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Acting as if tomorrow matters : accelerating the transition to sustainability / John C. Dernbach

Author
Dernbach, John C., 1953-
Additional Titles
Accelerating the transition to sustainability
Published
Washington, D.C. : Environmental Law Institute, 2012.
Physical Description
xxv, 369 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

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Contents
[Pt.] I. Modest progress toward an increasingly distant goal. Environmental and public health protection : steps forward and steps back -- Growing consumption and population -- Greater poverty, unemployment, and attention to environmental justice -- The built environment : shifting toward sustainability -- Governance : communities as sustainability leaders, states as energy leaders (and the federal government catching up?) -- Improving opportunities for sustainability education and engagement -- International activity : a more-sustainable direction but reduced influence -- [pt.] II. Drivers for sustainability. Growing support in spite of mixed public opinion -- More-sustainable decisions are easier to make and more attractive -- Lawmaking is not limited to environmental regulation -- [pt.] III. Obstacles to further progress. Habits, lack of urgency, and uncertainty about alternatives -- Unsupportive law and governance -- Political opposition and growing influence of other countries -- [pt.] IV. Accelerating progress, overcoming obstacles. More and better sustainability choices -- Law for sustainability -- Visionary and pragmatic governance -- An American sustainability movement.
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ISBN
9781585761586 (pbk.)
1585761583 (pbk.)
Note
John C. Dernbach is identified as the principal author, with contributions from fifty-one other individuals.
Bibliography Note
Includes bibliographical references and index.
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