Description: Sustainability and Sustainable Development by Lisa Benton-Short Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description This introductory textbook takes a global perspective, integrating environmental science, policy, and interdisciplinary perspectives to investigate key challenges in developing a more sustainable future through the UNs SDG framework. Structured around the 17 SDGs, the text covers key concepts, trends, and geographic patterns in sustainability. Publisher Description The challenge in teaching an introductory course on sustainability is there are many ways to teach it, and many issues to cover. The United Nations Sustainable Development Goals offer a cohesive and interconnected set of topics to help address this problem – indeed the SDGs are now the guiding framework for planning and implementing sustainability through 2030. They are the focus of international development efforts, and the lingua franca of sustainability as a field of study, the international consensus on "what is sustainability?" As such, the UN SDGs present an ideal framework for an introductory level textbook because taken together, they integrate the "Three Es"—environment, economic development, and equity—that are the core definition of sustainability. This book introduces students to sustainability structured around the 17 UN SDGs. Through a global perspective, with attention given equally to how sustainability challenges the highest income countries of the Global North, as well as to the moderate- and low-income countries of the Global South, Benton-Short synthesizes basic environmental science, policy, and interdisciplinary perspectives while investigating key challenges to developing a more sustainable future through the SDG framework. Readers will easily tackle this complex set of topics through an accessible writing style, comprehensive scholarship, and diverse perspectives. Guided by a lush art program, complete with numerous maps, figures, and photos to enliven the presentation, students will develop a greater understanding of the important trends in sustainability in the twenty-first century. The broad arguments highlighted through numerous case studies and boxes prepare global citizens to grapple with the environmental, social, economic, and political challenges that face our collective future. Features of this exciting, brand-new text include: Chapter opening learning objectives to guide students course goalsHelpful study aids such as key terms—bolded in the text and compiled both at the end of each chapter and in a comprehensive glossaryEnd-of-chapter questions for discussion and activities to promote active learningA stunning art program, with detailed maps, figures, tables, and photos, to engage students as visual learnersCritical Perspectives and Expert Voice boxes to present the diverse perspectives in sustainabilityInterconnections boxes to help students tie together ideas across the issuesKey Terms and Concepts and Understanding the Issue boxes to go in-depth on important topicsMaking Progress and Solutions boxes that show students hopeful trends toward seemingly intractable problemsSDGs and the Law boxes that provide a legal and governance context. Author Biography Lisa Benton-Short is chair of the Department of Geography at George Washington University and a senior fellow at the GW Sustainability Collaborative. Details ISBN 1538135353 ISBN-13 9781538135358 Title Sustainability and Sustainable Development Author Lisa Benton-Short Format Hardcover Year 2023 Pages 592 Publisher Rowman & Littlefield GE_Item_ID:141342283; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. 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ISBN-13: 9781538135358
Book Title: Sustainability and Sustainable Development
Number of Pages: 592 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: Sustainability and Sustainable Development : an Introduction
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Incorporated
Item Height: 1.2 in
Publication Year: 2023
Subject: Environmental Science (See Also Chemistry / Environmental), Environmental Conservation & Protection, Economic History, Public Policy / Environmental Policy
Item Weight: 38 Oz
Type: Textbook
Subject Area: Nature, Political Science, Science, Business & Economics
Author: Lisa Benton-Short
Item Length: 10.1 in
Item Width: 7.2 in
Format: Hardcover
