Practicing Sustainability [recurso electrónico

Sustainability applies to everybody. But everybody applies it differently, by defining and shaping it differently—much as water is edged and shaped by its container. It is conceived in absolute terms but underpinned by a great diversity of relatively “green”—and sometimes contradictory—practices that can each make society only more or less sustainable. In __Practicing Sustainability__, chefs, poets, music directors, evangelical pastors, skyscraper architects, artists, filmmakers, as well as scientific leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, business executives, policy makers, and the contrarians, shed light on our understanding of sustainability and the role that each of us can play. Each contributor addresses what sustainability means, what is most appealing about the concept, and what they would like to change to improve the perception and practice of sustainability. What emerges from their essays is a wide spectrum of views that confirm an important insight: Sustainability is pursued in different ways not only due to different interpretations, but also because of varying incentives, trade-offs, and altruistic motives. Practicing and achieving sustainability starts with a willingness to look critically at the concept. It also means enabling rich and vigorous discussion based on pragmatism and common sense to determine a framework for best ideas and practices. With time and the much needed critical thinking, sustainable development will become a more integral part of our culture. By sharing experiences and crisp insights from today’s savants, __Practicing Sustainability__ serves as a stepping stone to the future. “delightful...the Chapters Are Gems Of Precision And Insight.”—michael Spence, nobel Prize Winner In Economics Sustainability Applies To Everybody. But Everybody Applies It Differently, By Defining And Shaping It Differently—much As Water Is Edged And Shaped By Its Container. It Is Conceived In Absolute Terms But Underpinned By A Great Diversity Of Relatively “green”—and Sometimes Contradictory—practices That Can Each Make Society Only More Or Less Sustainable. In Practicing Sustainability, Chefs, poets, Music Directors, Evangelical Pastors, Skyscraper Architects, Artists, Filmmakers, As Well As Scientific Leaders, Entrepreneurs, Educators, Business Executives, Policy Makers, And The Contrarians, Shed Light On Our Understanding Of Sustainability And The Role That Each Of Us Can Play. Each Contributor Addresses What Sustainability Means, What Is Most Appealing About The Concept, And What They Would Like To Change To Improve The Perception And Practice Of Sustainability. What Emerges From Their Essays Is A Wide Spectrum Of Views That Confirm An Important Insight: Sustainability Is Pursued In Different Ways Not Only Due To Different Interpretations, But Also Because Of Varying Incentives, Trade-offs, And Altruistic Motives. Practicing And Achieving Sustainability Starts With A Willingness To Look Critically At The Concept. it Also Means Enabling Rich And Vigorous Discussion Based On Pragmatism And Common Sense To Determine A Framework For Best Ideas And Practices. With Time And The Much Needed Critical Thinking, Sustainable Development Will Become A More Integral Part Of Our Culture. by Sharing Experiences And Crisp Insights From Today’s Savants, Practicing Sustainability Serves As A Stepping Stone To The Future. Biographical Information -- Preface, It’s Different: Sustainability And Touchy Trade-offs, Editors -- Acknowledgements -- Foreword, Michael Spence -- Editorial, Klaus Schwab -- Editorial, Sustaining Sustainability: Thoughts On Managing Trade-offs And Competing Considerations, Robert Rubin -- Editorial, Sustainability: Can You Get There, If You Don’t Know Where “there” Is? George Whitesides -- 1. What Medical Equipment Taught Me About Sustainability, Robert Malkin -- 2. Food: The Ultimate Answer, José Andrés -- 3. A Village Of Hope: The Interplay Of Sustainability And Community Development, Mark Templer -- 4. Trade-offs In Sustainable Development, Homi Kharas -- 5. Sustainable Skyscrapers And The Well-being Of The City, Richard Cook -- 6. Dimensional Stability, Heidi Williamson -- 7. Sustainability: A Tale Of Twin Brothers, Ken Wilson -- 8. Cooperation And Sustainability, Simon Levin -- 9. The Sincerity Of Purpose: Sustainability And World Peace, Arun Gandhi --^ 10. Recycling Reinvented: Music And Sustainability, José-luis Novo -- 11. Connectivity And