SUSTAINABILITY

It’s Everywhere Now! Will It Last?

Peninsula College Library resources

published in the 21^st century.

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Compiled by David Kent, Librarian

February 6, 2008

Preliminary Quotes

Much confusion about the term “sustainability” is caused by the fact that it suggests both an objective condition (“this process is sustainable”) as well as a normative goal (“this process should be sustainable”). Whereas the objective distinction between sustainability and unsustainability is as definite as that between, say, life and death, sustainability itself may describe a wide spectrum of conditions with widely differing consequences.

– Bossel, H. (2002). Encyclopedia of Environmetrics, volume 4. (New York: Wiley).

The four main types of sustainability are human, social, economic and environmental… It is important to specify which type of sustainability one is dealing with as they are all so different and should not be fused together, although some overlap to a certain extent.

– Goodland, R. (2002). Encyclopedia of Global Environmental Change, volume 5. (New York: Wiley).

Definition of Environmental Sustainability

1. Output rule:

· Waste emissions from a project or action being considered should be kept within the assimilative capacity of the local environment, without unacceptable degradation of its future waste absorptive capacity or other important services.

2. Input rule:

· Renewable resources: (e. g., forest, fish) harvest rates of renewable resource inputs must be kept within regenerative capacities of the natural system that generates them.

· Non-renewables: depletion rates of non-renewable resource inputs should be set below the historical rate at which renewable substitutes were developed by human invention and investment…

-- Daly, H. E. and Cobb, J. B. (1989). For the Common Good. (Boston: Beacon Press).

Sustainability in Higher Education (in reverse chronological order)

Litten, Larry H. and Dawn G. Terkla. (2007). Advancing sustainability in higher education. San Francisco, Calif.: Jossey-Bass. Larry H. Litten, Dawn Geronimo Terkla, editors. CONTENTS: The sustainability challenge / James Merkel, Larry H. Litten -- The business case for sustainability / Walt Freese -- The university case for sustainability / Lawrence Bacow, William Moomaw -- Metrics and meaning for environmental sustainability / James Pittman, Kevin Wilhelm -- social indicators of sustainable progress for higher education / Terry link -- Developing educational indicators that will guide students and institutions toward a sustainable future / Bert Cohen -- Models and resources for advancing sustainable institutional and societal progress / Larry H. Litten, Dawn Geronimo Terkla.

Kevany, Kathleen, Donald Huisingh, et al. (2007). Sustainability : new insights for education. Bradford: Emerald Group Press. [electronic resource] : guest editors Kathleen Kevany, Donald Huisingh, Francisco J. Lozano Garcia.

Meszaros, Peggy S. (2007). “Making self-authorship a goal of core curricula : the earth sustainability pilot project” by Barbara Bekken, Joan Marie. In: Self-authorship : advancing students' intellectual growth. San Francisco, Calif.: Jossey-Bass. Peggy S. Meszaros, editor.

Charney, Cyril and ebrary Inc. (2006). “Sustainability : evaluating your organization.” In: The leader's tool kit : hundreds of tips and techniques for developing the skills you need. New York: AMACOM. [electronic resource] :

Tripp, Peggy, Linda June Muzzin, et al. (2005). “Teaching sustainable science.” by Peggy Tripp; “The illiteracy of social scientists with respect to environmental sustainability.” by Margrit Eichler. In: Teaching as activism : equity meets environmentalism. Montréal: McGill-Queen's University Press. [electronic resource] : edited by Peggy Tripp and Linda Muzzin.

Corcoran, Peter Blaze, Erjen E. J. Wals, et al. (2004). Higher education and the challenge of sustainability : problematics, promise and practice. Dordrecht ; London: Kluwer Academic Publishers. [electronic resource] : edited by Peter Blaze Corcoran and Arjen E.J. Wals.

Blewitt, John and Cedric Cullingford. (2004). The sustainability curriculum : the challenge for higher education. London ; Sterling, VA: Earthscan. plates. [electronic resource] : edited by John Blewitt and Cedric Cullingford. Sustainability curriculum : Subtitle on cover: criteria, processes and applications.

