Free eBooks The Top 50 Sustainability Books Available To Downloads
This unique title draws together in one volume some of the best thinking to date on the pressing social and environmental challenges we face as a society. These are the Top 50 Sustainability Books as voted for by the University of Cambridge Programme for Sustainability Leadership's alumni network of over 3,000 senior leaders from around the world. In addition to profiles of all 50 titles, many of the authors share their most recent reflections on the state of the world and the ongoing attempts by business, government and civil society to create a more sustainable future.
Paperback: 256 pages
Publisher: Greenleaf (December 1, 2009)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1906093326
ISBN-13: 978-1906093327
Product Dimensions: 6.3 x 0.6 x 7.9 inches
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Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #2,373,188 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #46 in Books > Reference > Writing, Research & Publishing Guides > Publishing & Books > Bibliographies & Indexes > Business #1878 in Books > Business & Money > Economics > Sustainable Development #3036 in Books > Business & Money > Business Culture > Ethics
I bought this book for a class but I think it's a waste of money. I would never look at it if I hadn't had to have it for that class. This collection is not a collection of full books or even excerpts from books. It's just very short reviews of books. I also don't feel like most of the books in this collection are very universally agreed on. There are certainly some that are (Silent Spring) but this collection is heavily skewed towards sustainable business books. I don't feel like business and economics is the main focus of sustainability. It is certainly an important part of sustainability but this editor would have you think that that it is the absolutely most important aspect.
This book gives a great overview about the complexity of sustainable development, the roots of the problems we are facing and how we can respond to them. Everyone should have it!
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