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The Sustainability Revolution: Portrait of a Paradigm Shift Author: Andres R. Edwards $8.47 Features:
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The Sustainability Revolution: Portrait of a Paradigm Shift |
Editorial Review:
Sustainability has become a buzzword in the last decade, but its full meaning is complex, emerging from a range of different sectors. In practice, it has become the springboard for millions of individuals throughout the world who are forging the fastest and most profound social transformation of our time--the sustainability revolution.
The Sustainability Revolution paints a picture of this largely unrecognized phenomenon from the point of view of five major sectors of society:
Community (government and international institutions)
Commerce (business)
Resource extraction (forestry, farming, fisheries etc.)
Ecological design (architecture, technology)
Biosphere (conservation, biodiversity etc.)The book analyzes sustainability as defined by each of these sectors in terms of the principles, declarations and intentions that have emerged from conferences and publications, and which serve as guidelines for policy decisions and future activities. Common themes are then explored, including:
An emphasis on stewardship
The need for economic restructuring promoting no waste and equitable distribution
An understanding and respect for the principles of nature
The restoration of life forms
An intergenerational perspective on solutionsConcluding that these themes in turn represent a new set of values that define this paradigm shift, The Sustainability Revolution describes innovative sustainable projects and policies in Colombia, Brazil, India and the Netherlands and examines future trends. Complete with a useful resources list, this is the first book of its kind and will appeal to business and government policymakers, academics and all interested in sustainability.
Andrés R. Edwards is an educator, author, media designer and environmental systems consultant who has specialized in sustainability topics for the past 15 years. The founder and president of EduTracks, an exhibit design and fabrication firm specializing in green building and sustainable education programs for parks, towns and companies, he lives in northern California.
Customer Reviews:
Avg. Customer Rating: 4.0 / 5.0 
Sustaining a Paradigm Shift: 
If you are wondering what the Sustainability fad is all about, then this is a good starting point. Sustainability seems to be all around us, and shouted by every business and group (making me doubt the paradigm shift aspects), and this book explains why. One of the best features is his inclusion of a large number of examples of sustainability statements.
Whether you want to call this a primer, a survey, or a basic introduction, I found it to be an excellent starting point. It is a quick read, I am a...more info
A great guide on sustainability:
The author did a great job on presenting an explanation of what the term sustainability means in view of general confusion or bad interpretation of its significance and its dimension.
Many companies go around announcing themselves as "green companies", just because they are entangled on a couple of environmental activities, but at the same time they continue ripping the planet, or freely disposing of their wastes, externalizing the costs to society.
At the same time, the value of this book is...more info
Accademic paper presented as a book: 
I thought this was going to be an interesting read, but was disappointed. It reads like someone's dissertation that they reformatted into a book. Very dull and kept pushing to prove that we're in a revolution including what it takes to be technically called a revolution, etc. I only got a few chapters in and had to give it up and donate it to my local public library. Hopefully some kid doing research will be able to use it.
A Sustainable Framework:
The Sustainability Revolution provides a broad portrait of a paradigm shift, as the sub title claims. Although I checked this out of the library, this is a book to own and refer to especially if you are interested in furthering sustainable best practices or even wondering what they are. Sustainability can be a challenge to get understanding and organized around and this book neatly categorizes it in 7 chapters and concludes with a substantial resource section; it is well referenced throughout for additional...more info
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