The transition to sustainable living and practice / edited by Liam Leonard, John Barry.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Leonard, Liam.

Barry, John, 1966-

Series:

Advances in ecopolitics ; v. 4.

Advances in ecopolitics, 2041-806X ; v. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable living.

Sustainable development.

Sustainability.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (223 p.)

Edition:

1. ed.

Place of Publication:

Bingley : Emerald Group Publishing, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

"The Transition to Sustainable Living and Practice" provides a series of insights into real alternatives to the current economic malaise, with an examination of key themes such as transition towns, traditional villages, new green financial concepts, the sustainable utopia, co-operative farming, sustainability and activism, ecofeminism, green protectionism, intentional communities and a green philosophy of money.

Contents:

The transition to sustainability: transition towns and sustainable communities / John Barry, Stephen Quilley

Traditional living practices: return to the villages / Mark Somma

Sustainable economics: a new financial architecture based on a global carbon standard / Molly Scott Cato

Utopian sustainability: ecological utopianism / Marius de Geus

Environmental exploitation: an analysis and taxonomy / Gerry Nagtzaam

Ecological activism: sustainable living, activism and identity / Liam Leonard

Ecofeminism: ecofeminism and the green public sphere / Chaone Mallory

Sustainable planning: a green protectionism / Colin Hines

Sustainability and the intentional community: green intentional communities/ Lucy Sargisson

A green philosophy of money / Rupert Read.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9786612457562

9781282457560

128245756X

9781849506427

1849506426

OCLC:

607885105