Sustainability: All That Matters
Published on 30. November 2012
160 pages
978-1-4441-7442-7 (ISBN)
Description
Today's generation has borrowed from the future by grabbing prosperity now and imposing the cost on the next generation.
Award-winning writer and campaigner Chris Goodall argues that building a sustainable society is perhaps the greatest test that the world has ever faced.
Here he provides the first coherent new explanation of what sustainability actually is before exploring nine key sustainability challenges, applying the theory of sustainability to look at food, travel, clothing, electricity, heating and cooling, paper and cardboard, construction, consumer electronics, and air travel.
This accessible and concise book is a challenging and thought-provoking introduction to sustainability - and what matters most about it.
Award-winning writer and campaigner Chris Goodall argues that building a sustainable society is perhaps the greatest test that the world has ever faced.
Here he provides the first coherent new explanation of what sustainability actually is before exploring nine key sustainability challenges, applying the theory of sustainability to look at food, travel, clothing, electricity, heating and cooling, paper and cardboard, construction, consumer electronics, and air travel.
This accessible and concise book is a challenging and thought-provoking introduction to sustainability - and what matters most about it.
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Digital original
Language
English
Place of publication
United Kingdom
Publishing group
John Murray Press
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Digital original
File size
1,69 MB
ISBN-13
978-1-4441-7442-7 (9781444174427)
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Chris Goodall (Gloucestershire, England) is a highly regarded writer and campaigner on environmental issues. Educated at Cambridge University and Harvard Business School, he is one of the leading global voices on sustainability. He writes regularly for the Guardian and the Independent, and on his widely followed blog 'Carbon Commentary'. Recent speaking engagements include Cheltenham Literary Festival, the Science Museum, Hay Festival, Bristol Festival of Ideas and Oxford Venturefest.
