Sustainability: If It’s Everything, Is It Nothing? (Critical Issues in Global Politics)

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In this second edition, the authors present new developments in the sustainability discussion and argue that a new understanding of sustainability is needed if we are to truly serve future generations ecologically, economically, and equitably.

Despite the great flurry of activity around sustainability, the concept itself remains highly contested. This book argues that a new conceptualization of sustainability is needed if we are to achieve a healthful and sustainable environment for the long term. The authors examine the uses, misuses, and abuses of sustainability, and provide case studies of faux sustainability in practice. Seeking to redefine and clarify the concept and its application, they offer a new definition of sustainability – what they call neo-sustainability – to help guide policies and practices that respect the primacy of the environment, the natural limits of the environment, and the relationship between environmental, social, and economic systems.

Offering a comprehensive view of sustainability, this text is essential reading for all students and scholars in the field. It will also be of interest to environmental professionals and activists.

ASIN ‏ : ‎ B0GGH2H4HF
Publisher ‏ : ‎ Routledge
Accessibility ‏ : ‎ Learn more
Publication date ‏ : ‎ March 31, 2020
Edition ‏ : ‎ 2nd
Language ‏ : ‎ English
File size ‏ : ‎ 3.5 MB
Screen Reader ‏ : ‎ Supported
Enhanced typesetting ‏ : ‎ Enabled
X-Ray ‏ : ‎ Not Enabled
Word Wise ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Print length ‏ : ‎ 216 pages
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1351124904
Page Flip ‏ : ‎ Enabled
Part of series ‏ : ‎ Critical Issues in Global Politics
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