Sustainability is concerned with the issues around the ongoing and mutual preservation of both society and the environment. It is a widely used term and supposed goal for many governments but it is also easily misunderstood. Sustainability: The Basics offers an accessible and interdisciplinary introduction to the concept, and discusses key questions such as:
- How do we decide who or what should be sustained?
- How can we ensure that the worlds resources are distributed fairly?
- What lessons can we learn from the collapse of previous civilizations?
Sustainability studies is in a position to ask some of the most interesting questions about human purpose, identity, modernity, ethics, and the nature of progress . This book is an ideal starting point for anyone who wants to know more about we can hold up civilization, humanity, and the world we live in.
