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The End of Growth: Adapting to Our New Economic Reality
The End of Growth: Adapting to Our New Economic Reality
by Richard Heinberg
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Economists insist that recovery is at hand, yet unemployment remains high, real estate values continue to sink, and governments stagger under record deficits. The End of Growth proposes a startling diagnosis: humanity has reached a fundamental turning... (read more)

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The Limits to Growth: The 30 Year Global Update
The Limits to Growth: The 30 Year Global Update
by Donella Meadows and Jorgen Randers and Dennis Meadows
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In 1972, three scientists from MIT created a computer model that analyzed global resource consumption and production. Their results shocked the world and created stirring conversation about global 'overshoot,' or resource use beyond the carrying capacity... (read more)

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Encounters with the Archdruid
Encounters with the Archdruid
by John Mcphee
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The narratives in this book are of journeys made in three wildernesses - on a coastal island, in a Western mountain range, and on the Colorado River in the Grand Canyon. The four men portrayed here have different relationships to their environment, and... (read more)

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The Sustainability Revolution: Portrait of a Paradigm Shift
The Sustainability Revolution: Portrait of a Paradigm Shift
by Andres R Edwards
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Sustainability has become a buzzword in the last decade, but its full meaning is complex, emerging from a range of different sectors. In practice, it has become the springboard for millions of individuals throughout the world who are forging the fastest... (read more)

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Fundamentals of Sustainable Development
Fundamentals of Sustainable Development
by Niko Roorda
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The concept and practice of sustainable development is of global importance today. The impact of development needs to be considered beyond the narrow focus of economic, ecological or social concerns. This reader-friendly book is the first to promote a... (read more)

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My Story as Told by Water: Confessions, Druidic Rants, Reflections, Bird-Watchings, Fish-Stalkings, Visions, Songs and Prayers Refracting Light, from Living Rivers, in the Age of the Industrial Dark
My Story as Told by Water: Confessions, Druidic Rants, Reflections, Bird-Watchings, Fish-Stalkings, Visions, Songs and Prayers Refracting Light, from Living Rivers, in the Age of the Industrial Dark
by David James Duncan
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"This book is the Desert Solitaire of water."--Jim Harrison "Original, skillful, and funny as hell."--Ian Frazier "My Story as told by Water is the real McCoy, vivid and important, full of urgent news about living on earth."--Thomas... (read more)

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Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World
Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World
by Alan Weisman
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Los Llanos--the rain-leached, eastern savannas of war-ravaged Colombia--are among the most brutal environments on Earth and an unlikely setting for one of the most hopeful environmental stories ever told. Here, in the late 1960s, a young Colombian... (read more)

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Business Guide To Sustainability (2ND 09 Edition)
Business Guide To Sustainability (2ND 09 Edition)
by Darcy Hitchcock
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First edition: Winner of Choice Magazine - Outstanding Academic Titles for 2007Sustainability promises both reduced environmental impacts and real cash savings for any organization - be it a business, non-profit/NGO or government department. This easy-to-... (read more)

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Resilient Cities: Responding To Peak Oil and Climate Change (09 Edition)
Resilient Cities: Responding To Peak Oil and Climate Change (09 Edition)
by Peter Newman
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Half of the worlds inhabitants now live in cities. In the next twenty years, the number of urban dwellers will swell to an estimated five billion people. With their inefficient transportation systems and poorly designed buildings, many cities—... (read more)

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Lean for Dummies (For Dummies)
Lean for Dummies (For Dummies)
by Natalie Sayer
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Have you thought about using Lean in your business or organization, but are not really sure how to implement it? Or perhaps you’ re already using Lean, but you need to get up to speed. Lean for Dummies will show you how to do more with less and... (read more)

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The Post Carbon Reader: Managing the 21st Century's Sustainability Crises
The Post Carbon Reader: Managing the 21st Century's Sustainability Crises
by Richard Heinberg and Daniel Lerch
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In the 20th century, cheap and abundant energy brought previously unimaginable advances in health, wealth, and technology, and fed an explosion in population and consumption. But this growth came at an incredible cost. Climate change, peak oil... (read more)

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Toyota Way (03 Edition)
Toyota Way (03 Edition)
by Jeffrey Liker
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"This book will give you an understanding of what has made Toyota successful and some practical ideas that you can use to develop your own approach to business."--Gary Convis, Managing Office of Toyota Fewer man-hours. Less inventory. The highest quality... (read more)

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Promoting Silicon Valleys in Latin America: Lessons from Costa Rica (Regions and Cities)
Promoting Silicon Valleys in Latin America: Lessons from Costa Rica (Regions and Cities)
by Luciano Ciravegna
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The spectacular economic performance of China, East Asia and India during the last ten years has ignited some profound changes in the world economy. The share of global demand, investments, trade and production of the traditional industrialized powers... (read more)

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The Perfect Engine
The Perfect Engine
by Anand Sharma
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Most manufacturing companies with batch-and-queue "push" production systems have been blindsided by today's consumer who expects quality products and services delivered on demand and customized to individual taste. In The Perfect Engine, manufacturing... (read more)

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Prosperity Without Growth (09 Edition)
Prosperity Without Growth (09 Edition)
by Tim Jackson
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Is more economic growth the solution? Will it deliver prosperity and well-being for a global population projected to reach nine billion? In this explosive book, Tim Jackson, a top sustainability adviser to the UK government, makes a compelling case... (read more)

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Climate Capitalism: Capitalism in the Age of Climate Change
Climate Capitalism: Capitalism in the Age of Climate Change
by L. Hunter Lovins
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Believe in climate change. Or dont. It doesnt matter.  But youd better understand this: the best route to rebuilding our economy, our cities, and our job markets, as well as assuring national security, is doing precisely what you would do if you... (read more)

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Exploring Requirements: Quality Before Design
Exploring Requirements: Quality Before Design
by Donald C. Gause and Gerald M. Weinberg
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Partial ContentsPart 1: Negotiating a Common Understanding1. Methodologies Aren't Enough2. Ambiguity in Stating Requirements3. Sources of Ambiguity4. The Tried but Untrue Use of Direct QuestionsPart II: Ways to Get Started5. Starting Points6. Context... (read more)

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The Question of the Commons: The Culture & Ecology of Communal Resources (Arizona Studies in Human Ecology)
The Question of the Commons: The Culture & Ecology of Communal Resources (Arizona Studies in Human Ecology)
by James M. Acheson
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This collection of eighteen original essays evaluates the use and misuse of common-property resources, taking as its starting point ecologist Garret Hardin's assertion in "The Tragedy of the Commons" that common property is doomed to overexploitation in... (read more)

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Nature's Restoration: People and Places on the Front Lines of Conservation
Nature's Restoration: People and Places on the Front Lines of Conservation
by Peter Friederici
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Across America and around the world, people are working to help nature heal itself. In Bermuda, a man single-handedly grows thousands of trees on a small island to restore nesting habitat for a rare seabird. In Illinois, legions of volunteers replant... (read more)

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Growth Champions: The Battle for Sustained Innovation Leadership
Growth Champions: The Battle for Sustained Innovation Leadership
by Tim (edt) Jones
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Unique insights and fresh perspectives on business growth and innovation Growth is a priority for most businesses, but one that's elusive and difficult to achieve. But some companies do it well, delivering sustainable growth year after year. What makes... (read more)

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