Fatal consumption : rethinking sustainable development /

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Why do we claim to value sustainability while acting in an unsustainable fashion? How can we reduce our consumption drastically and move toward a sustainable social system when our society is specifically based on consumption? These two linked questions are at the heart of this important book, the r...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Other Authors: Ostry, Aleck S., Woollard, Robert F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Vancouver : UBC Press, ©2000.
Series:Sustainability and the environment.
Subjects:
Sustainable development.
Sustainable development > Case studies.
Sustainable development > British Columbia > Lower Mainland.
Développement durable.
Développement durable > Études de cas.
Développement durable > Colombie-Britannique > Lower Mainland.
sustainable development.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Environmental Economics.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Green Business.
NATURE > Natural Resources.
Sustainable development
British Columbia > Lower Mainland
Electronic books.
Case studies
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: fatal consumption (when too much is not enough) / Robert F. Woollard
  • Ecological footprints and the pathology of consumption / William E. Rees
  • Global consumption from the perspective of population health / Clyde Hertzman and Shona Kelly
  • Social capital, civil society, and social transformation / Michael Carr
  • What is stopping sustainability? examining the barriers to implementation of Clouds of Change / Jennie L. Moore
  • Integrating economy, society, and environment through policy assessment / Peter Boothroyd
  • Local versus central influences in planning for community health / Lawrence W. Green and Jean A. Shoveller
  • The city of Richmond: reflections on sustainability in action / Janette McIntosh and Robert F. Woollard
  • The BC sawmill industry: a case study of community and ecological sustainability / Aleck S. Ostry
  • Conclusion: working together and the prospect for hope / Robert F. Woollard.

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