Martin Mulligan (Australia RMIT University)

An Introduction to Sustainability

Environmental, Social and Personal Perspectives

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

An Introduction to Sustainability provides students with a comprehensive overview of the key concepts and ideas which are encompassed within the growing subject of sustainability. This is an essential textbook for any sustainability course.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd
• 2 ed
• Seitenzahl: 338
• Erscheinungstermin: 10. Oktober 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 174mm
• Gewicht: 734g
• ISBN-13: 9781138698291
• ISBN-10: 1138698296
• Artikelnr.: 57052363

Autorenporträt

Martin Mulligan is associate professor, senior lecturer in the Sustainability and Urban Planning teaching programme, and senior researcher within the Centre for Urban Research in the School of Global, Urban and Social Studies (GUSS) at RMIT University in Melbourne, Australia.

Inhaltsangabe

Chapter 1 Introduction
Chapter 2 Biography of a concept
Chapter 3 Consumption and consumerism
Chapter 4 Global challenges as wicked problems
Chapter 5 Energy and society Anthony Richardson and Martin Mulligan
Chapter 6 Sustainability models and concepts
Chapter 7 Risk and Resilience
Chapter 8 Environmental Dimensions of Sustainability
Chapter 9 Social Dimensions of Sustainability
Chapter 10 Personal Dimensions
Chapter 11 Taking action
Chapter 12 Introduction to assessment and monitoring tools
Chapter 13 Focusing on water
Chapter 14 Food and agriculture Mel Neave and Martin Mulligan
Chapter 15 The Urban Challenge Michael Buxton and Martin Mulligan
Chapter 16 Rethinking waste Ruth Lane and Martin Mulligan