COLLAPSE - How Societies Choose to Fail or Survive
by Jared Diamond
From groundbreaking writer and thinker Jared Diamond comes an epic, visionary new book on the mysterious collapse of past civilizations – and what this means for our future.
An elegantly written and gripping history of oil, from its geological birth millions of years ago to its ascendancy as the indispensable ingredient of modern life. The world's most mischievous and politically influential mineral
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES - An Introduction to Sustainability
by Robert L. McConnell and Daniel C. Abel
3rd Edition
This issues workbook takes an interdisciplinary approach, combining simple math and critical thinking to gain insight into relevant local, regional, and...
At last a coherent new set of ideas for critics of economic rationalism and globalisation. Hamilton argues that an obsession with economic growth lies at the heart of our current political, social and environmental ills - and offers a
HEALTHY MONEY HEALTHY PLANET - Developing Sustainability Through New Money Systems
by Deidre Kent
The pressure for continuing economic growth has caused widespread environmental damage from the overuse of natural resources and destruction of habitats. Social problems...
IN SEARCH OF SUSTAINABILITY
edited by Jenny Goldie, Bob Douglas, Bryan Furnass
What must we do to achieve a sustainable society? There is no one answer. The first steps towards sustainability cover a whole spectrum of economic, social and environmental issues.
Well-motivated people who are happy with their work and where they work are more likely to deliver high performance. People who work for organisations whose purpose they believe in are more likely to go the extra mile to help achieve...
PROTECTING THE FUTURE Stories of Sustainability from RMIT University
edited by Sarah Holdsworth and Tricia Caswell
Protecting the Future showcases tangible examples of the practical implementation of global sustainability and the triple bottom-line plus one (comprising...
THE COLLAPSE OF GLOBALISM - And Reinvention of the World
by John Ralston Saul
Despite the near-religious conviction with which it was originally conceived, a growing vagueness now surrounds its original promise that nation-states were heading toward irrelevance,...
THE END OF CHARITY
by Nic Frances with Maryrose Cuskelly
The winner of the 2006 Iremonger Award is a challenging, thought provoking and inspiring exploration of how we should rethink the idea of charity, arguing that to truly address the problems of poverty, inequality