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03059aam a2200445 i 4500 001 6C6DAA5C066511E4B09646AEDAD10320 003 SILO 005 20140708010108 008 130813t20142014enka b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2013030918 020 $a 041584018X (paperback) 020 $a 9780415840187 (paperback) 020 $a 0415840171 (hardback) 020 $a 9780415840170 (hardback) 035 $a (OCoLC)842364641 040 $a DLC $e rda $b eng $c DLC $d YDX $d YDXCP $d BTCTA $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d CDX $d COO $d SILO 042 $a pcc 050 00 $a HC79.E5 $b R6243 2014 082 00 $a 338.9/27 $2 23 084 $a BUS099000 $a BUS072000 $a BUS099000 $2 bisacsh 100 1 $a Robertson, Margaret, $e author. 245 10 $a Sustainability principles and practice / $c Margaret Robertson. 264 1 $a Abingdon, Oxon : $b Routledge, $c 2014. 300 $a xx, 370 pages ; $c 25 cm 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 520 $a "Sustainability: Principles and Practice gives an accessible and comprehensive overview of the interdisciplinary field of sustainability. The focus is on furnishing solutions and equipping the student with both conceptual understanding and technical skills for the workplace. Each chapter explores one aspect of the field, first introducing relevant theory and presenting issues, then supplying tools for working toward solutions. Elements of sustainability are examined piece by piece, and wide coverage ranges over ecosystems, social equity, environmental justice, food, energy, product life cycles, cities, and more. Techniques for management and measurement as well as case studies from around the world are provided. Chapters include further reading, discussion questions, and problems to foster quantitative thinking. The book is supported by a companion website with key website links, detailed reading lists, glossary, and additional case studies, together with numerous projects, research problems, and group activities, all of which focus on real-world problem solving of sustainability issues.The textbook is designed to be used by undergraduate college and university students in sustainability degree programs and other programs in which sustainability is taught. "-- $c Provided by publisher. 650 0 $a Sustainability $v Textbooks. 650 0 $a Sustainable development $v Textbooks. 650 0 $a Environmental economics $v Textbooks. 650 7 $a BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Economic Development. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Development / Sustainable Development. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Environmental Economics. $2 bisacsh 650 7 $a Environmental economics. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00912895 650 7 $a Sustainability. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01747391 650 7 $a Sustainable development. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01139731 655 7 $a Textbooks. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01423863 941 $a 2 952 $l OVUX522 $d 20191210022819.0 952 $l PYAX423 $d 20191001012733.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=6C6DAA5C066511E4B09646AEDAD10320Initiate Another SILO Locator Search