Sustainability: Perspectives From Landscape And Urban Design, Diana Balmori -- 12. Nutrition And Sustainability, Marc Van Ameringen -- 13. A Poet In The Car Company: Sustainability Of Passion And Profitability, David Berdish -- 14. The Need For Sustainable Heretics, Freeman Dyson -- 15. Performance With Purpose, Dave Haft -- 16. The Business Of Sustainability: A Different Design Question, Gregor Barnum -- 17. Sustaining Population Health, Jacqueline Sherris -- 18. The Struggle To Make Sustainable Change In Global Health, Laurie Garrett And Zoe Liberman -- 19. Economic Growth And Sustainability Rooted In Financial Literacy, John Hope Bryant -- 20. Approaching The Future With Optimism, Robyn Beavers -- 21. A Decent Place To Live, Jonathan Reckford -- 22. From Field To Market: Changing Our Focus, Gerald Steiner -- 23. Joules: The Currency Of Sustainability, Chandrakant Patel --^ 24. Spoons Or Tractors: Sustainable Development As Rapid Productivity Growth In Developing Nations, Robert Atkinson -- 25. Unlocking The Energy Of Business To Effect Change, Meg Crawford -- 26. Put It On Paper: Lowering Healthcare Costs, Una Ryan -- 27. Mind The Gap: A Different Take On Sustainability, Matthew Taylor -- 28. Sustainable Scientific Research, K.r. Sreenivasan -- 29. Energizing Sustainable Development, V.s. Ramamurthy And Narendar Pani -- 30. The Importance Of Sustainability In Helping The Poor, Mechai Viravaidya -- 31. Why Is Waste A Dirty Word? Melanie Walker -- 32. How Much Is Enough? Making It Personal, Toinette Lippe -- 33. Teaching Sustainability In The Anthropocene Era, Kai Lee And Richard Howarth -- 34. Don’t Sustain; Advance, Kevin Finneran -- 35. Changemakers For Sustainability, Karabi Acharya -- 36. What Social Entrepreneurs Taught Me About Sustainability, Mirjam Schöning --^ 37. An Emotional Connection With Sustainability Through Documentary Films, Heather Macandrew And David Springbett -- 38. Conserving Energy For Tomorrow Without Sacrificing Quality Of Our Lives, Scott Tew -- 39. Sustainability Of Our Ocean Resources, James Barry -- 40. Will It Last? Will It Endure? Andrea Coleman And Barry Coleman -- 41. The Holistic Enchilada: Moving Toward Food System Sustainability, Wayne Roberts -- 42. Bringing Organizational Sustainability To Public Postsecondary Education, Christopher Hayter And Robert Hayter -- 43. Ensuring Connections, Harvey Locke -- 44. Beyond The Status Quo: Catalyzing Sustainability In The Arts, Jane Milosch -- 45. Historic Preservation: The Real Sustainable Development, Donovan Rypkema -- 46. Bending Toward Justice: The Search For Sustainable Energy, Michael Brune -- Afterword, M.s. Swaminathan. Edited By Guruprasad Madhavan, Barbara Oakley, David Green, David Koon, Penny Low. Front Matter....Pages i-xxxvi What Medical Equipment Taught Me About Sustainability....Pages 1-6 Food: The Ultimate Answer....Pages 7-11 A Village of Hope: The Interplay of Sustainability and Community Development....Pages 13-17 Trade-Offs in Sustainable Development....Pages 19-23 Sustainable Skyscrapers and the Well-Being of the City....Pages 25-29 Dimensional Stability....Pages 31-32 Sustainability: A Tale of Twin Brothers....Pages 33-37 Cooperation and Sustainability....Pages 39-43 The Sincerity of Purpose: Sustainability and World Peace....Pages 45-49 Recycling Reinvented: Music and Sustainability....Pages 51-53 Connectivity and Sustainability: Perspectives from Landscape and Urban Design....Pages 55-58 Nutrition and Sustainability....Pages 59-64 A Poet in the Car Company: Sustainability of Passion and Profitability....Pages 65-69 The Need for Sustainable Heretics....Pages 71-76 Performance with Purpose....Pages 77-82 The Business of Sustainability: A Different Design Question....Pages 83-86 Sustaining Population Health....Pages 87-90 The Struggle to Make Sustainable Change in Global Health....Pages 91-94 Economic Growth and Sustainability Rooted in Financial Literacy....Pages 95-99 Approaching the Future with Optimism....Pages 101-106 A Decent Place to Live....Pages 107-112 From Field to Market: Changing Our Focus....Pages 113-116 Joules: The Currency of Sustainability....Pages 117-121 Innovation Economics: The Race for Global Advantage....Pages 123-126 Unlocking the Energy of Business to Effect Change....Pages 127-132 Put It on Paper: Lowering Healthcare Costs....Pages 133-137 Mind the Gap: A Different Take on Sustainability....Pages 139-144 Sustainable Scientific Research....Pages 145-149 Energizing Sustainable Development....Pages 151-154 The Importance