MARC details
| 000 -LEADER |
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| fixed length control field |
07135cam a2200253 a 4500 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780313352638 |
| 020 ## - INTERNATIONAL STANDARD BOOK NUMBER |
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| International Standard Book Number |
9780313352614 |
| 040 ## - CATALOGING SOURCE |
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| Transcribing agency |
CUS |
| 082 00 - DEWEY DECIMAL CLASSIFICATION NUMBER |
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| Classification number |
333.7203 |
| Item number |
COL/E |
| 100 1# - MAIN ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Collin, Robin Morris |
| 245 10 - TITLE STATEMENT |
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| Title |
Encyclopedia of sustainability/ |
| Statement of responsibility, etc. |
Robin Morris Collin, Robert William Collin. |
| 260 ## - PUBLICATION, DISTRIBUTION, ETC. (IMPRINT) |
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| Place of publication, distribution, etc. |
Santa Barbara, Calif.: |
| Name of publisher, distributor, etc. |
Greenwood Press, |
| Date of publication, distribution, etc. |
c2010. |
| 300 ## - PHYSICAL DESCRIPTION |
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| Extent |
3 v.: |
| Other physical details |
ill.; |
| Dimensions |
26 cm. |
| 500 ## - GENERAL NOTE |
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| General note |
v. 1. Environment and ecology -- v. 2. Business and economics -- v. 3. Equity and fairness. |
| 504 ## - BIBLIOGRAPHY, ETC. NOTE |
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| Bibliography, etc |
Includes bibliographical references and indexes. |
| 505 1# - FORMATTED CONTENTS NOTE |
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| Formatted contents note |
Volume 1: Environment And Ecology -- Guide to related topics -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1: Overview -- Webs of life: the interrelatedness of natural systems -- Human impacts of webs of life -- Sustainable development: growth within the webs of life -- 2: Definitions And Contexts -- Language of sustainability -- Atmosphere -- Biodiversity -- Ecosystems -- Human values and goals -- Land, soil, and forests -- Waste, pollution, and toxic substances -- Water -- 3: Government And United Nations Involvement -- Role of government in sustainability -- Barriers to governmental roles in sustainability -- United Nations -- United States -- Local and regional governmental activities -- 4: Controversies -- Agriculture -- Climate change -- Democracy and sustainability -- Ecotourism -- Energy sources -- Environmental reparations -- Ex situ conservation: museums, zoos, and conservatories -- Green consuming -- Growth and development -- Information -- Market-based solutions -- Population and consumption -- Private property: can it continue sustainably? -- Risk assessment -- Science for policy decisions -- Sustainable development -- Tragedy of the commons -- Urban sprawl -- War -- 5: Future Directions And Emerging Trends -- Changing our thinking: from inexhaustible to irreplaceable -- Collaborative decision-making processes -- Education on the environment for sustainability -- Environmental basis of sustainability and capitalism -- Information -- Risk analysis: commonly held risk perception -- Science for policy -- Appendix A: Portal web sites -- Appendix B: Rio declaration on environment and development -- Appendix C: Agenda 21 -- Appendix D: Millennium ecosystem assessment -- Bibliography -- Index. Volume 2: Business And Economics -- Guide to related topics -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1: Introduction And Overview -- Webs of life: the interrelatedness of natural systems -- Human impacts on ecosystems -- Globalization: development or disaster? -- Role and responsibility of business and economics for sustainability -- Adaptive economic systems: the restorative economy -- Economies and the webs of life -- Use of resources and energy -- Role of business, consumers, and investors in achieving sustainability -- Need for economic development: poverty -- 2: Definitions And Contexts -- Language of sustainable business -- Atmosphere -- Biodiversity -- Fisheries and fishing -- Ecosystems -- Finance -- Globalization -- Key business sectors -- Land, soil, and forests -- Market-based strategies -- Clean production technologies -- Waste, pollution, and toxic substances -- Water systems -- 3: Government And United Nations Involvement -- Role of government in moving the economy toward sustainability -- Barriers to governmental roles in sustainability -- United Nations -- World trade organization (Formerly GATT) -- North American free trade agreement (NAFTA) -- United States -- State and local initiatives -- 4: Controversies -- Agribusiness and sustainability -- Audit privilege -- Business duties to future generations -- Capitalism and sustainability -- Climate change -- Cost-benefit analysis -- Development lending: structural adjustments -- Disaster relief and displacement -- Ecotourism -- Energy -- Energy sources -- Free trade -- Green consumerism -- Green washing -- Information and knowledge: essential for sustainability -- Labor -- Localization -- Market-based solutions to environmental degradation -- Poverty -- Private property: can it continue sustainably? -- Real estate -- Resource subsidies -- Risk assessment -- Technology transfer, intellectual property rights, and the developing world -- Tragedy of the commons -- Democracy and sustainability -- Immigration -- Globalization of markets -- Unsustainable industrial sectors -- Urban sprawl -- War, peace, and peacekeeping -- Water -- 5: Future Directions And Emerging Trends -- Changing our thinking: from inexhaustible to irreplaceable -- Clean production technologies -- Collaborative decision-making processes -- Education on the environment for sustainability -- Equity -- Globalization and localization -- Information -- Shares: load sharing, catch sharing -- Sustainability assessments and audits -- Sustainability indices -- Technology and information sharing -- Un-green economic initiative -- Appendix A: Portal web sites -- Appendix B: Equator principles -- Appendix C: Ceres principles -- Bibliography -- Index. Volume 3: Equity And Fairness -- Guide to related topics -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1: Introduction And Overview -- What's fairness got to do with it? how equity fits into sustainability -- Equity as the context for sustainability -- Equity and poverty -- Human health and the environment -- Poverty: the international context -- Urban context of equity in the United States -- What values are sustainable? -- 2: Definitions And Contexts -- Language of sustainable communities -- Civil society movement -- Environmental justice -- Globalization: increasing inequity -- Public participation: sustainability as a process of inclusion in environmental decision making -- Sustainable development -- Urban land: growth of urbanization around the globe -- 3: Government And United Nations Involvement -- Role of government in ensuring equity under sustainability -- United Nations -- United States -- State and local governments -- 4: Controversies -- Aid: disaster relief models and infrastructure models -- Capitalism and sustainability -- Children's health -- Cities and the environment -- Ecotourism -- Environmental reparations -- Labor -- Political and ecological boundaries -- Population and consumption -- Poverty and the environment -- Race and waste -- Risk perception -- Role of women -- Uncertainty in facts and values -- 5: Future Directions And Emerging Trends -- Asset building movement -- Collaborative approaches -- Community health mapping -- Globalization and localization -- Industrial values -- Millennium development goals -- Place studies -- Science for policy -- Appendix A: Portal web sites -- Appendix B: Millennium development goals -- Appendix C: Earth charter -- Bibliography -- Index. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT |
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| Keyword |
Environmental sciences -- Encyclopedias |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT |
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| Keyword |
NATURE -- Environmental Conservation & Protection |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT |
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| Keyword |
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Development -- Sustainable Development. |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT |
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| Keyword |
Sustainable development |
| 650 #0 - SUBJECT |
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| Keyword |
Environmental sciences. |
| 700 1# - ADDED ENTRY--PERSONAL NAME |
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| Personal name |
Collin, Robert W. |
| 942 ## - ADDED ENTRY ELEMENTS (KOHA) |
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| Koha item type |
Reference Books |