Bell, Simon and Stephen Morse. (2003). Measuring sustainability : learning by doing. London ; Sterling, VA: Earthscan Publications Ltd. [electronic resource] : Simon Bell and Stephen Morse.

Other Sustainability Books

in the Peninsula College Library Collection

Allenby, Braden R. and ebrary Inc. (2005). Reconstructing Earth : Technology and environment in the age of humans. Washington, DC: Island Press. [electronic resource] : Braden Allenby. CONTENTS: The human Earth -- Real rubber on real roads : technology and environment -- From overhead to strategic -- Alice in wonderland : environmental management in the firm -- Thoroughly modern Marxist utopianism : sustainability -- Faith and science -- Complexity : the new frontier -- How humans construct their environment -- Implementing earth systems engineering and management.

Bailey, Robert G., Lev Ropes, et al. (2002). Ecoregion-based design for sustainability. New York: Springer. [electronic resource] / Robert G. Bailey ; illustrations by Lev Ropes. ill. (chiefly col.), col. maps

Bartelmus, Peter and ebrary Inc. (2002). Unveiling wealth on money, quality of life, and sustainability. Dordrecht ; Boston: Kluwer. Wohlstand entschleiern. English.

[electronic resource] : edited by Peter Bartelmus. ill. ; 25 cm.

"Unveiling wealth is the translation and expansion of Wohlstand entschleiern--a book based on the congress of the same name organised by the Wuppertal Institute for Climate, Environment and Energy (Wuppertal, 10 December 1999)"--Pref.

Bartels, G. C., Wil Nelissen, et al. (2002). Marketing for sustainability : towards transactional policy-making. Amsterdam ; Washington, D.C. Tokyo: IOS Press ; Ohmsha. [electronic resource] : edited by Gerard Bartels and Wil Nelissen."De transactionele overheid [published 1998] ... was the basis for the current publication"--P. v.

Baver, Sherrie L., Barbara D. Lynch, et al. (2006). “The struggle for sustainable tourism in Martinique.” In: Beyond sun and sand : Caribbean environmentalisms. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press. [electronic resource] : edited by Sherrie L. Baver, Barbara Deutsch Lynch.

Bellmann, Christophe, Graham Dutfield, et al. (2003). Trading in knowledge : development perspectives on TRIPS, trade, and sustainability. London ; Sterling, VA: Earthscan Publications. [electronic resource] : edited by Christophe Bellmann, Graham Dutfield, and Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz. "International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development."

Bent, Robert D., Lloyd Orr, et al. (2002). Energy science, policy, and the pursuit of sustainability. Washington, DC: Island Press. [electronic resource] : edited by Robert Bent, Lloyd Orr, and Randall Baker ; illustrations by William Z. Shetter.

Birkeland, Janis. (2002). Design for sustainability: a sourcebook of integrated, ecological solutions. London ; Sterling, VA: Earthscan Publications. [electronic resource] :Dr. Janis Birkeland. Includes index.

Bowers, C. A. (2000). Let them eat data : how computers affect education, cultural diversity, and the prospects of ecological sustainability. Athens: University of Georgia Press. C.A. Bowers. CONTENTS: Globalizing cyberspace : vision and reality -- The culture of cyberspace and everyday life -- Displacing wisdom with data : ecological implications -- Evolutionary theory and the global computer culture -- The false promises of computer-based education -- Why computers should not replace teachers -- Rethinking technology : what educational institutions can do.

Burnside, Craig and ebrary Inc. (2005). Fiscal sustainability in theory and practice : a handbook. Washington, D.C.: World Bank. [electronic resource] : edited by Craig Burnside.

Calder, Wynn, Rick Clugston, et al. (2002). Published in association with International Association of Universities and University Leaders for a Sustainable Future. Bradford, England: Emerald Group Publishing. [electronic resource] / Guest editors Wynn Calder, Rick Clugston and Peter Blaze Corcoran.

Carr, Mike and ebrary Inc. (2004). Bioregionalism and civil society : democratic challenges to corporate globalism. Vancouver: UBC Press. [electronic resource] : Mike Carr.

Cash, David W., James Buizer, et al. (2005). Knowledge-action systems for seasonal to interannual climate forecasting : summary of a workshop. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press. [electronic resource] : report to the Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability ; David W. Cash and James Buizer. "Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability Policy and Global Affairs, National Research Council of the National Academies."

