Every 15 seconds on our Earth Island, a child dies from waterborne disease. Three times an hour, another species becomes extinct. Each day we consume 85 million barrels of oil and pump 23 million tons of carbon dioxide into an already...
Sustainable development
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Author:Edwards, Andres R.Summary: -
Author:Greer, John MichaelSummary:Our destructive obsession with money and economic growth has driven us to the brink of disaster. This book exposes the flaws in conventional economic theory and shows how through public policy initiatives and personal choices the...
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Author:Boyd, David R.Summary:A hopeful, inspiring, and honest take on the environment
Yes, the world faces substantial environmental challenges — climate change, pollution, and extinction. But the surprisingly good news is that we...
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Author:Summary:This book reveals how ordinary people at every level are transforming their businesses and communities. By working collaboratively across boundaries, they are exploring and putting into place unprecedented solutions that move beyond...
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Author:Robaert, Karl-HenrikSummary:Few organizations have been as influential as The Natural Step in empowering and inspiring people to design a more sustainable world. In The Natural Step Story, Dr. Karl-Henrik Robert describes first hand the evolution of the Natural...
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Author:Turner, ChrisSummary: -
Author:Rubin, JeffSummary:Economist and resource analyst Jeff Rubin is certain that the world's governments are getting it wrong. Instead of moving us toward economic recovery, measures being taken around the globe right now are digging us into a deeper hole....
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Author:Turner, Nancy J.Summary: - Author:Lefèvre, ThierrySummary:
S'il est vrai que, au fil des décennies, les pays riches ont largement profité de la croissance économique, nous constatons que la logique de développement dominante constitue maintenant une menace pour notre civilisation. Au-delà de l'...
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Author:Mason, PaulSummary:Over the past two centuries, capitalism has undergone profound changes from which it has always emerged transformed and strengthened. Paul Mason's Postcapitalism argues that we are on the brink of a change so big that this time...
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Author:Mills, StephanieSummary:Bigger has not turned out better. Servicing the global economy has exacted a heavy toll in the erosion of our communities and the destruction of our environment. Increasingly, we are coming to realize that the way forward looks a lot...
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Author:Suzuki, David T.Summary: -
In the light of humane nature : human values, nature, the green economy, and environmental salvationAuthor:Weissman, Arthur B.Summary:In the Light of Humane Nature describes the underlying, causal roots of our environmental problems and offers a conceptual solution to them. It argues that what causes these problems and stymies resolution ultimately relates to human...
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We are at an inflection point: today, more people than ever before recognize that climate change and biodiversity loss are urgent and existential threats. Yet constant reports of climate doom are fueling an epidemic of eco-anxiety,...
- Author:Boyd, David R.Summary:
Bien que le monde soit confronté à d’importants problèmes écologiques, Environnement: les années optimistes rapporte les gains environnementaux les plus significatifs réalisés ces dernières années: des espèces en voie de disparition...
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Author:Mileti, Dennis S.Summary: - Author:Laxer, James, Springer, JaneSummary:
"[The Groundwork Guides] are excellent books, mandatory for school libraries and the increasing body of young people prepared to take ownership of the situations and problems previous generations have left them." -- Globe and Mail. In...
- Author:Braun, Will, Loney, ShaunSummary:
First Nations reconciliation has to include rebuilding local economies. Problem solvers such as social enterprises, social entrepreneurs and the small farm movement are demonstrating we can tackle society’s most stubborn problems...
