Sustainability by design : a subversive strategy for transforming our consumer culture / John R. Ehrenfeld.

Author/creator Ehrenfeld, John
Format Book
Publication InfoNew Haven : Yale University Press, ©2008.
Descriptionxxii, 246 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Subjects

Contents Is the sky falling, and, if so, does anyone care? -- Solving the wrong problem: how good habits turn bad -- Uncovering the roots of unsustainability -- Consumption: a symptom of addiction -- A radical notion of sustainability -- The Tao of sustainability -- Change, transformation, and design -- Culture change: locating the levers of transformation -- A new story for nature -- The importance of being -- Consumption and need -- To care is human -- Creating possibility with products -- Presencing by design -- Creating possibility through institutional design -- Implementing adaptive governance -- The special role of business -- Epilogue.
Local noteLittle-351969--305131030235Q
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 225-231) and index.
LCCN 2008012032
ISBN9780300137491 (alk. paper)
ISBN0300137494 (alk. paper)
ISBN9780300158434
ISBN0300158432

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks HC 79.E5 E346 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold