{"product_id":"working-toward-sustainability-9780470539729","title":"Working Toward Sustainability","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEthics of Sustainability develops a comprehensive ethical foundation for sustainability by bringing together nine ethical principles together in a cohesive manner to provide the badly needed ethical arguments that support the sustainability concept.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/b\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction xvii\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMAKING CONNECTIONS xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSHIFTING TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE STRUCTURE OF THIS BOOK xx\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA Context for Sustainability 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE RATIONALE FOR SUSTAINABILITY 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainability Interlude 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Response to a Crisis 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation and Consumption 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimate Change 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNonrenewable Resource Depletion 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLoss of Biodiversity 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverfishing 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEutrophication 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesertification and Acidification 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoverty 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcosystem Services and Quality of Life 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE ETHICAL CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABILITY 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE THREE-LEG MODEL OF SUSTAINABILITY 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONCLUSION 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Technology Challenge 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOVERVIEW OF TECHNOLOGY 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Technology 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Brief History of Technology 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE TECHNOLOGY PARADOX 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnological Optimism versus Technological Pessimism 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping a More Nuanced View of the Impacts of Technology 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONSEQUENCES OF TECHNOLOGY 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredicting Consequences of Technology 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReducing the Uncertainty of Technology 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology Risk Assessment, Acceptance, and Management 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eALTERNATIVE, APPROPRIATE, AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction to Ethical Concepts 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRELIGIOUS ETHICS 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Ideals 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViews of Human Nature 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECULAR AND PHILOSOPHICAL ETHICAL TRADITIONS 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJustice 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeontological Ethics 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRights 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsequentialist Ethics 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjectivism and Ethical Relativism 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjectivism and Relativism in Sustainability 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eETHICS AS A TOOL FOR MAKING DECISIONS 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFraming Ethical Problems 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConflicting Values 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE THREE LEGS OF SUSTAINABILITY 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Ethics 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Ethics 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic Ethics 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrating the Three Legs 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONCLUSION 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSocial Dimensions of Sustainability Ethics 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJUSTICE, FAIRNESS, AND RECIPROCITY 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Golden Rule 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthics of Care 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDISTRIBUTIONAL PRINCIPLES 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistribution in a Just Society 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistributing Disadvantages 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEXPLORING INTERDEPENDENCE 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking Globally, Acting Locally 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife on Spaceship Earth 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Justice 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOBLIGATIONS TO FUTURE GENERATIONS 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntergenerational Justice 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Back at Looking Forward 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture Quality of Life 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond Seven Generations 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONCLUSION 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnvironmental Dimensions of Sustainability Ethics 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE EMERGENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Birth of Modern Environmental Ethics 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmentalism Becomes Mainstream 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUndertones of the Sacred 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRELIGION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion and Nature 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreening Religion 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment of Ecology 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCARICATURES OF NATURE 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Closer World 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONTEMPORARY APPROACHES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting the Scale of Ethics Right 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeep Ecology, Ecofeminism, and Social Ecology 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePluralistic Approaches 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBioregionalism 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Agrarian Movement 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AND NONHUMAN ANIMALS 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking a Case for the Individual 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMixed Communities 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AND THE ETHICS OF SUSTAINABILITY 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentifying Values 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmphasizing Human Priorities 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONCLUSION 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEconomic Dimensions of Sustainability Ethics 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFROM CLASSICAL ECONOMICS TO ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Advent of Modern Economics 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcological Economics and the Classical Economists 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeoclassical Economics 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCriticisms of Neoclassical Economics 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical Limitations 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfluences of Ecology 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE ECOLOGICAL ECONOMIC MODEL 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural Capital and Ecological Services 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscounting the Future 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Economic Value of Natural Systems 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback between Ecological and Economic Systems 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTOOLS OF ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Polluter Pays Principle 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtended Producer Responsibility 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeneficiary Pays Principle 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFull Cost Accounting, Full Cost Pricing, and Life-Cycle Costing 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONCLUSION 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntegrating the Three Legs of Sustainability 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Legal Context 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrecaution in Practice 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrecaution as Risk Management 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCost-Benefit Analysis 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncluding Stakeholders 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncluding Science 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompensation for Risks 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe March of Progress 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLifeboat Ethics 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTragedy of the Commons 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHardin’s Challenge 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePOVERTY REDUCTION VERSUS ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinking Social and Environmental Goals 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding Synergistic Solutions 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Technology 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMANAGING THE GLOBAL COMMONS 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Need for a Central Authority 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving beyond the Tragedy of the Commons 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternational Multilateral Agreements 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon-Governmental Organizations 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Government 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTRANSCENDING THE THREE-LEGGED STOOL MODEL 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrating the Three Legs 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplex Adaptive Systems 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrating Behavior at Different Scales 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResilience in Social-Ecological Systems 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResilience and the Precautionary Principle 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResilience and Technology 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConflicting Values 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE DISTRIBUTION OF POWER IN DECISION MAKING 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Principle of Transparency 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransparency in Industry 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransparency and Technology 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Value of Autonomy 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONCLUSION 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eImproving Our Thinking about Sustainability 209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOBSTACLES TO MAKING GOOD DECISIONS 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRational Decision Making 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLimits of Rationality 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCognitive Heuristics 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscounting the Future 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplexity 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Barriers to Rationality Affect Decisions 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSTRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING LIMITS TO RATIONALITY 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecoming Environmentally Informed 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecoming Socially and Economically Informed 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystems Thinking 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONCLUSION 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Process of Changing Behavior 239\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttitudes 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubjective Norms 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerceived Control 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding Planned Behavior 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOBSTACLES TO SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIOR 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical Obstacles to Sustainable Behavior 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLack of Social Capital 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccepting Unsustainable Outcomes 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndividualization 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistancing 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHOW CHANGE HAPPENS 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Five Phases of Individual Change 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiffusion of Innovation 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplying Diffusion of Innovation 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSTRATEGIES FOR EFFECTING CHANGE 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmall Wins 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReasonable Person Model 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving People toward Change 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONCLUSION 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCreating Change with Groups 267\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eADVANTAGES OF GROUP DECISION MAKING 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Insights 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Discoveries 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncreased Buy-In 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTYPES OF COLLABORATIVE PROCESSES 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMAKING THE MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PROCESS WORK 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Learning 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Shared Understanding 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrust 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIterative Approach 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLEARNING ORGANIZATIONS 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping the Ideal of a Learning Organization 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating Change in a Learning Organization 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONCLUSION 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eApplying an Ethic of Sustainability 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