Subject Week: Environmental Sustainability

Sustainability, the long-term viability of a community, set of social institutions, or societal practice. In general, sustainability is understood as a form of intergenerational ethics in which the environmental and economic actions taken by present persons do not diminish the opportunities of future persons to enjoy similar levels of wealth, utility, or welfare.

“Sustainability.” Britannica Academic, Encyclopædia Britannica

Learn more about how to interact responsibly with the environment and how to support the health and wellbeing of current and future generations.

We have selected some resources for you to explore the topic.

Print books:

1. André, R. (2020). Lead for the planet: five practices for confronting climate change. Aevo UTP. QC903 .A56 2020
2. Benn, S., Edwards, M. & Williams, T. (2022). Sustainability: a key idea for business and society.  HC79.E5 B4525 2022.
3. Figueres, C. & Rivett-Carnac, T. (2020). The future we choose: surviving the climate crisis.  QC903 .F54 2020
4. Gates, B. (2021). How to avoid a climate disaster: the solutions we have and the breakthroughs we need. Knopf. QC903 .G378 2021
5. Goodall, J. & Abrams, D. (2021). The book of hope: a survival guide for trying times.Celadon Books. BD216 .G66 2021
6. Hsu, Shi-Ling. (2021). Capitalism and the environment: a proposal to save the planet. Cambridge University Press. Cambridge University Press. HD75.6 .H78 2021
7. Lawrence, M. & Laybourn-Langton, L. (2021). Planet on fire: a manifesto for the age of environmental breakdown. Verso. GE140 .L38 2021
8. Liboiron, M. (2021). Pollution is colonialism. Duke University Press. JA75.8 .L54 2021
9. Mildenberger, M. (2020). Carbon captured: how business and labor control climate politics. The MIT Press. QC903 .M55 2020
10. Ray, S. J. (2020). A field guide to climate anxiety: how to keep your cool on a warming planet.University of California Press. GE230 .R38 2020
11. Rich, N. (2020). Losing Earth: a recent history. Picador. QC981.8.G56 R53 2020
12. Schneider, N. R. (2021). Ecopreneurship: business practices for a sustainable future.De Gruyter. HB615 .S36 2021
13. Servigne, P., Stevens, R. & Chapelle, G. (2021). Another end of the world is possible: living the collapse (and not merely surviving it).Polity Press. HM831 .S4813 2021
14. R. R. (Ed.). (2021). Handbook of sustainable development: strategies for organizational sustainability. Business Expert Press. HC79.E5 H36 2021
15. Shue, H. (2021). The pivotal generation: why we have a moral responsibility to slow climate change right now.Princeton University Press. TD171.75 .S58 2021
16. Thompson, P. B. &. Norris, P. E. (2021). Sustainability: what everyone needs to know.Oxford University Press. HC79.E5 T484 2021
17. Tietenberg, T. & Lewis, L. (2020). Environmental economics: the essentials. Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. HC79.E5 T526 2020
18. Tietenberg, T. & Lewis, L. (2020). Natural resource economics: the essentials.Routledge Taylor & Francis Group. HC85 .T56 2020
19. Vince, G. (2022). Nomad century: how climate migration will reshape our world. Flatiron Books. GE149 .V563 2022
20. Wallace-Wells, D. (2022). The uninhabitable earth: life after warming. Tim Duggan Books. GF75 .W36 2020

When off-campus, please enter your credentials to access the e-books.

E-books:

1. Bakkes, J., Cheatle, M., & Mzavanadze, N. (2022). Keeping the world’s environment under review: An intellectual history of the global environment outlook.Central European University Press. ProQuest Ebook Central
2. Bank, M. S. (Ed.). (2021). Microplastic in the environment: Pattern and process.Springer International Publishing AG. ProQuest Ebook Central
3. Hulley, V. (2020). Environmental disaster management.Delve Publishing. EBSCO host
4. Hulley, V. (2020). Introduction to environmental management. Delve Publishing. EBSCO host
5. Masciarelli, F., & Leonelli, S. (2020). Sustainable entrepreneurship: How entrepreneurs create value from sustainable opportunities. Emerald Publishing Limited. ProQuest Ebook Central
6. Naeem, S., Lipton, S. & van Huysen, T. (2021). Sustainable food production: An Earth Institute Sustainability Primer. Columbia University Press. EBSCO host
7. Krasny, M. E. (2020). Advancing environmental education practice.Cornell University Press. JSTOR
8. Krieg, C. P., & Toivanen, R. (Eds.). (2021). Situating sustainability: A handbook of contexts and concepts.Helsinki University Press. JSTOR
9. Rosales, J. (2020). Environmental impact assessment.Delve Publishing. EBSCO host
10. Wienhues, A. (2020). Ecological justice and the extinction crisis: Giving living beings their due(1st ed.). Bristol University Press. JSTOR
11. Weith, T., Barkmann, T., Gaasch, N., Rogga, S., Strauß, C., & Zscheischler, J. (Eds.). (2020). Sustainable land management in a european context: A co-design approach. Springer International Publishing AG. ProQuest Ebook Central