of Sustainability in Helping the Poor....Pages 155-158 Why Is Waste a Dirty Word?....Pages 159-162 How Much Is Enough? Making It Personal....Pages 163-166 Teaching Sustainability in the Anthropocene Era....Pages 167-172 Don’t Sustain; Advance....Pages 173-176 Changemakers for Sustainability....Pages 177-180 What Social Entrepreneurs Taught Me About Sustainability....Pages 181-185 An Emotional Connection with Sustainability Through Documentary Films....Pages 187-192 Conserving Energy for Tomorrow....Pages 193-199 The Sustainability of Ocean Resources....Pages 201-205 Will It Last? Will It Endure?....Pages 207-210 The Holistic Enchilada: Moving Toward Food System Sustainability....Pages 211-214 Bringing Organizational Sustainability to Public Postsecondary Education....Pages 215-220 Conservation Through Connections....Pages 221-226 Beyond the Status Quo: Catalyzing Sustainability in the Arts....Pages 227-232 Historic Preservation: The Real Sustainable Development....Pages 233-238 Bending Toward Justice: The Search for Sustainable Energy....Pages 239-242 Afterword....Pages 243-244 "D elightful ... the chapters are gems of precision and insight."--M ichael Spence, Nobel Prize Winner in Economics Sustainability applies to everybody. But everybody applies it differently, by defining and shaping it differently-much as water is edged and shaped by its container. It is conceived in absolute terms but underpinned by a great diversity of relatively "g reen"-a nd sometimes contradictory-practices that can each make society only more or less sustainable. In Practicing Sustainability, chefs, poets, music directors, evangelical pastors, skyscraper architects, artists, filmmakers, as well as scientific leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, business executives, policy makers, and the contrarians, shed light on our understanding of sustainability and the role that each of us can play. Each contributor addresses what sustainability means, what is most appealing about the concept, and what they would like to change to improve the perception and practice of sustainability. What emerges from their essays is a wide spectrum of views that confirm an important insight: Sustainability is pursued in different ways not only due to different interpretations, but also because of varying incentives, trade-offs, and altruistic motives. Practicing and achieving sustainability starts with a willingness to look critically at the concept. It also means enabling rich and vigorous discussion based on pragmatism and common sense to determine a framework for best ideas and practices. With time and the much needed critical thinking, sustainable development will become a more integral part of our culture. By sharing experiences and crisp insights from today' s savants, Practicing Sustainability serves as a stepping stone to the future. Sur la 4e de couv. : "Sustainability applies to everybody. But everybody applies it differently, by defining and shaping it differently-much as water is edged and shaped by its container. It is conceived in absolute terms but underpinned by a great diversity of relatively "green"--And sometimes contradictory-practices that can each make society only more or less sustainable. In Practicing Sustainability, chefs, poets, music directors, evangelical pastors, skyscraper architects, artists, filmmakers, as well as scientific leaders, entrepreneurs, educators, business executives, policy makers, and the contrarians, shed light on our understanding of sustainability and the role that each of us can play. Each contributor addresses what sustainability means, what is most appealing about the concept, and what they would like to change to improve the perception and practice of sustainability. What emerges from their essays is a wide spectrum of views that confirm an important insight: Sustainability is pursued in different ways not only due to different interpretations, but also because of varying incentives, trade-offs, and altruistic motives. Practicing and achieving sustainability starts with a willingness to look critically at the concept. It also means enabling rich and vigorous discussion based on pragmatism and common sense to determine a framework for best ideas and practices. With time and the much needed critical thinking, sustainable development will become a more integral part of our culture. By sharing experiences and crisp insights from today's savants, Practicing Sustainability serves as a stepping stone to the future."