Sustainability

An Environmental Science Perspective

John C. Ayers

• Publisher: CRC Press
• Edition: 1
• Year: 2017
• Topic: Biological Sciences
• Print ISBN:
  9781498752657
• Subtopic: Environmental Law
• eBook ISBN:
  9781351727525
• Index: Biological Sciences

This book presents an earth science-based overview of the challenges to sustainability. It provides a detailed study of climate change, as well as energy, food, and water security across different regions. The author uncovers the problems caused by current social and environmental practices, and offers potential solutions. Focusing on systems theory, footprint analysis, risk, and resilience, many examples are given of how to use resources sustainably, especially common pool resources such as the atmosphere, oceans, and groundwater. The book develops its ideas from an array of practical case studies, centering on communal objectives and shared responsibilities.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half Title Page
• Title Page
• Copyright Page
• Contents
• List of Figures
• List of Tables
• Abbreviations
• Acknowledgments
• About the Author
• Chapter 1 Introduction
• Chapter 2 Sustainability and Human Well-Being
• Chapter 3 The Environmental ImPACT
• Chapter 4 Risk, Resilience, and System Dynamics
• Chapter 5 Sustainable Development: How to Avoid Collapse and Build a Better Society
• Chapter 6 Nonrenewable Resources: Oil and Minerals
• Chapter 7 Global Climate Change
• Chapter 8 Responses to Global Climate Change
• Chapter 9 Nonrenewable Energy Sources
• Chapter 10 Renewable Energy Sources
• Chapter 11 Sustainable Energy Plans
• Chapter 12 Water
• Chapter 13 Food
• Chapter 14 Waste and Pollution
• Chapter 15 The Biosphere
• Chapter 16 The Future
• References
• Index