Cassuto, David N. (2001). “Imaging sustainability.” In: Dripping dry : literature, politics, and water in the desert Southwest. Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan Press. plates. David N. Cassuto. Revision of the author's thesis, Indiana University.

Clark, William C., Laura Holliday, et al. (2006). Linking knowledge with action for sustainable development : the role of program management : summary of a workshop : report to the Roundtable on Science and Technology for Sustainability. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press. [electronic resource] :

Dale, Ann, Stuart B. Hill, et al. (2001). At the edge : sustainable development in the 21st century. Vancouver: UBC Press. [electronic resource] : Ann Dale in collaboration with S.B. Hill.

Dale, Ann, Jenny Onyx, et al. (2005). A dynamic balance : social capital and sustainable community development. Vancouver: UBC Press. [electronic resource] : edited by Ann Dale and Jenny Onyx.

ebrary Inc. (2006). “Sustainability, science literacy, and education that enables the adoption of more sustainable practices in the chemical industry.” In: Sustainability in the chemical industry : grand challenges and research needs : a workshop report. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press. [electronic resource] : Committee on Grand Challenges for Sustainability in the Chemical Industry, Board on Chemical Sciences and Technology, Division on Earth and Life Sciences.

Edwards, Andres R. and ebrary Inc. (2005). The sustainability revolution : portrait of a paradigm shift. Gabriola, BC: New Society Publishers. [electronic resource] : Andres R. Edwards ; foreword by David W. Orr.

Ekins, Paul and ebrary Inc. (2000). Economic growth human welfare and environmental sustainability : the prospects for green growth. London ; New York: Routledge. [electronic resource] : Paul Ekins.

Evans, Bob. (2005). Governing sustainable cities. London ; Sterling, VA: Earthscan. [electronic resource] / Bob Evans ... [et al.]. "The level of governance closest to the people-- " -- Government, governance, and local sustainability -- Meeting the sustainability challenge -- Institutional capacity and social capacity -- Local government and civil society -- Governing for sustainability.

Evans, Peter B. and ebrary Inc. (2002). Livable cities? : urban struggles for livelihood and sustainability. Berkeley: University of California Press. [electronic resource] : edited by Peter Evans.

Ferrer, Balas, Karen Mulder, et al. (2005). Engineering education in sustainable development. Bradford, England: Emerald Group Publishing. [electronic resource] / guest editors Didac Ferrer-Balas and Karen Mulder.

Field, J. G., Gotthilf Hempel, et al. (2002). Oceans 2020 : science, trends, and the challenge of sustainability. Washington, DC: Island Press. [electronic resource] : [edited by] John G. Field, Gotthilf Hempel, Colin P. Summerhayes.

Filson, Glen C. and ebrary Inc. (2004). Intensive agriculture and sustainability : a farming systems analysis. Vancouver: UBC Press. [electronic resource] : edited by Glen C. Filson.

Firor, John, Judith Jacobsen, et al. (2002). The crowded greenhouse : population, climate change, and creating a sustainable world. New Haven: Yale University Press. [electronic resource] : John Firor and Judith Jacobsen. Population, climate change, and sustainability

Gajda, Rebecca, Richard Tulikangas, et al. (2005). “Collaboration and sustainability.” In: Getting the grant : how educators can write winning proposals and manage successful projects. Alexandria, Va.: Association for Supervision and Curriculum Development. [electronic resource] : Rebecca Gajda and Richard Tulikangas. CONTENTS: The world of grants : surveying the landscape -- Preparing to write your grant proposal -- Writing a successful proposal : tips and tools -- Application review from an insider's perspective -- After "the call" -- Program evaluation : prove what you know --

Gibson, Robert B. and Selma Hassan. (2005). Sustainability assessment : criteria and processes. London ; Sterling, VA: Earthscan. [electronic resource] : Robert B. Gibson ; with Selma Hassan ... [et al.].

Griffith, Chris and ebrary Inc. (2004). Food sustainability : diverging implications. Bradford, England: Emerald Group. [electronic resource] : Chris Griffith.

