LEADER 05164nam 22007815 450 001 9910495347603321 005 20251213110039.0 010 $z9783030737818 010 $z3030737810 010 $a9783030737825$b(electronic bk.) 010 $a3030737829$b(electronic bk.) 024 7 $a10.1007/978-3-030-73782-5 035 $a(CKB)4100000011996505 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC6697050 035 $a(OCoLC)1262367561 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL6697050 035 $a(DE-He213)978-3-030-73782-5 035 $a(ODN)ODN0006457142 035 $a(EXLCZ)994100000011996505 100 $a20210728d2021 u| 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $auraz#---auuuu 181 $ctxt$2rdacontent 182 $cc$2rdamedia 183 $acr$2rdacarrier 200 10$aPractical Sustainability $eA Guide to a More Sustainable Life /$fby Robert Brinkmann 205 $a1st ed. 2021. 210 1$aCham :$cSpringer International Publishing :$cImprint: Palgrave Macmillan,$d2021. 215 $a1 online resource $ccolor illustrations 311 08$a9783030737818 311 08$a3030737810 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $aPart I. Defining our Great Global Challenges -- Chapter 1. Change Yourself and Change the World -- Chapter 2. Our Climate Change Challenge -- Chapter 3. Our Great Sustainability Challenge -- Chapter 4. Our Ethical Responsibility -- Part II. Tackling Climate Change -- Chapter 5. How You and Your Family Can Reduce Your Carbon Footprint -- Chapter 6 How Your Community Can Reduce Its Greenhouse Gas Impact -- Chapter 7. How Your School, Non-Profit Organization, or Business Can Reduce Eliminate Its Carbon Footprint -- Part III. Environmental Sustainability -- Chapter 8 Moving to Green Energy -- Chapter 9. Protecting Our Water Resources -- Chapter 10. Dealing with the Garbage Around Us -- Chapter 11. Saving Ecosystems -- Part IV. Building Just and Equitable Economic and Social Systems -- Chapter 12. Building a Just and Sustainable Society -- Chapter 13. Green Your Economy -- Chapter 14. Sustainable Travel and Leisure -- Chapter 15. Tune Out, Buy Nothing, and Get Educated. 330 $a"This book will change how you see the world. It argues compellingly that dramatic changes are happening to our planet and the only way forward is to treat the environment, and each other, with sustainability in mind. By presenting the basic science behind global threats and offering sage advice for doing your part to make a positive difference, this book is a must-have manual for life on Earth in the 21st century." - Professor E. Christian Wells, Department of Anthropology, University of South Florida, USA This book will teach you everything you need to know about sustainable living-from reducing your greenhouse gas footprint to making sure that you are part of the green economy. Along the way, readers will learn about the field of sustainability and the "three E's" of sustainable living-environment, economy, and equity. We are in the midst of great environmental change and all of us need to do everything we can to try to live more gently on theplanet. Robert Brinkmann provides a range of options for readers as to what they can do to try to make a difference. Some involve simple lifestyle changes - but he also challenges all of us to commit to make more difficult and more meaningful changes to create a greener, more sustainable world. The book also delves into how we can create more sustainable communities, schools, and organizations. It showcases many examples of people and organizations that are making significant contributions to improving our planet's sustainability that serve as inspiration and guidance for all of us trying to live more sustainably. Robert Brinkmann is the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Northern Illinois University, USA and is the author of numerous books, including Environmental Sustainability in a Time of Change. His blog, On the Brink, is one of most popular sustainability blogs on the Internet. 606 $aEnvironmental policy 606 $aSociology 606 $aPhysical geography 606 $aEconomic development 606 $aGeography 606 $aEnvironmental education 606 $aEnvironmental Policy 606 $aSociology 606 $aPhysical Geography 606 $aDevelopment Studies 606 $aGeography 606 $aEnvironmental and Sustainability Education 615 0$aEnvironmental policy. 615 0$aSociology. 615 0$aPhysical geography. 615 0$aEconomic development. 615 0$aGeography. 615 0$aEnvironmental education. 615 14$aEnvironmental Policy. 615 24$aSociology. 615 24$aPhysical Geography. 615 24$aDevelopment Studies. 615 24$aGeography. 615 24$aEnvironmental and Sustainability Education. 676 $a338.927 676 $a304.2 700 $aBrinkmann$b Robert$f1961-$0862603 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910495347603321 996 $aPractical sustainability$92839264 997 $aUNINA