Acting as if tomorrow matters : accelerating the transition to sustainability / / John C. Dernbach

• Autore: Dernbach John C. <1953->
• Pubblicazione: Washington, District of Columbia : , : Environmental Law Institute, , 2012; ©2012
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (71 pages)
• Disciplina: 346.73044
• Soggetto topico: Sustainable development - Law and legislation - United States; Conservation of natural resources - Law and legislation - United States
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: [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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Acting as if tomorrow matters
• ISBN: 1-63460-453-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910672144503321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II