Saleem H. Ali (Gold Distinguished Professor of Geography and Spatia

Broschiertes Buch

Sustainability

A Very Short Introduction

Beschreibung

Sustainability has gained wide currency as an aspirational concept for humans to pursue in their relationship with our planet. This book provides a succinct overview of the scientific and social foundations of sustainability that can be used by individuals, corporations, and governments as a means of charting a more viable future.

Autor

Saleem H. Ali holds the Blue and Gold Distinguished Professorship in Geography and Spatial Sciences at the University of Delaware and is Honorary Professor at the University of Queensland. He is a National Geographic Explorer (having travelled for research to over 150 countries) and was chosen as a Young Global Leader by the World Economic Forum. He also served on the seven-member science panel of the Global Environment Facility (the world's largest multilateral trust fund for the environment, held in trusteeship by the World Bank). He is a Fellow of the Royal Society of Arts and the Royal Geographical Society in the United Kingdom, and serves on the boards of Adventure Scientists and Mediators Beyond Borders International. His books include Treasures of the Earth: Need Greed and a Sustainable Future.

Produktdetails

• Very Short Introductions
• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 176
• Erscheinungstermin: 23. Januar 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 170mm x 108mm x 11mm
• Gewicht: 152g
• ISBN-13: 9780192869623
• ISBN-10: 0192869620
• Artikelnr.: 68982136