific evidence for the strengths and weaknesses of different production, marketing, and policy approaches for improving and reducing the costs and unintended consequences of agricultural production. It discusses the principles underlying farming systems and practices that could improve the sustainability. It also explores how those lessons learned could be applied to agriculture in different regional and international settings, with an emphasis on sub-Saharan Africa. By focusing on a systems approach to improving the sustainability of U.S. agriculture, this book can have a profound impact on the development and implementation of sustainable farming systems. Toward Sustainable Agricultural Systems in the 21st Century serves as a valuable resource for policy makers, farmers, experts in food production and agribusiness, and federal regulatory agencies.

Our Common Journey

Our Common Journey
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Publisher : National Academies Press
Total Pages : 380
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ISBN-10 : 9780309086387
ISBN-13 : 0309086388
Rating : 4/5 (87 Downloads)

Synopsis Our Common Journey by : National Research Council

World human population is expected to reach upwards of 9 billion by 2050 and then level off over the next half-century. How can the transition to a stabilizing population also be a transition to sustainability? How can science and technology help to ensure that human needs are met while the planet's environment is nurtured and restored? Our Common Journey examines these momentous questions to draw strategic connections between scientific research, technological development, and societies' efforts to achieve environmentally sustainable improvements in human well being. The book argues that societies should approach sustainable development not as a destination but as an ongoing, adaptive learning process. Speaking to the next two generations, it proposes a strategy for using scientific and technical knowledge to better inform future action in the areas of fertility reduction, urban systems, agricultural production, energy and materials use, ecosystem restoration and biodiversity conservation, and suggests an approach for building a new research agenda for sustainability science. Our Common Journey documents large-scale historical currents of social and environmental change and reviews methods for "what if" analysis of possible future development pathways and their implications for sustainability. The book also identifies the greatest threats to sustainabilityâ€"in areas such as human settlements, agriculture, industry, and energyâ€"and explores the most promising opportunities for circumventing or mitigating these threats. It goes on to discuss what indicators of change, from children's birth-weights to atmosphere chemistry, will be most useful in monitoring a transition to sustainability.

Building the New American Economy

Building the New American Economy
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Publisher : Columbia University Press
Total Pages : 153
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ISBN-10 : 9780231545280
ISBN-13 : 0231545282
Rating : 4/5 (80 Downloads)

Synopsis Building the New American Economy by : Jeffrey D. Sachs

The influential economist offers a persuasive strategy for a more just and sustainable economy—with a forward by Bernie Sanders. The New York Times has said that Jeffrey D. Sachs is “probably the most important economist in the world.” Now, in a book that combines impassioned manifesto with a plan of action, Sachs charts a path to move America toward sustainable development. Sustainable development is a holistic approach to public policy that unifies economic, social, and environmental objectives. By focusing too much on short-term economic growth, the United States has neglected rising inequality and dire environmental threats—all while putting our long-term economic growth at risk. Sachs explores issues that have captivated national discourse, including infrastructure, trade deals, energy policy, the proper size and role of government, the national debt, and income inequality. In accessible language, he illuminates the forces at work in each case and presents specific policy solutions. His argument rises above the stagnation of partisanship to envision a brighter way forward both individually and collectively. “Sachs demonstrates expertise on vastly different policy fields and makes a convincing case that abdicating the toxic intersection of militarism and exceptionalism is key to building a brighter future.”—Global Policy Journal

Cultivating Food Justice

Cultivating Food Justice
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Publisher : MIT Press
Total Pages : 405
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ISBN-10 : 9780262016261
ISBN-13 : 0262016265
Rating : 4/5 (61 Downloads)

Synopsis Cultivating Food Justice by : Alison Hope Alkon

Documents how racial and social inequalities are built into our food system, and how communities are creating environmentally sustainable and socially just alternatives.

Alternative Pathways to Sustainable Development: Lessons from Latin America

Alternative Pathways to Sustainable Development: Lessons from Latin America
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Publisher : BRILL
Total Pages : 366
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ISBN-10 : 9789004351677
ISBN-13 : 9004351671
Rating : 4/5 (77 Downloads)

Synopsis Alternative Pathways to Sustainable Development: Lessons from Latin America by : Gilles Carbonnier

This 9th volume of International Development Policy looks at recent paradigmatic innovations and related development trajectories in Latin America, with a particular focus on the Andean region. It examines the diverse development narratives and experiences in countries such as Bolivia, Colombia, Ecuador and Peru during a period of high commodity prices associated with robust growth, poverty alleviation and inequality reduction. Highlighting propositions such as buen vivir, this thematic volume questions whether competing ideologies and discourses have translated into different outcomes, be it with regard to environmental sustainability, social progress, primary commodity dependence, or the rights of indigenous peoples. This collection of articles aims to enrich our understanding of recent development debates and processes in Latin America, and what the rest of the world can learn from them. Contributors include: Adriana Erthal Abdenur, Alberto Acosta, Ana Elizabeth Bastida, Luis Bustos, Humberto Campodónico, Gilles Carbonnier, Ana Patricia Cubillo-Guevara, Fernando Eguren, Ricardo Fuentes-Nieva, Eduardo García, Javier Herrera, Antonio Luis Hidalgo-Capitán, Robert Muggah, Gianandrea Nelli Feroci, José Antonio Ocampo, Camilo Andrés Peña Galeano, Guillermo Perry, Darío Indalecio Restrepo Botero, Sergio Tezanos Vázquez, and Frédérique Weyer.