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001 2011380509
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005 20131115074431.0
008 110511s2010 enkab b 001 0 eng d
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050 00 $aHC79.E5$bM669 2010
082 04 $a338.927$222
100 1 $aMorse, Stephen,$d1957-
245 10 $aSustainability :$ba biological perspective /$cStephen Morse.
260 $aCambridge ;$aNew York :$bCambridge University Press,$c2010.
300 $axi, 261 p. :$bill., maps ;$c23 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 222-245) and index.
505 0 $aSustainability : a word of our time -- Sustainable agriculture : more and more production -- Sustainable management of fisheries -- Applying sustainability to industry -- Social and economic dimensions to sustainability -- The 'doing' of sustainability -- Sustainability science?
520 1 $a"Encouraging students to engage in the challenges and complexity of sustainability, this text considers not only the theories underlying sustainability, but more importantly how theories are translated into practice and the difficulties of achieving this in the world in which we live. This pragmatic focus gives students a greater understanding of the practice of sustainability and highlights the challenges involved. Models and theories are illustrated throughout with real world examples to help students move away from the abstract and connect with genuine issues. The text begins by focusing on sustainable production and consumption, and how they are related. The role of tools such as modelling and sustainability indicators are explored, and extended into the fields of stakeholder participation, livelihoods and evidence-based policy. The final chapter explores the interconnections between apparently disparate subjects, including ecology, environmental science and economics, and the importance of taking an interdisciplinary perspective."--P. [4] of cover.
650 0 $aSustainability.
650 0 $aSustainable development.
856 42 $3Contributor biographical information$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1111/2011380509-b.html
856 42 $3Publisher description$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1111/2011380509-d.html
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy1111/2011380509-t.html