Linking Local and Global Sustainability

ISBN-13: 9789401790079 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 230 str.

Howard Harris; Sukhbir Sandhu; Stephen McKenzie

Opis

This book takes a holistic approach to sustainability. Acknowledging the Brundtland definition, that sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, the book is specifically concerned with the ethics of contemporary social and environmental sustainability activity and thinking. It is concerned with the role of both institutions and individuals in sustainability initiatives. One strand in the book explores the role of business and societal institutions in furthering and/or hindering sustainability issues, including governments, NGOs, multinational businesses and indigenous populations amongst the institutional players. Another strand looks at the role of individuals, both as actors in environmental movements and activities and as individuals and communities affected by the sustainability initiatives of institutions.

Spis treści

Introduction.- Section 1: Philosophy and Ethics of Sustainability.- Chapter 1. Sustainability, Integrity and Judgement.- Chapter 2. A MacIntyrean Analysis of Sustainability Narratives in Modern Businesses.- Chapter 3. Sustainability is a Work of Justice: Virtue not Distribution.- Section 2: Case Studies in Sustainable Decision-Making.- Chapter 4. Environmental Responsiveness and Cost Savings: Effect or Driver?.- Chapter 5. Extending Sustainable Practices Beyond Organizations to Supply Chains.- Chapter 6. Life Cycle Analysis and Sustained Organisation Change in Auto Repair Shops.- Section 3: Theoretical Investigations of Sustainability.- Chapter 7. Building the Future by Looking to the Past: Examining Research Published on Organizations and Environment.- Chapter 8. Making Sense of Local Sustainability.- Chapter 9. Greening Root and Branch: The Forms and Limits of Environmentalism.- Section 4: Local Development, Global Sustainability: Case Studies in Development Contexts.- Chapter 10. Sustainable Development Following Conflicts: The Critical Role of Security and Justice

.- Chapter 11. Sustainable Tourism and the Culture Economy: Does Certification Matter?.- Chapter 12. Impact of Oyster Farming on Rural Community Sustainability in North Vietnam

Blurb

The book takes a holistic approach to sustainability. Acknowledging the Brundtland definition, that sustainable development meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs, the book is specifically concerned with the ethics of contemporary social and environmental sustainability activity and thinking. It is concerned with the role of institutions–both local and global in achieving sustainability initiatives. All twelve chapters extend sustainability–conceptually, empirically and theoretically, and in doing so provide insights into linking local and global sustainability. The book refocuses sustainability as a series of interwoven and dynamic relationships, backed by just ethical decision-making, which begin locally, and reach out to impact the global level.