Handbook of Engaged Sustainability
This handbook is based on the premise that in order for sustainability to be sustainable, a profound psychological transformation has to take place at the individual and collective level. Focusing on the practice of environmental sustainability, this handbook will explore the application of sustaina...
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| Language: | English |
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Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer,
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 2018. |
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| Online Access: | Full Text via HEAL-Link |
Table of Contents:
- Part I: Ecological Ramifications of Non-Sustainability
- Chapter 1: Selfishness, Greed and Apathy: Addressing the Spiritual Impoverishment at the Root of Ecological Sustainability
- Chapter 2: To Eat or Not To Eat Meat: Striking at the Root of Global Warming!
- Chapter 3: The Spirit of Sustainability: The Fourth Dimension to the Bottom Line
- Chapter 5: From Crop Wastes to Mushroom Packages: The Creative Destruction of Packaging Industry
- Chapter 6: Just conservation: In defense of environmentalism
- Part II: Systemic Paradigm Shifts About Sustainability
- Chapter 7: Social Entrepreneurship: Where Sustainable Leading meets Sustainable Living
- Chapter 8: Higher Education Teaching Approaches to Move from the Individual to the Collective approach to Sustainability
- Chapter 9: The search for the good green life: A personal exploration of what it means to live sustainably
- Chapter 10: Utilizing Social Media and Gamification in Sustainable Practices
- Chapter 11: The Theology of Sustainability Practice
- Part III: Innovative Initiatives Toward Engaged Sustainability
- Chapter 12: Moving Forward with Social Responsibility: Shifting Gears from Why to How
- Chapter 13: Designing Sustainability Reporting Systems to Maximize Dynamic Stakeholder Agility
- Chapter 14: Empathy as a Driver for Engaged Sustainability in Enterprises
- Chapter 15: Packing-Free Supermarkets
- Chapter 16: Social sustainability in Built Environment Supply Chains
- Chapter 17: Responsible Investing and Corporate Social Responsibility for Engaged Sustainability
- Chapter 18: Up-Cycle Construction Capital: Turning The Cost of Waste into Sustainable Benefits
- Chapter 19: Transition in Energy Sector: A qualitative Case Study of a Community Based Enterprise
- Part IV: Global Initiatives Toward Engaged Sustainability
- Chapter 20: Gourmet products from food waste
- Chapter 21: Permaculture and the Politics of (Un)sustainability
- Chapter 22: Consumer society and "Conscious consumption": evidence from Brazilian Super Market
- Chapter 23: Best Practices On Quality Of Life Regarding The Impact Of Global Warming On Business Planning In México
- Chapter 24: Can Time Banks be a sustainable alternative for Refugees Social Integration in European Communities?
- Chapter 25: Potential Of Photovoltaic Energy in Mexico: Development and outlook
- Part V: Engaged Sustainability: Future Trends and Prospects
- Chapter 26: Education in Human Values: Planting the Seed of Sustainability in Young Minds
- Chapter 27: Low Carbon Economies (LCEs): International Applications and Future Trends
- Chapter 28: Supporting Socially Balanced, Environmentally Restorative and Resource Regenerative Economy: Developing and Implementing a Regional Ethical Circular Economy Innovation Strategy
- Chapter 29: Smart Cities: New Urbanism - New Agrarianism as a Path to Sustainability
- Chapter 30: The Sustainability Summit: Using Appreciative Inquiry to Engage the Whole System
- Chapter 31: Alternative Lifestyles for a Sustainable Future: Vignettes from an Urban Ecovillage
- Chapter 32: Agent-based Change in facilitating Sustainability Transitions - A multi-disciplinary literature review and "Call for Action"
- Chapter 33: Social Status, Ethicality and Environmental Conscientiousness: Accomplishing Positive Societal Change.
