The study of sustainability can be complicated by the many related subject terms. The following list of standard terms can help your searches find more relevant results.
Biodiversity
Capitalism — Environmental aspects — United States
Climatic changes
Community development
Conservation biology
Conservation of natural resources
Ecocriticism
Ecology
Economic development — Environmental aspects
Ecotourism
Environmental Education
Environmental justice
Environmental philosophy
Globalization
Industrial management — Environmental aspects.
Nature conservation — United States
Peace-building
Pollution
Population — Environmental aspects
Population policy
Social responsibility of business
Sustainable agriculture
Sustainable architecture
Sustainable development
Sustainable forestry
Sustainable fisheries
Sustainable development — International cooperation
Encyclopedia of Consumption and Waste by
Archaeologists and anthropologists have long studied artifacts of refuse from the distant past as a portal into ancient civilizations, but examining what we throw away today tells a story in real time and becomes an important and useful tool for academic study. Trash is studied by behavioral scientists who use data compiled from the exploration of dumpsters to better understand our modern society and culture. Why does the average American household send 470 pounds of uneaten food to the garbage can on an annual basis? How do different societies around the world cope with their garbage in these troubled environmental times? How does our trash give insight into our attitudes about gender, class, religion, and art?
Encyclopedia of the U.S. Government and the Environment by
These volumes explore the interaction between the federal government and environmental politics and policy throughout the nation's history, from the earliest efforts to preserve lands and regulate pollution to the 1960s emergence of the modern environmental movement, the landmark legislation of the 1970s, and the seesawing back-and-forth of policies between alternating Republican and Democrat administrations of the last three decades.
Encyclopedia of Sustainability by
Three volumes dedicated to environment and ecology, business and economics, and equity and fairness. Each volume provides authoritative but accessible coverage of basic concepts and terms, as well as policy initiatives, controversies, and future trends.
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