Flourishing : a frank conversation about sustainability / John R. Ehrenfeld and Andrew J. Hoffman.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Ehrenfeld, John, interviewee.

Contributor:

Hoffman, Andrew J., 1961- interviewer.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ehrenfeld, John.

Sustainability.

Sustainable development.

Ehrenfeld, John--Interviews.

Genre:

Interviews.

Physical Description:

x, 151 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Stanford, California : Stanford Business Books, an imprint of Stanford University Press, 2013.

Summary:

Flourishing: A Frank Conversation About Sustainability invites readers into a conversation between authors John R. Ehrenfeld and Andrew J. Hoffman as they discuss how to create a sustainable world. Through essays and dialogue, Ehrenfeld and Hoffman take us beyond the typical stories that we tell ourselves about sustainability and how to repair the damages of human progress. While sustainability has become fashionable, both business and government are following the wrong path-merely applying temporary solutions that are "less unsustainable" but that will fail to provide for the needs of future generations. To shift the pendulum, the authors envision a new story, driven by caring as opposed to needing and rooted in the beauty of a transformative change that we can and must make. This book provides a roadmap to a flourishing future, satisfying and truly sustainable consumption, and a new understanding of our place in the world. A clarion call to action, this candid and insightful discussion leaves readers with cautious hope. Book jacket.

Contents:

Sustainability means nothing without an end in sight

The myths of our modern culture

The wrong-headed solutions of corporate sustainability

More is not better

Reexamining what it means to be human

Returning to our place in the whole

Reasons to be hopeful.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780804784146

0804784140

9780804784153

0804784159

OCLC:

818953165