| Descript |
xxi, 305 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. |
| Contents |
Sustainability: clues for positive societal and ecosystem change -- Learning from the past: why societies collapsed or survived -- Today: decoding country resource stories -- Fossil energy endowments and externalities -- Forests: the backbone and circulatory system for human societies -- The soil and water connection to food: adapt, mitigate or die -- The future: climate change as a global driver impacting sustainability -- Where the past and future meet: soils or the unseen earth that nurtures societies -- The ultimate constraint to human sustainability: solar income -- Debunking sustainability myths -- Portfolio for managing natural and human capital -- Sustainable ecosystems: investments in human and natural capital -- Final thoughts on sustainability unpacked. |
| Bibliog. |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Subject |
Sustainable living.
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Environmental responsibility.
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| Alt Author |
Vogt, Kristiina A.
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| ISBN |
9781844079018 (pbk.) |
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1844079015 (pbk.) |
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