Citation
(2010), "Sustainability in Practice", International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Vol. 11 No. 2. https://doi.org/10.1108/ijshe.2010.24911bae.005
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Copyright © 2010, Emerald Group Publishing Limited
Sustainability in Practice
Article Type: Books and resources From: International Journal of Sustainability in Higher Education, Volume 11, Issue 2
Edited by Nicola Corrigan, Sarah Sayce and Ros Taylor,Kingston University Press,Kingston Upon Thames,October 2009,£18.99,256 pp.,ISBN 9781899999446,
The recent financial crash has made it obvious that our society must undergo a change in values. Old free-market ideologies have been proven to be unsuitable, businesses run purely for profit damage our world. We need a new system, and fast, where sustainability and quality of life, rather than GDP and shareholder’s returns, are the measurements we use.
Sustainability in Practice provides an extensive guide to the issues, showcasing relevant research while informing those who want to make a difference how to go about it. Topics include:
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Greening people and places.
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Empowerment and change.
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Case studies in sustainable development.
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Policy to practice.
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Educational change.
The book also entails descriptions on sustainability and the professions and transformation and change.