Hemmati, Minu. (2002). Multi-stakeholder processes for governance and sustainability : beyond deadlock and conflict. London Sterling, VA: Earthscan Publications. [electronic resource] : Minu Hemmati ; with contributions from Felix Dodds, Jasmin Enatati, and Jan McHarry.

Henriques, Adrian and Julie Richardson. (2004). The triple bottom line, does it all add up? : assessing the sustainability of business and CSR. London ; Sterling, VA: Earthscan Publications. [electronic resource] : edited by Adrian Henriques and Julie Richardson.

Holliday, Laura, National Academies (U.S.), et al. (2007). Sustainable management of groundwater in Mexico : proceedings of a workshop. Washington, D.C.: National Academies Press. [electronic resource] : Laura Holliday ... [et al.]. 'Strengthening Science-Based Decision Making for Sustainable Management of Groundwater in Mexico' was a joint workshop between the U.S. National Academies and the Mexican Academy of Sciences ... held February 8-10, 2004, in Méruda, Mexico."--P. vii.

Horst, W. J. and ebrary Inc. (2002). Plant nutrition : food security and sustainability of agro-ecosystems through basic and applied research. Boston: Kluwer Academic. [electronic resource] : edited by W. J. Horst ... [et al.].

Ikerd, John E. and ebrary Inc. (2005). Sustainable capitalism : a matter of common sense. Bloomfield, CT: Kumarian Press. [electronic resource] : John E. Ikerd. "Provides a discussion on achieving and maintaining a new economics of sustainability, including how social and ethical values must be reintegrated into capitalist economics"--Provided by publisher..

Jaccard, Mark Kenneth, John Nyboer, et al. (2002). The cost of climate policy. Vancouver, B.C.: University of British Columbia Press. [electronic resource] / Mark Jaccard, John Nyboer, and Bryn Sadownik.

Jaeger, William K. and ebrary Inc. (2005). “Sustainability: Stocks and Flows.” In: Environmental economics for tree huggers and other skeptics. Washington, DC: Island Press. [electronic resource] / William K. Jaeger.

Jenks, M., Rod Burgess, et al. (2000). Compact cities : sustainable urban forms for developing countries. London ; New York: E. & F.N. Spon. [electronic resource] : edited by Mike Jenks and Rod Burgess. This new book examines and evaluates the merits and defects of compact city approaches in the context of developing countries. Issues of theory, policy and practice relating to sustainability of urban form are examined by a wide range of contributors..

Kahn, Matthew E. and ebrary Inc. (2006). “Achieving urban and global sustainability.” In: Green cities : urban growth and the environment. Washington, D.C.: Brookings Institution Press. [electronic resource] : Matthew E. Kahn

Kasemir, Bernd and ebrary Inc. (2003). Public participation in sustainability science : a handbook. Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. [electronic resource] : edited by Bernd Kasemir ... [et al.].

Kellert, Stephen R. and ebrary Inc. (2005). Building for life : designing and understanding the human-nature connection. Washington, DC: Island Press. [electronic resource] : Stephen R. Kellert.

King, Roy, D. W. McLeod, et al. (2002). Managing for sustainability. Kent, C.T.: Scitech. [electronic resource] / Roy King, Don McLeod.

Kurtzman, Joel, Glenn Rifkin, et al. (2004). “Sustainability and the environment : a business that makes nothing but money is a poor kind of business.” In: MBA in a box : the practical guide to the big ideas of business. 1st. New York: Crown Business. [electronic resource] : Joel Kurtzman with Glenn Rifkin & Victoria Griffith.

Léautier, Frannie and ebrary Inc. (2006). Cities in a globalizing world : governance, performance and sustainability. Washington, DC: World Bank. [electronic resource] : edited by Frannie Léautier.

Electronic reproduction. Palo Alto, Calif. : ebrary, 2006. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries. http://pclmc.ctc.edu:2048/login?url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/peninsula/Doc?id=10106726

Leitão, Andre Botequilha and ebrary Inc. (2006). “Recommendations on the use of landscape metrics to support the planning of sustainable landscapes.” In: Measuring landscapes : a planner's handbook. Washington, DC: Island Press. plates. [electronic resource] : André Botequilha Leitão ... [et al.].

