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020 _a9781138690134
082 _a333.717
_bGLI
100 _aGliedt, Travis
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245 _aSustainability in transition : principles for developing solutions
260 _aNew York
_bRoutledge
_c2018
300 _axxvii,307p.
505 _aCONTENTS List of tables Vlll List of figures lX Acknowledgements Xl Glossary of terms Xll 1. Strong sustainability principles and competencies 1 Learning objectives 1 Origins of sustainability 1 Sustainability science 8 Strong sustainability is sustainability 10 Sustainability principles 10 Complex problems and sustainability 12 Developing sustainability competencies 14 Sustainability transition frameworks 16 Pathways to strong sustainability 21 Problem- and project-based learning for sustainability solutions 23 Check on learning 24 Assignments 25 References 25 2. Sustainable behavior and practices 29 Learning objectives 29 Theories of sustainable behavior and practices 29 Practice of sustainable behavior change 39 Methods for understanding progress towards sustainable behavior 45 Check on learning 49 Assignments 49 References 50 3.Organizations as agents of sustainability 54 Learning objectives 54 Theories of organizations as sustainability agents 54 Practice of organizations as sustainability agents 62 Measuring progress of organizations as sustainability change agents 75 Check on learning 77 Assignments 77 References 78 4. Green innovation systems 82 Learning objectives 82 Theories of green innovation 82 Practice of green innovation 91 Measuring progress towards green innovation 99 Check on learning 100 Assignments 101 References 101 5. Triple-bottom-line economic development 106 Learning objectives 106 Theories of triple-bottom-line economic development 106 Practice of triple-bottom-line economic development 117 Challenges for triple-bottom-line economic development 127 Measuring progress towards triple-bottom-line economic development 129 Check on learning 137 Assignments137 References 138 6. Intermediaries for sustainability transitions 143 Learning objectives 143 Theories of sustainability intermediaries 143 Practice of sustainability intermediaries 150 Check on learning 162 Assignments 162 References 162 7. Sustainability-oriented socio-technical systems in relation to transition theory 166 Learning objectives 166 Theories of sustainability transitions 166 Sustainable niche experiments 176 Check on learning 187 Assignments 187 References 188 8. Practice of sustainability-oriented socio-technical system transitions 190 Learning objectives 190 Practice of sustainability transitions 190 Policy mixes for creation and destruction within sustainability transitions 206 Measuring progress towards socio-technical system change 210 Check on learning 215 Assignments 21 6 References 21 6 9. Sustainability in transition: bottlenecks and seedbeds 219 Learning objectives 219 Bottlenecks to sustainability 219 Seedbeds if sustainability 229 Measuring progress towards sustainability 237 Check on learning 242 Assignments 242 References 242 10. Developing sustainability systems 248 Learning objectives 248 Lifecycle energy systems 248 Food and water systems in the Anthropocene 256 Buildings and infrastructure as living systems 260 Measuring progress towards strong sustainability 264 Check on learning 271 Assignments 272 References 2 72 11. Conclusion 277 Learning objectives 277 Pathways to strong sustainability via socio-technical system change 277 Integrating a panarchy with the MLP sustainability transitions framework 279 Sustainability professionals 282 Check on learning 285 References 286 Index 287
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700 _aLarson, Kelli
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890 _aIndia
891 _aFP
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