Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability: Measurements, indicators, and research methods for sustainability
- ISBN-10
- 1780346026
- ISBN-13
- 9781780346021
- Series
- Berkshire Encyclopedia of Sustainability
- Category
- Environmental protection
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2012
Description
Measurements, Indicators, and Research Methods for Sustainability presents a thorough and accessible overview of the ways in which sustainability is charted worldwide. Some articles introduce basic concepts, such as quantitative versus qualitative data or the weak versus strong sustainability debate; others examine how indicators in specific areas (air pollution, fisheries, land use, and building rating systems) have been applied (or not) to different regions. Research analysts explain the modes and media through which these measurements are broadcast, stressing the importance of developing methods that can be understood by both experts and ordinary citizens. They also examine the process of monitoring, itself a controversial topic affecting national or international policy, law, rules, and regulations. Measurements, Indicators, and Research Methods for Sustainability presents a thorough and accessible overview of the ways in which sustainability is charted worldwide. Some articles introduce basic concepts, such as quantitative versus qualitative data or the weak versus strong sustainability debate; others examine how indicators in specific areas (air pollution, fisheries, land use, and building rating systems) have been applied (or not) to different regions. Research analysts explain the modes and media through which these measurements are broadcast, stressing the importance of developing methods that can be understood by both experts and ordinary citizens. They also examine the process of monitoring, itself a controversial topic affecting national or international policy, law, rules, and regulations.
Get the book
Other editions
-
- 2012
- - pages
- Paperback
- -
-
- 2012
- - pages
- Paperback
- -
-
- 2012
- - pages
- Paperback
- -
Similar books
-
The Business of Sustainability
Contains rich analysis of how sustainability is being factored into industries across the globe, with enlightening case studies of businesses serving as agents of change.
-
The Complete Saving Source Catalog: A Guide to Saving the Earth and Money
By Michelle A. PotterOffers ideas for non-toxic, inexpensive, and homemade alternatives to store-bought cleaners, foods, decorations, and gifts
-
A Greener Boston: An Environmental Resource Directory for the Greater Boston Area
By Catherine Walthers... delivery The Murphy Diaper System Contact : Chris Murphy 24 Sullivan Avenue Newton , Massachusetts 02164 1 ( 800 ) 762-9890 ; ( 617 ) 244-6238 This company can set you up with everything necessary to wash cloth diapers at home .
-
Save the Planet: An Aussie Kid's Guide
By Helen A. ChapmanIn this fun-filled book you'll find heaps of tips and suggestions that will help you protect the planet and the animals that live on it. So take the super hero challenges in this book and do your bit."--Provided by publisher.
-
A Greener Vision of Home: Cultural Politics and Environmental Reform in the German Heimatschutz Movement, 1904-1918
By William H. RollinsRaabe especially pursued a strategy in which memory and the environment could both provide “ green islands ” of refuge within the increasingly regimented life of an urbanized and industrialized Germany . These remembered environments ...
-
Managing the Boundary Waters-Voyageur Waterway as a Canadian Heritage River
By Karen Elizabeth Bray, Ontario Parks, Parks Canada"The Boundary Waters-Voyageur Waterway extends 250 km along the international boundary extending from the western tip of Lake SUPERIOR to Lac La Croix in Ontario's Quetico Provincial Park.
-
The Good Life: Your Guide to a Greener, Cheaper and More Fulfilling Life in New Zealand
By Francesca Lesley Price, Karen Abplanalp, Rebecca SwanThere are comments from celebrity greenies including Robyn Malcolm and Keisha Castle-Hughes. A key selling point of the book is the inclusion of websites and details for recommended suppliers, enabling instant access to more information.
-
Environmental Markets: Louisiana
By Karen P. Griffith, Richard Kendall Miller, Terri C. WalkerEnvironmental Markets: Louisiana
-
Conservation
By Joy PalmerConservation
-
Dreaming the Future: Reimagining Civilization in the Age of Nature
By Ken AusubelHealth Care Without Harm. http://noharm.org/ dreamIng the Future: Empire Crash in theAge ofNature J. r. ... Kevin Phillips, american Theocracy: The Peril and Politics ofradicalreligion, Oil, and Borrowed money in the 21st Century (New ...