Sustainability

The Basics

Peter Jacques

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Routledge
31 December 2020

Development studies; Human geography; Environmental science, engineering & technology

Series: The Basics

"Sustainability is a pressing concern for people and governments around the world, but it is also an essentially contested concept that requires an understanding of the stakes, trade-offs, and complex politics at play. Sustainability: The Basics offers an accessible and interdisciplinary introduction to the concept, and discusses key questions such as:

What are the core principles of sustainability?

What are the key ethical considerations for questions of sustainability?

How do we measure sustainability?

What are the critical obstacles to achieving global sustainability?

What happens when societies fail to observe principles of sustainability?

Fully updated in its second edition, Sustainability: The Basics now includes coverage of the Sustainable Development Goals, a global range of case studies and explores the complex social dynamics of Earth system changes that affect our critical life supports. The second edition also proposes a new, ""sustainable humanism"" that animates much of our work to make a better, more humane world.

As the world reels from the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic, this book is an ideal starting point for anyone who wants to know more about what we need to do to sustain civilization, humanity, and the world we live in."

By: Peter Jacques
Imprint: Routledge
Country of Publication: United Kingdom
Edition: 2nd edition
Dimensions: Height: 198mm, Width: 129mm,
Weight: 530g
ISBN: 9780367365172
ISBN 10: 0367365170
Series: The Basics
Pages: 288
Publication Date: 31 December 2020
Audience: General/trade , College/higher education , ELT Advanced , Primary
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Introduction 1. Sustainability: What is at Stake? 2. The Principles of Sustainability 3.Endurance and Ruin: An Economic Memoire 4. Measuring Sustainability 5. Ethics, Justice, Moral Order, and Oblivion 6. Politics at the End of the World 7. The Collapse of Civilizations and Dark Ages Conclusion

Peter Jacques is Professor in the School of Politics, Security, and International Affairs and the National Center for Integrated Coastal Research at the University of Central Florida.