Ebook: Introduction to Sustainability

Introduction to Sustainability is the first major textbook to review major themes in the cutting-edge field of sustainability. The text includes material on the development of the field of sustainability; environmental sustainability issues like water, food, and energy; social sustainability themes like environmental justice and transportation; and economic sustainability topics like green businesses and economic development.;Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- About the author -- Chapter 1. Roots of the modern sustainability movement -- Chapter 2. Understanding natural systems -- Chapter 3. Measuring sustainability -- Chapter 4. Energy -- Chapter 5. Greenhouse gas management -- Chapter 6. Water -- Chapter 7. Food and agriculture -- Chapter 8. Green building -- Chapter 9. Transportation -- Chapter 10. Pollution and waste -- Chapter 11. Environmental justice -- Chapter 12. Sustainable planning and governance -- Chapter 13. Sustainability, economics, and the global commons -- Chapter 14. Corporate and organizational sustainability management -- Chapter 15. Sustainability at universities, colleges, and schools -- Index.