Environmental Sustainability At Historic Sites and Museums

Informationen zum Autor By Sarah Sutton Klappentext Environmental Sustainability at Historic Sites and Museums details how to go green at every level of your organization. From one of the leading experts in the sustainability practices in museums, this book explains how engaging in sustainable practices will benefit not only the planet, but also the people you serve, your programs and even your profits. To demonstrate this, Sutton provides case studies from museums at the forefront of the green movement. Inhaltsverzeichnis IntroductionChapter 1: Value: How Environmental Sustainability Strengthens Historic Sites and Museums Chapter 2: Starting to go Green: Making Choices; Facilitating ChangeChapter 3: Energy ChoicesChapter 4: Environmental Sustainability in Collections CareChapter 5: Rediscovering Connections: Buildings, Land & Water, Plants & Agriculture, and AnimalsChapter 6: Sharing These Connections: Historic Interpretation and Community EngagementChapter 7: Materials: What Comes; What Goes; What Gets TransformedChapter 8: Sustainability Policies and PlanningChapter 9: Creating Our FutureConclusion: Sustainable Stewardship: What Business-as-Usual Should Look LikeAbout the Author

Product details

• Authors: Sarah Sutton
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 27.03.2015
• EAN: 9780759124158
• ISBN: 978-0-7591-2415-8
• No. of pages: 228
• Series: American Association for State & Local History; American Association for State; American Association for State and Local History
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Biology > Ecology; Non-fiction book > Nature, technology > Nature: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Business administration; Nature / Environmental Conservation & Protection, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Green Business, ART / Museum Studies, Conservation of the environment, Museology & heritage studies, Museology and heritage studies, Business and the environment; ‘green’ approaches to business, Business & the environment, 'Green' approaches to business