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The Basic Book on Sustainable Development offers students and teachers a complete educational tool for understanding the basics of sustainability. Packed with practical exercises, international examples, innovative teaching tools and interactive online material, it is an accessible introduction ideal for undergraduates in any discipline who need to get to grips with this complex and vital area.
List of contents
Foreword Part 1: SWOT analysis 1. Sustainable Development, an Introduction 2. Flaws in the Fabric: People and Nature 3. Flaws in the Fabric: People and Society 4. Sources of Vigour Part 2: Solution Strategies 5. Here and There 6. Now and Later 7. Climate and Energy 8. Sustainable Business Practices
About the author
Niko Roorda began teaching sustainable development at universities in 1991 when he developed a sustainable technology program at an applied science university in the Netherlands (before that he taught physics and computing). Since then he has developed and taught numerous programmes as an employee of universities and freelance. He was awarded the National Award for Innovation and Sustainable Development in 2002. Peter Blaze Corcoran is Professor of Environmental Studies and Environmental Education and Senior Fellow in Education for Sustainability at Florida Gulf Coast University. He is also director of the Center for Environmental and Sustainability Education. He has served as Coordinator of 'University Colloquium: A Sustainable Future,' an ecological literacy course required of all students. He is a past president of the North American Association for Environmental Education and immediate past chair of the Ecological and Environmental Education Special Interest Group of American Educational Research Association.