Light, Stephen S. and ebrary Inc. (2004). The role of biodiversity conservation in the transition to rural sustainability. Amsterdam ; Washington, DC: IOS Press. NATO Advanced Research Workshop on the Role of Biodiversity Conservation in the Transition to Rural Sustainability (2002 : Kraków, Poland) [electronic resource] / edited by Stephen S. Light.

Lo, Fu-chen, Peter Marcotullio, et al. (2001). Globalization and the sustainability of cities in the Asia Pacific region. Tokyo ; New York: United Nations University Press. [electronic resource] / edited by Fu-chen Lo and Peter J. Marcotullio.

MacDonald, Mary and ebrary Inc. (2002). Agendas for sustainability : environment and development into the twenty-first century. London ; New York: Routledge. [electronic resource] :

Meadows, Donella H., Jørgen Randers, et al. (2004). The limits to growth : the 30-year update. White River Junction, Vt: Chelsea Green Pub. Donella Meadows, Jorgen Randers, Dennis Meadows. CONTENTS: Overshoot -- The driving force: exponential growth -- The limits: sources and sinks -- World3: the dynamics of growth in a finite world -- Back from beyond the limits: the ozone story -- Technology, markets, and overshoot -- Transitions to a sustainable system -- Tools for the transition to sustainability.

Meléndez-Ortiz, Ricardo and Vicente Sánchez. (2005). Trading in genes : development perspectives on biotechnology, trade, and sustainability. London ; Sterling, VA: Earthscan. [electronic resource] : edited by Ricardo Meléndez-Ortiz and Vicente Sánchez.

Melnick, Don, UN Millennium Project., et al. (2005). Environment and human well-being : a practical strategy. London ; Sterling, Va.: Earthscan. [electronic resource] : On title page: UN Millennium Project 2005, Task Force on Environmental Sustainability.

Moran, Edward. (1999). “Incentive systems that support sustainability: a first nations example.” by Ronald L. Trosper. In: The global ecology. New York: H.W. Wilson Company. edited by Edward Moran.

Mulder, Carel and ebrary Inc. (2004). Engineering education in sustainability development. Bradford, England: Emerald Group Publishing. [electronic resource] / Guest editor, Carel Mulder.

Nattrass, Brian F., Mary Altomare, et al. (2002). Dancing with the tiger : learning sustainability step by natural step. Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers. [electronic resource] : Brian Nattrass & Mary Altomare ; foreword by Nicholas C. Sonntag.

Norton, Bryan G. and ebrary Inc. (2003). Searching for sustainability : interdisciplinary essays in the philosophy of conservation biology. Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. [electronic resource] : Bryan G. Norton.

O'Riordan, Timothy, Susanne Stoll-Kleemann, et al. (2002). Biodiversity, sustainability, and human communities : protecting beyond the protected. Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. [electronic resource] : edited by Tim O'Riordan and Susanne Stoll-Kleemann.

Ostry, Aleck S., Robert F. Woollard, et al. (2000). Fatal consumption : rethinking sustainable development. Vancouver: UBC Press. [electronic resource] : edited by Robert G. Woollard and Aleck S. Ostry.

Posch, Alfred, Roland W. Scholz, et al. (2006). Applying transdisciplinary case studies as a means of organizing sustainability learning. Bradford, England: Emerald Group Publishing. [electronic resource] / guest editors: Alfred Posch and Ronald W. Scholz.

Redclift, M. R. and ebrary Inc. (2000). Sustainability : life chances and livelihoods. New York: Routledge. [electronic resource] :

Reed, Maureen Gail and ebrary Inc. (2003). Taking stands : gender and the sustainability of rural communities. Vancouver: UBC Press. [electronic resource] : Maureen G. Reed. CONTENTS: Introduction: seeing the trees among women in forestry communities -- Transition and social marginalization of forestry communities -- Policy and structural change in rural British Columbia -- Women and woods work: the gender of forestry jobs -- women's lives, husbands' wives: "managing" forestry communities -- Communities confront outsiders -- Fitting in: making a place for gender in environmental and land use planning -- Social sustainability and the renewal of research agendas.

