The essentials of economic sustainability [[electronic resource] /] / John Ikerd |
Autore | Ikerd John E |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Sterling, Va., : Kumarian Press, c2012 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (168 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.9/27 |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development
Economic development - Environmental aspects |
ISBN | 1-56549-517-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
""Cover""; ""Contents""; ""Preface""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""1 The Essential Questions of Economic Sustainability""; ""The Great Transformation""; ""Energy: The Ultimate Source of All Economic Value""; ""The Economic Productivity of Society""; ""Differences Between Economic and Social Values""; ""Uniqueness of Ethical Value""; ""Differences Among Types of Value Matter""; ""Emergent Properties of Societies and Economies""; ""Rational and Irrational Economic Decisions""; ""Economic Priority of the Present""; ""Economic Incentives for Sustainability""
""Social and Ethical Incentives for Sustainability""""Study and Discussion Guide for Individual Readers and Group Leaders or Instructors""; ""2 The Essential Hierarchies of Economic Sustainability""; ""A Question of Worldviews""; ""Hierarchy of Sustainability: Nature, Society, and Economy""; ""Higher Levels Define Purpose, Lower Levels Affect Possibilities""; ""Higher Levels Change More Slowly""; ""Higher Levels Are Stronger""; ""Higher Levels Set Limits""; ""Higher Levels Define Principles""; ""The Uniqueness of Human Intentionality"" ""Hierarchy of Intentionality: Ethical, Social, and Individual""""Higher Levels Define Purpose, Lower Levels Affect Possibilities""; ""Higher Levels Are Slower and More Durable""; ""Higher Levels Set Limits""; ""Alignment of Hierarchies Is Essential for Sustainability""; ""Study and Discussion Guide for Individual Readers and Group Leaders or Instructors""; ""3 Ecological Principles Essential to Economic Sustainability""; ""Sustainability Is Anthropocentric""; ""Principles of Sustainability Are Laws of Nature""; ""Holism: An Essential Principle of Ecological Sustainability"" ""Ignorance of Holism Has Consequences""""Diversity: An Essential Principle of Ecological Sustainability""; ""Ignorance of Diversity Has Consequences""; ""Diversity: Best Single Indicator of Ecological Health""; ""Interdependence: An Essential Principle of Ecological Sustainability""; ""Ignorance of Interdependence Has Consequences""; ""Ecological Principles Apply to Social Relationships""; ""Ecological Principles Apply to Economic Relationships""; ""Study and Discussion Guide for Individual Readers and Group Leaders or Instructors"" ""4 Social Principles Essential to Economic Sustainability""""The Significance of Society""; ""The Uniqueness of Human Society""; ""Social Values and Principles""; ""Trust: An Essential Principle of Social Sustainability""; ""Betrayal of Trust Has Consequences""; ""Kindness: An Essential Principle of Social Sustainability""; ""Lack of Kindness Has Consequences""; ""True Principles Are Internally Consistent""; ""Courage: An Essential Principle of Social Sustainability""; ""Lack of Courage Has Consequences""; ""Social Principles Apply to Relationships With Nature"" ""Social Principles Apply to Economic Relationships"" |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910810646503321 |
Ikerd John E | ||
Sterling, Va., : Kumarian Press, c2012 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Flourishing : A Frank Conversation About Sustainability / / Andrew J. Hoffman, John R. Ehrenfeld |
Autore | Ehrenfeld John R. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stanford, CA : , : Stanford University Press, , [2020] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (164 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.9/27 |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainability
Sustainable development |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN | 0-8047-8667-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1. Introduction -- CHAPTER 2. Sustainability Means Nothing Without an End in Sight -- CHAPTER 3. The Myths of Our Modern Culture -- CHAPTER 4. The Wrong-Headed Solutions of Corporate Sustainability -- CHAPTER 5. More Is Not Better -- CHAPTER 6. Reexamining What It Means to Be Human -- CHAPTER 7. Returning to Our Place in the Whole -- CHAPTER 8. Reasons to Be Hopeful -- Recommended Readings and Bibliography -- About the Authors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910463113803321 |
Ehrenfeld John R. | ||
Stanford, CA : , : Stanford University Press, , [2020] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Flourishing : a frank conversation about sustainability / / Andrew J. Hoffman, John R. Ehrenfeld |
Autore | Ehrenfeld John R. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stanford, CA : , : Stanford University Press, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (164 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.9/27 |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainability
Sustainable development |
ISBN | 0-8047-8667-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1. Introduction -- CHAPTER 2. Sustainability Means Nothing Without an End in Sight -- CHAPTER 3. The Myths of Our Modern Culture -- CHAPTER 4. The Wrong-Headed Solutions of Corporate Sustainability -- CHAPTER 5. More Is Not Better -- CHAPTER 6. Reexamining What It Means to Be Human -- CHAPTER 7. Returning to Our Place in the Whole -- CHAPTER 8. Reasons to Be Hopeful -- Recommended Readings and Bibliography -- About the Authors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910786713303321 |
Ehrenfeld John R. | ||
Stanford, CA : , : Stanford University Press, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Flourishing : a frank conversation about sustainability / / Andrew J. Hoffman, John R. Ehrenfeld |
Autore | Ehrenfeld John R. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Stanford, CA : , : Stanford University Press, , 2013 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (164 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.9/27 |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainability
Sustainable development |
ISBN | 0-8047-8667-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Front matter -- Contents -- Preface -- CHAPTER 1. Introduction -- CHAPTER 2. Sustainability Means Nothing Without an End in Sight -- CHAPTER 3. The Myths of Our Modern Culture -- CHAPTER 4. The Wrong-Headed Solutions of Corporate Sustainability -- CHAPTER 5. More Is Not Better -- CHAPTER 6. Reexamining What It Means to Be Human -- CHAPTER 7. Returning to Our Place in the Whole -- CHAPTER 8. Reasons to Be Hopeful -- Recommended Readings and Bibliography -- About the Authors -- Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910826366203321 |
Ehrenfeld John R. | ||
Stanford, CA : , : Stanford University Press, , 2013 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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From summits to solutions [[electronic resource] ] : innovations in implementing the sustainable development goals / / Raj M. Desai, Hiroshi Kato, Homi Kharas, and John W. McArthur, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (404 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 338.9/27 |
Soggetto topico |
Economic assistance
International finance Economic development Sustainable development |
ISBN | 0-8157-3664-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The need for innovations to implement the Sustainable Development Goals / Raj M. Desai, Hiroshi Kato, Homi Kharas, and John W. McArthur -- Expanding women's economic opportunities / Jeni Klugman and Laura Tyson -- From green bonds to sustainable development : the case of Nigeria / Amina Mohammed with Simon Zadek -- Collective action on business standards, goals, and metrics to achieve scale and impact for the SDGs / Jane Nelson -- Professionalizing cross-sector collaboration to implement the SDGs / Ann Florini -- Building sustainable financing architecture to achieve the SDGs : the case of Brazil / Rogerio Studart -- Making rural areas places of opportunity : not just a "rural agenda" / Bettina Prato -- Using remote sensing and geospatial information for sustainable development / Linda See, Steffen Fritz, Inian Moorthy, Olha Danylo, Michiel van Dijk, and Barbara Ryan -- Enhancing statistical capacity for development / Ryuichi Tomizawa and Noriharu Masugi -- Rescaling government for an urban future / Reuben Abraham and Pritika Hingorani -- Protecting half the ocean? / Enric Sala and Kristin Rechberger -- A Canadian North Star : crafting an advanced economy approach to the Sustainable Development Goals / Margaret Biggs and John W. McArthur -- A people's agenda : citizen participation and the SDGs / Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah -- Safeguarding our global commons / Naoko Ishii -- Unity in diversity : reshaping the global health architecture / Ikuo Takizawa -- Crowding in private finance : what multilateral banks can do differently / Mahmoud Mohieldin and Jos Verbeek, with Nritya Subramaniam. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910796737703321 |
Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, [2018] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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From summits to solutions [[electronic resource] ] : innovations in implementing the sustainable development goals / / Raj M. Desai, Hiroshi Kato, Homi Kharas, and John W. McArthur, editors |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, [2018] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (404 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 338.9/27 |
Soggetto topico |
Economic assistance
International finance Economic development Sustainable development |
