Sustainability

Maurie J. Cohen

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Polity Press
30 October 2020

The environment

Series: Short Introductions

Sustainability is one of the buzzwords of our times and a key imperative for economic growth, technological development, social equity, and environmental quality. But what does it really mean and how is it being implemented around the world?

In this clear-eyed book, Maurie Cohen introduces students to the concept of sustainability, tracing its history and application from local land-use practices, construction techniques and reorientation of business models to national and global institutions seeking to foster sustainable practices. Examining sustainable development in scientific, technological, social and political terms, he shows that it remains an elusive concept and evidence of its unambiguous achievements can be difficult to ascertain. Moreover, developed and developing countries have formulated divergent agendas to engage the notion of sustainability, further complicating its application and progress across the world.

Innovative and readily accessible to students from a range of disciplines, this primer takes us on a journey to show that sustainability is as much about unchartered waters as it is about formulating answers to urgent global issues.

By: Maurie J. Cohen
Imprint: Polity Press
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 18mm
Weight: 295g
ISBN: 9781509540327
ISBN 10: 1509540326
Series: Short Introductions
Pages: 200
Publication Date: 30 October 2020
Audience: Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Acknowledgements List of Acronyms and Abbreviations List of Figures, Tables and Boxes Chapter 1 What is Sustainability? Chapter 2 The Science of Sustainability Chapter 3 Engineering a More Sustainable Future Chapter 4 Planning Sustainability Transitions Chapter 5 Social Innovation and Sustainability Chapter 6 Toward Post-sustainability? Afterword: Sustainability in the Era of COVID-19 and Beyond References Notes Index

Maurie J. Cohen is Professor of Sustainability Studies at the New Jersey Institute of Technology.

Reviews for Sustainability

ASustainabilityAs original impulseAto transform how we live together on this planetAhas splintered into a zoo of small-bore activities. Maurie Cohen masterfully organizes this menagerie of interpretations and approaches into an overarching framework that recovers the radical meaning of the challenge.A Paul Raskin, Tellus Institute AThis book offers a very accessible introduction to science, policy and practice associated with the broad and complex topic of sustainability. It delineates many central concepts and lines of development with references to relevant events and actors. A particularly strength of the book is that it critically questions the reliability of some well-established assumptions and concepts for fostering a sustainability transition. Accordingly, the book will be very useful as an introduction to sustainability for interdisciplinary audiences.A Doris Fuchs, University of MA1/4nster