Rhoades, Robert E. and ebrary Inc. (2006). Development with identity : community, culture and sustainability in the Andes. Wallingford, UK ; Cambridge, MA: CABI Publishing. plates. [electronic resource] : edited by Robert E. Rhoades. CONTENTS: Linking sustainability science, community and culture : a research partnership in Cotacachi, Ecuador / Robert E. Rhoades -- Shaping an Andean landscape : processes affecting topography, soils and hydrology in Cotacachi / Franz Zehetner and William P. Miller -- Incursion, fragmentation and tradition : historical ecology of Andean Cotacachi / A. Shiloh Moates and B.C. Campbell -- Four decades of land use change in the Cotacachi Andes : 1963-2000 / Xavier Zapata Rios, Robert E. Rhoades, Maria Claudia Segovia and Franz Zehetner -- Climate change in Cotacachi / Robert E. Rhoades, Xavier Zapata Rios and Jenny Aragundy -- Traversing a landscape of memory / Virginia D. Nazarea, Rafael Guitarra and Robert E. Rhoades -- Biological diversity in Cotacachi's Andean forests / Marcia Peñafiel, Marco Tipán, Lincoln Nolivos and Karla Vásquez -- Trees and trade-offs : perceptions of eucalyptus and native trees in Ecuadorian highland communities / Ashley D. Carse -- Living, dwindling, losing, finding : status and changes in agrobiodiversity of Cotacachi / Kristine Skarbø -- Women and homegardens of Cotacachi / Maricel C. Piniero -- Good to eat, good to think : food, culture and biodiversity in Cotacachi / Juana Camacho -- Toward sustainable crop production in Cotacachi : an assessment of the soils' nutrient status / Franz Zehetner and William P. Miller -- Plant-water relationships in an Andean landscape : modelling the effect of irrigation on upland crop production / Franz Zehetner, William P. Miller and Xavier Zapata Ríos -- Water quality and human needs in Cotacachi : the Pichavi watershed / Jenny Aragundy and Xavier Zapata Ríos -- Local resolution of watershed management trade-offs : the case of Cotacachi / Fabián Rodríguez with Douglas Southgate -- Community-based water monitoring in Cotacachi / Sergio S. Ruiz-Cordóva, Bryan L. Duncan, William Deutsch and Nicolás Gómez -- Why is the earth tired? : a comparative analysis of agricultural change and intervention in northern Ecuador / B.C. Campbell -- Circular migration and community identity : their relationship to the land / Gabriela Flora -- Social capital and advocacy coalitions : examples of environment issues from Ecuador / Jan L. Flora, Cornelia B. Flora, Florencia Campana, Mary García Bravo and Edith Fernández-Baca -- Future visioning for the Cotacachi Andes : scientific models and local perspectives on land use change / Robert E. Rhoades and Xavier Zapata Ríos -- Sustainability science in indigenous communities : reconciling local and global agendas / Robert E. Rhoades.

Roome, Nigel J. (1998). Sustainability strategies for industry : the future of corporate practice. Washington, D.C.: Island Press. edited by Nigel J. Roome.

Roome, Nigel J. and ebrary Inc. (1998). Sustainability strategies for industry : the future of corporate practice. Washington, D.C.: Island Press. [electronic resource] : edited by Nigel J. Roome.

Sayer, Jeffrey, Stewart Maginnis, et al. (2005). Forests in landscapes : ecosystem approaches to sustainability. London ; Sterling, VA: Earthscan. [electronic resource] : Jeffrey Sayer and Stewart Maginnis ; assisted by Michelle Laurie.

Seow, Christopher, Ruth Hillary, et al. (2006). Managing business processes for corporate sustainability. Bradford, England: Emerald Group Publishing. [electronic resource] / guest editors: Christopher Seow and Ruth Hillary.

