TY - BOOK ID - 86145110 TI - Practical sustainability : a guide to a more sustainable life PY - 2021 SN - 3030737829 9783030737825 3030737810 PB - Cham, Switzerland : Springer, DB - UniCat KW - Sustainability. KW - Sustainable living. KW - Sustainability KW - Sustainable development. KW - Development, Sustainable KW - Ecologically sustainable development KW - Economic development, Sustainable KW - Economic sustainability KW - ESD (Ecologically sustainable development) KW - Smart growth KW - Sustainable development KW - Sustainable economic development KW - Economic development KW - Sustainability science KW - Human ecology KW - Social ecology KW - Ecological living KW - Green living KW - Living, Sustainable KW - Alternative lifestyles KW - Environmentalism KW - Green movement KW - Economic aspects. KW - Environmental aspects UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:86145110 AB - This book will teach you everything you need to know about sustainable livingfrom reducing your greenhouse gas footprint to making sure that you are part of the green economy. Along the way, readers will learn about the field of sustainability and the "three Es" of sustainable livingenvironment, economy, and equity. We are in the midst of great environmental change and all of us need to do everything we can to try to live more gently on the planet. Robert Brinkmann provides a range of options for readers as to what they can do to try to make a difference. Some involve simple lifestyle changes - but he also challenges all of us to commit to make more difficult and more meaningful changes to create a greener, more sustainable world. The book also delves into how we can create more sustainable communities, schools, and organizations. It showcases many examples of people and organizations that are making significant contributions to improving our planets sustainability that serve as inspiration and guidance for all of us trying to live more sustainably. Robert Brinkmann is the Dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Northern Illinois University, USA and is the author of numerous books, including Environmental Sustainability in a Time of Change. His blog, On the Brink, is one of most popular sustainability blogs on the Internet. ER -