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Green project management Green project management Richard Maltzman "Offering the latest in green techniques and methods, this book is designed to help project managers maximize limited project resources and get the most out of a finite budget. It provides proven tec… OL15455519W
Achieving global sustainability Achieving global sustainability Takamitsu Sawa "The problem of global sustainability is indisputably the most serious issue facing humanity today. One of the biggest factors in the deterioration of global sustainability is climate change, which h… OL16342239W
Art and sustainability Art and sustainability Sacha Kagan 513 p. : 23 cm OL16768605W
Industrial evolution Industrial evolution Lyle Estill For many people, the word "industry" brings to mind images of sprawling factories belching toxic emissions in a blighted natural landscape. "Industrial" has become synonymous with pollution, human ri… OL17936885W
The patterning instinct The patterning instinct Jeremy R. Lent "This fresh perspective on crucial questions of history identifies the root metaphors that cultures have used to construct meaning in their world. It offers a glimpse into the minds of a vast range o… OL19716119W
The beachcomber's guide to marine debris The beachcomber's guide to marine debris Michael Stachowitsch "This richly illustrated book serves as the ideal guide to the items that litter the world's beaches. Forget sea shells and other fauna and flora. Here, you will find what a beachcomber is actually m… OL19753381W
Sustainability in Energy and Buildings Sustainability in Energy and Buildings Anne Håkansson This volume contains the proceedings of the Fourth International Conference on Sustainability in Energy and Buildings, SEB12, held in Stockholm, Sweden, and is organised by KTH Royal Institute of Tec… OL19905152W
Fashion & sustainability Fashion & sustainability Kate Fletcher This book examines how sustainability has the potential to transform both the fashion system and the innovators who work within it. Sustainability is arguably the defining theme of the twenty-first c… OL19974598W
Science and sustainability Science and sustainability Joy Hendry "This book is about indigenous science: sustainable knowledge and practice of Indigenous peoples around the world which has usually been developed and handed down for generations, but which was often… OL19997044W
Resilient by design Resilient by design Joseph R. Fiksel "Resilient by design provides managers with a more complete approach to creating lasting success in a changing world. Rich with examples and case studies, it explains how to connect the external syst… OL20032436W
The greening of everyday life The greening of everyday life Jens Kersten,John M. Meyer The greening of everyday life' develops a distinctive new way of talking about environmental concerns in post-industrial society. It brings together several conceptual frameworks with a diversity of … OL20040776W
Sustainability made simple Sustainability made simple Rosaly Byrd Sustainability Made Simple explores the relationship between everyday life and the intricate global environmental issues of today, illustrating how small changes in daily routines and mentalities can… OL20054830W
Enabling Sustainable Energy Transitions Enabling Sustainable Energy Transitions Siddharth Sareen This open access book reframes sustainable energy transitions as being a matter of resolving accountability crises. It demonstrates how the empirical study of several practices of legitimation can an… OL20903528W
Freedom and Environment Freedom and Environment Michael Hannis 1 volume : 23 cm OL21155160W
Beautiful and abundant Beautiful and abundant Bryan Welch The author presents a believable vision for a beautiful, abundant planet, one that harnesses human imagination in an effort to sustain a high quality of life on Earth. This book is a pep talk for our… OL22061241W
Workers, Managers, Productivity Workers, Managers, Productivity Akio Hosono This open access book provides a glimpse into the Japanese management technique known as “Kaizen,” and the ways it has been disseminated around the developing world. The novelty of this book is three… OL23498911W
Fish tank Fish tank Scott Bischke An allegory about the human condition, tackling issues of politics and power, limited resources, and climate change. Includes a discussion guide for teachers and book clubs. OL24265213W
Here on Earth Here on Earth Tim F. Flannery Dual biography of planet Earth and the human species. OL24269302W
Sustainable world sourcebook Sustainable world sourcebook Sustainable World Coalition Describes the crucial environmental issues facing the world, and outlines a guide to environmentally-conscious living, including using renewable energy, buying local, organic foods, and promoting gre… OL24301433W
Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainabilitiy Vol. 2 Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainabilitiy Vol. 2 Berkshire Publishing Group <i>The Business of Sustainability</i> is a core resource for policy makers, members of the development community, entrepreneurs, and corporate executives, as well as business and economics students a… OL9896634W
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