The Sustainable Development Paradox

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The Sustainable Development Paradox

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Author : Rob Krueger
language : en
Publisher: Guilford Press
Release Date : 2007-08-30

The Sustainable Development Paradox written by Rob Krueger and has been published by Guilford Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-08-30 with Science categories.

Sustainability--with its promise of economic prosperity, social equity, and environmental integrity--is hardly a controversial goal. Yet scholars have generally overlooked the ways that policies aimed at promoting "sustainability" at local, national, and global scales have been shaped and constrained by capitalist social relations. This thought-provoking book reexamines sustainability conceptually and as it actually exists on the ground, with a particular focus on Western European and North American urban contexts. Topics include critical theoretical engagements with the concept of sustainability; how sustainability projects map onto contemporary urban politics and social justice movements; the spatial politics of conservation planning and resource use; and what progressive sustainability practices in the context of neoliberalism might look like.

Sustainable Development

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Author : Andrew B. Loewenstein
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1997

Sustainable Development written by Andrew B. Loewenstein and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1997 with Developing countries categories.

Higher Education And Sustainable Development

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Author : Stephen Gough
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2008-01-08

Higher Education And Sustainable Development written by Stephen Gough and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-01-08 with Education categories.

The ‘Key Issues in Higher Education’ series aims to raise both awareness and the standards of debate on the fundamental issues that lie at the very heart of higher education and intends to assist national and international debate. Higher Education and Sustainable Development examines whether it is actually possible to mandate, plan, monitor and evaluate the higher education sector’s route to the production of educated, innovative, independent, self-determining, critical individuals while at the same time achieving a range of wider policy goals on the side. This book examines this question in the context of a particular international policy issue – sustainable development – which is now seen across the globe as a necessary and urgent response to a range of social and environmental issues that threaten the integrity of the biosphere and human well being. The book concludes that the idea of sustainable development holds both opportunities and dangers for universities as they pursue their proper role in a free society. Illustrated by seven in-depth case studies this book considers the complex inter-relationships of a free society and sustainable development in the context of higher education, and aims to makes recommendations for realistic future development. It is essential reading for the international higher education research community, policy-makers, university managers, students and non-Governmental organizations in the development, environment and social policy sectors.

Sustainability Paradox The Way Out

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Author : Abdurahman Alsum
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2014-05-26

Sustainability Paradox The Way Out written by Abdurahman Alsum and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-05-26 with Sustainable development categories.

Growth vs. Sustainability: do we really have to choose one of them?"Sustainability Paradox... The Way Out" is innovative guideline that explains adoptable six characteristics of an economy that would make it possible for us to achieve sustainable growth.

Bioclimatic Design Urban Regeneration For Sustainable Development

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Author : Dimitra Babalis
language : en
Publisher: Polistampa
Release Date : 2003

Bioclimatic Design Urban Regeneration For Sustainable Development written by Dimitra Babalis and has been published by Polistampa this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2003 with Political Science categories.

Sustainable Development

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Author : K. Gopal Iyer
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996

Sustainable Development written by K. Gopal Iyer and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with Agricultural development projects categories.

Proceedings of the National Seminar on "Sustainable Development : Ecological and Sociocultural Dimensions" held during 23-25 Feb. 1994 and organized by Panjab University.

The Brown Journal Of World Affairs

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1996

The Brown Journal Of World Affairs written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1996 with World politics categories.

Environment Planning

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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2010

Environment Planning written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with City planning categories.

Management And The Sustainability Paradox

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Author : David Wasieleski
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2020-07-12

Management And The Sustainability Paradox written by David Wasieleski and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-07-12 with Business & Economics categories.

Management and the Sustainability Paradox is about how humans became disconnected from their ecological environment throughout evolutionary history. Begining with the premise that people have competing innate, natural drives linked to survival. Survival can be thought of in the context of long-term genetic propagation of a species, but at the same time, it involves overcoming of immediate adversities. Due to a diverse set of survival challenges facing our ancestors, natural selection often favored short-term solutions, which by consequence, muted the motivations associated with longer-range sustainability values. Managerial decisions and choices mostly adopt a moral calculus of costs versus benefits. Managers invoke economic and corporate growth to justify virtually any action. It is this moral calculus underlying corporate behavior that needs critical examination and reformation. At the heart of it lie deep moral questions that we examine in this book, with the goal of proposing ethical solutions to the paradox. Management and the Sustainability Paradox examines the issue that there appears to be an inherent paradox between what some businesses view as "a need for progress" and " a concern for sustainability". In business, we often see a collision between ideas of progress and sustainability which shapes corporate actions, and managerial decisions. Typical corporate views of progress involve the creation of wealth, jobs, innovative products, and social philanthropic projects. On the basis of these "progressive" actions they justify their inequitable distribution of surpluses by paying low wages and exploiting ecological resources. It is not difficult to see the antagonistic interplay between technological and social innovation with our values for social and environmental well-being and a dualism that needs to be overcome. This book is intended for a broad appeal to an academic and policy maker audience in the sustainability and management fields. The book will be of vital reading for managers seeking to reconnect our human chain with the natural environment in the cause of sustainable business.

Digital Technology And Sustainability

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Author : Mike Hazas
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-11-22

Digital Technology And Sustainability written by Mike Hazas and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-11-22 with Business & Economics categories.

This book brings together diverse voices from across the field of sustainable human computer interaction (SHCI) to discuss what it means for digital technology to support sustainability and how humans and technology can work together optimally for a more sustainable future. Contemporary digital technologies are hailed by tech companies, governments and academics as leading-edge solutions to the challenges of environmental sustainability; smarter homes, more persuasive technologies, and a robust Internet of Things hold the promise for creating a greener world. Yet, deployments of interactive technologies for such purposes often lead to a paradox: they algorithmically "optimize" heating and lighting of houses without regard to the dynamics of daily life in the home; they can collect and display data that allow us to reflect on energy and emissions, yet the same information can cause us to raise our expectations for comfort and convenience; they might allow us to share best practice for sustainable living through social networking and online communities, yet these same systems further our participation in consumerism and contribute to an ever-greater volume of electronic waste.By acknowledging these paradoxes, this book represents a significant critical inquiry into digital technology’s longer-term impact on ideals of sustainability. Written by an interdisciplinary team of contributors this book will be of great interest to students and scholars of human computer interaction and environmental studies.