Shove, Elizabeth and ebrary Inc. (2003). Comfort, cleanliness and convenience : the social organization of normality. Oxford, England ; New York: Berg. [electronic resource] : Elizabeth Shove. CONTENTS: Consumption, everyday life and sustainability -- Natural resources and consumer choices -- Cycles of consumption and escalators of demand -- Trajectories and transitions -- Reconfiguring practice -- Method and approach -- The science of comfort: constructing normality -- Defining comfort: a state of mind, an attribute or an achievement? -- Playing God with the indoor climate -- Quantifying comfort -- Qualifying comfort -- Constructing comfort -- The co-evolution of comfort: interdependence and innovation -- Dimensions and dynamics -- Difference and coherence: acquiring and using air-conditioning -- Diffusion, diversity and lighting -- Comfort as collective practice: the siesta -- Reconfiguring comfort -- Regimes of comfort: systems in transition -- Levels, layers and landscapes -- Convergence, abstraction and reversal -- Escalating and standardizing concepts of comfort -- Introducing cleanliness: morality, technology and practice -- Questions of cleanliness -- Morality, technology and practice -- Humours, miasmas and germs -- Dirt and discrimination -- Commodifying cleanliness -- Qualifying cleanliness -- Behind the bathroom door: revolving rationales -- Bathroom consumption -- Reasons and rationales -- Understanding bathing and showering -- Bathtime stories -- Power showering in theory and practice -- Laundering: a system of systems -- Laundering as work -- Escalating standards or redefining service? -- Why wash? -- What is washed? -- When is the laundry done? -- What does 'doing the laundry' involve? -- The laundry as a system of systems -- Laundry habits: integrating practices -- Classifications and categories -- Innovation and tradition -- Millers of meaning and practice -- System and service -- Reconsidering cleanliness -- Reconfiguring routine -- Redefining service -- Convenience, co-ordination and convention -- Convenience and the pace of life -- Co-ordination and fragmentation -- Convenience devices -- Rush and calm -- Convenience and convention -- Ratchets, pinwheels, cogs and spirals -- Regimes, services and the reorganization of normality -- Models and mechanisms.

Sinou, Maria, Stella Kyvelou, et al. (2006). Sustainable construction : action for sustainability in the Mediterranean region. Bradford, England: Emerald Group Publishing. [electronic resource] : guest editors: Maria Sinou and Stella Kyvelou.

Stickney, Robert R., James P. McVey, et al. (2002). Responsible marine aquaculture. Wallingford, Oxon ; New York: CABI. [electronic resource] / edited by Robert R. Stickney and James P. McVey.

Tamagawa, Hidenori and ebrary Inc. (2006). Sustainable cities : Japanese perspectives on physical and social structures. Tokyo ; New York: United Nations University Press. [electronic resource] : edited by Hidenori Tamagawa.

Thomas, Vinod, World Bank., et al. (2006). From inside Brazil : development in a land of contrasts. Washington, D.C.: Stanford Economics and Finance : World Bank. [electronic resource] :

Trickett, Edison J., Willo Pequegnat, et al. (2005). “Sustainability in HIV prevention research.” In: Community interventions and AIDS. New York: Oxford University Press. [electronic resource] / edited by Edison J. Trickett, Willo Pequegnat.

Van Bilsen, A., F. van der Hoeven, et al. (2006). Urban transformations and sustainability : progress of research issues in urbanism 2005. Delft: IOS Press. [electronic resource] : A. van Bilsen ... [et al.] ; edited by F. van der Hoeven and H.J. Rosemann.

Waltner-Toews, David and ebrary Inc. (2004). Ecosystem sustainability and health

a practical approach. Cambridge, U.K. ; New York: Cambridge University Press. [electronic resource] : David Waltner-Toews.

Whisenant, Steven G. and ebrary Inc. (1999). Repairing damaged wildlands

a process-oriented, landscape-scale approach. Cambridge, UK ; New York, NY: Cambridge University Press. [electronic resource] : Steven G. Whisenant.

Willard, Bob and ebrary Inc. (2005). The next sustainability wave : building boardroom buy-in. Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers. [electronic resource] : Bob Willard ; foreword by L. Hunter Lovins.

Wimmer, Wolfgang, Rainer Züst, et al. (2001). ECODESIGN Pilot : product-investigation-, learning- and optimization-tool for sustainable product development, with CD-ROM. Dordrecht ; Boston: Kluwer Academic Publishers. [electronic resource] : by Wolfgang Wimmer and Rainer Züst.

Zairi, Mohamed and ebrary Inc. (2002). Total quality management sustainability. Bradford, England: Emerald Group Publishing. [electronic resource] / guest editor, Mohamed Zairi.