ISBN | 0-8157-3664-9 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The need for innovations to implement the Sustainable Development Goals / Raj M. Desai, Hiroshi Kato, Homi Kharas, and John W. McArthur -- Expanding women's economic opportunities / Jeni Klugman and Laura Tyson -- From green bonds to sustainable development : the case of Nigeria / Amina Mohammed with Simon Zadek -- Collective action on business standards, goals, and metrics to achieve scale and impact for the SDGs / Jane Nelson -- Professionalizing cross-sector collaboration to implement the SDGs / Ann Florini -- Building sustainable financing architecture to achieve the SDGs : the case of Brazil / Rogerio Studart -- Making rural areas places of opportunity : not just a "rural agenda" / Bettina Prato -- Using remote sensing and geospatial information for sustainable development / Linda See, Steffen Fritz, Inian Moorthy, Olha Danylo, Michiel van Dijk, and Barbara Ryan -- Enhancing statistical capacity for development / Ryuichi Tomizawa and Noriharu Masugi -- Rescaling government for an urban future / Reuben Abraham and Pritika Hingorani -- Protecting half the ocean? / Enric Sala and Kristin Rechberger -- A Canadian North Star : crafting an advanced economy approach to the Sustainable Development Goals / Margaret Biggs and John W. McArthur -- A people's agenda : citizen participation and the SDGs / Dhananjayan Sriskandarajah -- Safeguarding our global commons / Naoko Ishii -- Unity in diversity : reshaping the global health architecture / Ikuo Takizawa -- Crowding in private finance : what multilateral banks can do differently / Mahmoud Mohieldin and Jos Verbeek, with Nritya Subramaniam. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910820668703321 |
Washington, D.C., : Brookings Institution Press, [2018] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Futures research and environmental sustainability : theory and method / / James K. Lein |
Autore | Lein James K. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, , [2017] |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (169 pages) : illustrations, tables |
Disciplina | 338.9/27 |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainability
Environmental protection Forecasting - Research |
ISBN |
1-315-35396-2
1-315-37113-8 1-4987-1662-8 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | 1. Environmental sustainability : the art and science -- 2. Assessing environmental sustainability : the challenge -- 3. Prediction, uncertainty, and environmental sustainability : the challenge -- 3. Prediction, uncertainty, and environmental sustainability -- 4. Introducing the future -- 5. Methodological approaches -- 6. Geospatial solutions -- 7. Scenarios and uncertainty -- 8. Sustainability strategies. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910155141403321 |
Lein James K. | ||
Boca Raton, Fla. : , : CRC Press, Taylor & Francis Group, , [2017] | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global change, ecosystems, sustainability : theory, methods, practice / / Pranab Mukhopadhyay, Nandan Nawn, Kalyan Das |
Autore | Mukhopadhyay Pranab |
Edizione | [1st edition.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Los Angeles, CA : , : SAGE Publications, Inc., , 2017 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (307 pages) : illustrations |
Disciplina | 338.9/27 |
Soggetto topico |
Economic development - Environmental aspects
Global environmental change - Economic aspects Sustainable development |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
93-5328-028-1
93-86446-47-2 93-86446-48-0 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910467697403321 |
Mukhopadhyay Pranab | ||
Los Angeles, CA : , : SAGE Publications, Inc., , 2017 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global sustainability : bending the curve / / Gilberto Gallopin and Paul D. Raskin |
Autore | Gallopin Gilberto C. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.9/27 |
Altri autori (Persone) | RaskinPaul |
Collana | Routledge/SEI global environment and development series |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development
Globalization |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-138-99192-9
1-134-50194-3 1-280-06445-5 0-203-16626-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910451437403321 |
Gallopin Gilberto C. | ||
London ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2002 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Global sustainability : bending the curve / / Gilberto Gallopin and Paul D. Raskin |
Autore | Gallopin Gilberto C. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | London ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2002 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (232 p.) |
Disciplina | 338.9/27 |
Altri autori (Persone) | RaskinPaul |
Collana | Routledge/SEI global environment and development series |
Soggetto topico |
Sustainable development
Globalization |
ISBN |
1-134-50193-5
1-138-99192-9 1-134-50194-3 1-280-06445-5 0-203-16626-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | Book Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783712003321 |
Gallopin Gilberto C. | ||
London ; ; New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2002 | ||
Materiale a stampa | ||
Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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