{"product_id":"pursuing-sustainability-9780691157610","title":"Pursuing Sustainability","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eSustainability is a global imperative and a scientific challenge like no other. This concise guide provides students and practitioners with a strategic framework for linking knowledge with action in the pursuit of sustainable development, and serves as an invaluable companion to more narrowly focused courses dealing with sustainability in particula\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"A valuable resource for academic learning in higher education settings, as well as an informative tool to guide the practice of sustainability in institutional environments... The framework they have presented in this book is adaptable for numerous social-ecological contexts at multiple scales for people working together to create change in pursuit of sustainable development and promote well-being of people for today and for the future.\"--Robert B. Richardson, Ecological Economics\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003ePreface vii  Acknowledgments ix  CHAPTER 1 Pursuing Sustainability: An Introduction 1  CHAPTER 2 A Framework for Sustainability Analysis: Linking Ultimate Goals with Their Underlying Determinants 14  CHAPTER 3 Dynamics of Social-Environmental Systems 52  CHAPTER 4 Governance in Social-Environmental Systems 83  CHAPTER 5 Linking Knowledge with Action 105  CHAPTER 6 Next Steps: Contributing to a Sustainability Transition 129  Appendix A Case Studies in Sustainability 143  Appendix B Glossary of Terms, Acronyms, and Additional Resources 187  Notes 211  Index 225","brand":"Princeton University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49403797438807,"sku":"9780691157610","price":34.2,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780691157610.jpg?v=1730484574","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/pursuing-sustainability-9780691157610","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}