Pursuing Sustainability
Autor Krister Par Andersson, Pamela Matson, William C. Clarken Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 mar 2016
Subliniem, încă de la primele pagini, că Pursuing Sustainability nu este doar un manifest ecologist, ci un manual metodologic riguros, structurat pentru a transforma un concept adesea nebulos într-o disciplină aplicată. Autorii Pamela Matson, William C. Clark și Krister Par Andersson organizează materialul în jurul unui cadru analitic ce tratează interacțiunile dintre sistemele sociale și cele de mediu ca pe un ansamblu adaptiv complex. Această abordare permite cititorului să navigheze de la fundamentele teoretice către mecanismele practice de guvernanță și inovare.
Observăm o metodologie bazată pe sinteză: volumul distilează decenii de cercetare în „știința sustenabilității” în modele accesibile, fără a sacrifica profunzimea tehnică necesară mediului academic. Remarcăm utilizarea strategică a studiilor de caz, care servesc drept ancore empirice pentru conceptele abstracte de capital natural sau reziliență socială. Din punct de vedere editorial, textul extinde cadrul propus de Sustainability Science de Michael P. Weinstein prin integrarea unor date noi despre sistemele adaptive și oferă o perspectivă mai pragmatică asupra modului în care deciziile politice influențează sănătatea planetei pe termen lung.
Spre deosebire de A Framework for Sustainability Thinking, care pune un accent major pe dilemele etice și schimburile de valori (trade-offs) la nivel individual, Pursuing Sustainability se concentrează pe o viziune sistemică, oferind instrumentele necesare pentru a măsura și ghida progresul către o bunăstare incluzivă. Ritmul este alert pentru o lucrare științifică, menținând un echilibru între analiza sistemelor biodegradabile și realitățile economice globale, fiind publicat de prestigioasa Princeton University Press.
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ISBN-10: 0691157618
Pagini: 248
Dimensiuni: 161 x 244 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.58 kg
Editura: Princeton University Press
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"Sustainability can seem like a faraway, nebulous dream. Through a clear framework, iconic case studies, and a beautiful, accessible style, Pursuing Sustainability brings this dream to life. A must-read for anyone concerned about the future health of our planet."--Gretchen C. Daily, cofounder of the Natural Capital Project and author of The Power of Trees
"Finally, a beautiful small book bringing together the thinking and practice behind sustainability science in an easily accessible and comprehensive manner, making it clear that this critical field of study for humanity provides an overarching framework for many different areas and competencies dealing with the sustainability challenge. Strongly recommended."--Carl Folke, founder of the Stockholm Resilience Centre, Stockholm University, and director of the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences
"This is a beautiful, lucid, and desperately needed book about the sustainability challenge. The authors accomplish a mission impossible: providing deep analyses of complex adaptive social-environmental systems while using simple terms and compelling metaphors to expose the crucial steps we need to take for long-term inclusive well-being. A must-read for practitioners and scholars alike."--Hans Joachim Schellnhuber, founder and director of the Potsdam Institute for Climate Impact Research
"This excellent book provides an accessible framework for understanding sustainability, which is particularly timely as we reach a turning point in global efforts. Crucially, it emphasizes a holistic approach to address the interconnected nature of sustainability issues. The book is a very useful resource not only for scholars and practitioners of sustainability, but also as a compass to guide experts in other disciplines."--Kazuhiko Takeuchi, editor-in-chief of the journal Sustainability Science and senior vice-rector of United Nations University
"Pursuing Sustainability by Matson, Clark, and Andersson is that all too rare book able to convey deepest insights in simplest words. Written to engage, inform, and provoke, it is simultaneously a call to think and act. It will find enduring appeal among students and researchers, casual readers and experts; I predict no collection on sustainability will be complete without this foundational work."--Arun Agrawal, School of Natural Resources and Environment, University of Michigan
"It is an enormous challenge to relay to students the complexity of sustainable development while providing them with skills and ways of thinking that can be applied concretely. This succinct and accessible primer provides the essential tools, methods, and approaches they need."--Ruth DeFries, author of The Big Ratchet: How Humanity Thrives in the Face of Natural Crisis
"A useful, compelling synthesis of a range of ideas."--Kai N. Lee, coauthor of Humans in the Landscape: An Introduction to Environmental Studies
"The authors provide an accessible introduction to sustainability for a broad audience, including students, practitioners, policymakers, and business leaders. They blend clearly written descriptions of key concepts with illustrations from case studies and cover a wide range of topics. They make the case for why sustainability matters, and show how readers can contribute to solving sustainability challenges."--Kimberly Nicholas, Lund University in Sweden
"Written by esteemed experts and colleagues at the Arizona State University Board of Directors for Sustainability, this book leads the way to understanding how re-focusing sustainability challenges through the lens of innovation and collaboration can transform research and knowledge into action that can change the world."--Michael M. Crow, President, Arizona State University