Encyclopedia of Sustainability

[3 volumes]

Robin Morris Collin, Robert William Collin (Autoren)

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2009
Greenwood Press
978-0-313-35261-4 (ISBN)

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This three-volume encyclopedia explores the concept of sustainability in the contexts of the environment, economics, and justice.

This expansive encyclopedia breaks new ground, giving definition and focus to an urgent and much-talked-about topic that is extraordinarily wide ranging and all too often misunderstood. As the first major reference work in its field, the three comprehensive volumes span the entire scope of sustainability from ecological concepts to financial concerns to public policy and community action, giving readers a solid foundation from which to think critically about efforts to make a more sustainable world.

The Encyclopedia of Sustainability comprises three volumes, each dedicated to one of three equally important contexts in which the term is used: environment and ecology, business and economics, and equity and fairness. Each volume provides authoritative but accessible coverage of basic concepts and terms, as well as policy initiatives, controversies, and future trends. Volumes also include biographical sketches of important contributors to sustainability efforts from the scientific, economic, public policy, and activist realms, plus extensive listings of print and online resources for further exploration.

Robin Morris Collin, JD, is professor of law and director of the Certificate Program in Sustainability and Law at Willamette University College of Law, Salem, OR. Robert William Collin is the senior research scholar at Willamette University Center for Sustainable Communities, Salem, OR. His published works include Greenwood's Battleground: Environment and The EPA: Cleaning Up America's Act.

VOLUME THREE: EQUITY AND FAIRNESS
Guide to Related Topics
Preface
Acknowledgments
Introduction
CHAPTER 1 Introduction and Overview
What's Fairness Got to Do with It? How Equity Fits into Sustainability
Equity as the Context for Sustainability
Equity and Poverty
Human Health and the Environment
Poverty: The International Context
The Urban Context of Equity in the United States
What Values Are Sustainable?
CHAPTER 2 Definitions and Contexts
The Language of Sustainable Communities
Civil Society Movement
Environmental Justice
Globalization: Increasing Inequity
Public Participation: Sustainability as a Process of Inclusion in Environmental Decision Making
Sustainable Development
Urban Land: Growth of Urbanization around the Globe
CHAPTER 3 Government and United Nations Involvement
Role of Government in Ensuring Equity under Sustainability
United Nations
United States
State and Local Governments
CHAPTER 4 Controversies
Aid: Disaster Relief Models and Infrastructure Models
Capitalism and Sustainability
Children's Health
Cities and the Environment
Ecotourism
Environmental Reparations
Labor
Political and Ecological Boundaries
Population and Consumption
Poverty and the Environment
Race and Waste
Risk Perception
The Role of Women
Uncertainty in Facts and Values
CHAPTER 5 Future Directions and Emerging Trends
Asset Building Movement
Collaborative Approaches
Community Health Mapping
Globalization and Localization
Industrial Values
Millennium Development Goals
Place Studies
Science for Policy
Appendix A: Portal Web Sites
Appendix B: Millennium Development Goals
Appendix C: The Earth Charter
Bibliography
Index

Erscheint lt. Verlag	9.12.2009
Zusatzinfo	17 bw illus
Sprache	englisch
Gewicht	1956 g
Themenwelt	Schulbuch / Wörterbuch ► Lexikon / Chroniken
	Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz
	Technik ► Umwelttechnik / Biotechnologie
	Wirtschaft
ISBN-10	0-313-35261-5 / 0313352615
ISBN-13	978-0-313-35261-4 / 9780313352614
Zustand	Neuware