Robertson Margaret (Lane Community College Usa)
Robertson Margaret (Lane Community College Usa) - Sustainability Principles And Practice - Paperback
Robertson Margaret (Lane Community College Usa) - Sustainability Principles And Practice - Paperback
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Description: Sustainability Principles and Practice gives an accessible and comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of sustainability. The focus is on furnishing solutions and equipping students with both conceptual understanding and technical skills. Each chapter explores one aspect of the field first introducing concepts and presenting issues then supplying tools for working toward solutions. Elements of sustainability are examined piece by piece and coverage ranges over ecosystems social equity environmental justice food energy product life cycles cities and more. Techniques for management and measurement as well as case studies from around the world are provided. The 3rd edition includes greater coverage of resilience and systems thinking an update on the Anthropocene as a formal geological epoch the latest research from the IPCC and a greater focus on diversity and social equity together with new details such as sustainable consumption textiles recycling microplastics and net - zero concepts. 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. Chapters include further reading and discussion questions. The book is supported by a companion website with online links annotated bibliography glossary white papers and additional case studies together with projects research problems and group activities all of which focus on real - world problem - solving of sustainability issues. This textbook is designed to be used by undergraduate college and university students in sustainability degree programs and other programs in which sustainability is taught.
Title: Sustainability Principles And Practice
Author(s): Robertson Margaret (Lane Community College Usa)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780367365219
Pages: 554 Pages, 27 Line Drawings, Black And White; 15 Halftones, Black And White
Publication Date: 2/10/2021
Category: Environmental Science, Engineering & Technology
Description: Sustainability Principles and Practice gives an accessible and comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of sustainability. The focus is on furnishing solutions and equipping students with both conceptual understanding and technical skills. Each chapter explores one aspect of the field first introducing concepts and presenting issues then supplying tools for working toward solutions. Elements of sustainability are examined piece by piece and coverage ranges over ecosystems social equity environmental justice food energy product life cycles cities and more. Techniques for management and measurement as well as case studies from around the world are provided. The 3rd edition includes greater coverage of resilience and systems thinking an update on the Anthropocene as a formal geological epoch the latest research from the IPCC and a greater focus on diversity and social equity together with new details such as sustainable consumption textiles recycling microplastics and net - zero concepts. 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. Chapters include further reading and discussion questions. The book is supported by a companion website with online links annotated bibliography glossary white papers and additional case studies together with projects research problems and group activities all of which focus on real - world problem - solving of sustainability issues. This textbook is designed to be used by undergraduate college and university students in sustainability degree programs and other programs in which sustainability is taught.
Title: Sustainability Principles And Practice
Author(s): Robertson Margaret (Lane Community College Usa)
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd
Barcode: 9780367365219
Pages: 554 Pages, 27 Line Drawings, Black And White; 15 Halftones, Black And White
Publication Date: 2/10/2021
Category: Environmental Science, Engineering & Technology
