Sustainability Principles and Practice

ISBN-13: 9780367365196 / Angielski / Twarda / 2021 / 554 str.

Margaret Robertson

Opis

Sustainability Principles and Practice gives an accessible and comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of sustainability. The coverage in this edition has been expanded to include issues, solutions, and new case studies from around the world, including Europe, Asia, and the Global South.　

Spis treści

PART I: Context  1 What Is Sustainability?  2 A Brief History of Sustainability  3 The Biosphere  4 The Human Sphere  PART II: Issues and Solutions  5 Climate  6 Water  7 Ecosystems and Habitat  8 Pollution  9 Energy  10 Green Buildings 11 Sustainable Sites 12 Livable Cities  13 Food  14 Products  15 Waste and Recycling  PART III: Becoming an Agent for Change   16 Working in an Organization  17 Education  18 Working as Agents for Change

O autorze

Margaret Robertson is a member of the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) and teaches at Lane Community College in Eugene, Oregon, USA, where she is a coordinator of the Sustainability degree program.