Sustainability: An Environmental Science Perspective – eBook

Sustainability: An Environmental Science Perspective, (PDF) presents an earth science-based overview of the challenges to sustainability. It offers a detailed study of climate change, in addition to energy, food, and water security across different regions. The author reveals the problems caused by current social and environmental practices and provides potential solutions. Concentrating on systems theory, footprint analysis, risk, and resilience, several examples are given of how to use resources sustainably, especially common pool resources like the oceans, atmosphere, and groundwater. The ebook develops its ideas from an array of practical case studies, centering on communal objectives and shared responsibilities.

978-1315183237, 978-1351727525, 978-1498752657, 978-1498752664

Reviews

“John Ayers has addressed one of the matters of our time (maintaining human life on earth) and made clear the meaning of the overused word sustainability. Using his experience as a geochemist, he has given us clear descriptions of the issue facing us and logically defined possible scenarios in an easy-to-read textbook.” ― Frank Elliott, University of Alberta, Canada

“This is a truly excellent state-of-the-art review of the sustainability literature. The ebook provides an exceptional and insightful synthesis of theories, observations, and new ideas related to the study of sustainability in the context of the environmental sciences. It will encourage a wide community of scholars, college students, and practitioners both from the natural and social sciences.” ― Paolo D’Odorico, University of Virginia, USA

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