Niko Roorda

Fundamentals of Sustainable Development (eBook, PDF)

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

This revised fourth edition provides an accessible and interdisciplinary introduction to sustainable development for undergraduate and postgraduate students across the natural and social sciences. A crucial resource for students and lecturers who have an interest in the sustainability of our planet, human society and global economy.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis eBooks
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 28. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781040257258
• Artikelnr.: 72457468

Autorenporträt

Niko Roorda has worked from 1991 as an education developer, author and senior consultant on sustainable development, ESG and change management for companies and universities in several countries. Based on the first 20 years of his experience in these topics, he received his PhD from Maastricht University in 2010. For his achievements, Roorda received the Dutch National Award for Innovation and Sustainable Development. In 2018 he was selected as the Sustainable Teacher of the Year in the Higher Education category in the Netherlands.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction Part 1: SWOT analysis 1.Sustainable Development, an introduction 2.Flaws in the Fabric: people and nature 3. Flaws in the Fabric: people and society 4.Sources of Vigour Part 2: Solution Strategies 5. Here and There 6.Now and Later 7.Climate and Energy 8.Sustainable Business Practices

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Introduction Part 1: Sustainable development, the voyage of discovery of
the twenty-first century 1. The Adventure: New paradigms 2. The Complexity:
People, Planet and Profit 3. The Urgency: Climate change has started Part
2: Zooming out to global society 4. Now, soon and later: Thinking from
visions of the future 5. Here, there and far away: Global entanglement 6.
Agenda 2030: Global Goals 7. Agenda 2100: Global transition Part 3: Zooming
in on Planet, Profit, People 8. Planet: Living with nature 9. Profit:
Sustainable business 10. People: A dignified life Part 4: Professional and
personal action perspectives 11. Thinking differently: Who owns the Earth?
12. You, human Appendix: RESFIA+D

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Comments on the first edition

"There is an ever increasingly large number of books on the market dealing with sustainable development, so any new book has to offer something new. Fundamentals of Sustainable Development by Niko Roorda, offers just that in a very innovative way.The book really is interdisciplinary, and while challenging in places is truly accessible to readers of all backgrounds. The presentation of the book is excellent and the format makes this a very attractive paperback, and at 350 pages, it is not too big for students (and lecturers) to carry around. This is a colourful and intriguing textbook which I highly recommend. It is the sort of book you wish you had written yourself, but Niko Roorda has done just that and in the process added a remarkable edition to the sustainability library." - Professor Nick Gray, Trinity College

"The particular strength of Fundamentals of Sustainable Development lies in bringing together issues of equity (among people) arising from insufficient recognition of ecology (around the planet) in the economy of growth (as irresponsible profits). We strongly recommend careful reading - not just by federal and provincial bureaucrats and legislatures but also by organisations of employers and labour." - Dr A. Ercelan and Muhammad Ali Shah, The News on Sunday