LEADER 02528nam 2200409 450 001 9910672144503321 005 20130103084159.0 010 $a1-63460-453-9 035 $a(CKB)4340000000252399 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC5245508 035 $a(EXLCZ)994340000000252399 100 $a20180313h20122012 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $2rdacontent 182 $2rdamedia 183 $2rdacarrier 200 10$aActing as if tomorrow matters $eaccelerating the transition to sustainability /$fJohn C. Dernbach 210 1$aWashington, District of Columbia :$cEnvironmental Law Institute,$d2012. 210 4$dİ2012 215 $a1 online resource (71 pages) 300 $aIncludes index. 311 $a1-58576-158-3 327 $a[Pt.] I. Modest progress toward an increasingly distant goal. Environmental and public health protection : steps forward and steps back -- Growing consumption and population -- Greater poverty, unemployment, and attention to environmental justice -- The built environment : shifting toward sustainability -- Governance : communities as sustainability leaders, states as energy leaders (and the federal government catching up?) -- Improving opportunities for sustainability education and engagement -- International activity : a more-sustainable direction but reduced influence -- [pt.] II. Drivers for sustainability. Growing support in spite of mixed public opinion -- More-sustainable decisions are easier to make and more attractive -- Lawmaking is not limited to environmental regulation -- [pt.] III. Obstacles to further progress. Habits, lack of urgency, and uncertainty about alternatives -- Unsupportive law and governance -- Political opposition and growing influence of other countries -- [pt.] IV. Accelerating progress, overcoming obstacles. More and better sustainability choices -- Law for sustainability -- Visionary and pragmatic governance -- An American sustainability movement. 606 $aSustainable development$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States 606 $aConservation of natural resources$xLaw and legislation$zUnited States 615 0$aSustainable development$xLaw and legislation 615 0$aConservation of natural resources$xLaw and legislation 676 $a346.73044 700 $aDernbach$b John C.$f1953-$01118548 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910672144503321 996 $aActing as if tomorrow matters$93046941 997 $aUNINA