Environment & Sustainability

The works of textbook author Margaret Robertson (Sustainability Principles and Practice) and poet Howard W. Robertson focus on similar themes of sustainability, interconnectedness, and the biosphere. In this joint reading they illustrate how these ideas can be expressed in multiple ways using the language of prose and of poetry. The readers give an overview of the fundamental concepts on which this interdisciplinary field is built, offering the dual perspectives of scholarship and lyrical writing in service of its essential meaning.

Please read on to view videos from this joint reading.

An economy low in carbon and high in life satisfaction will require thousands, if not millions of exceptional leaders. This book is the first to bring together sustainability knowledge with the leadership skills and tools to help you become one of those leaders. In it you will find everything you need to get started straight away, and to grow your effectiveness, even in a world that remains perversely intent on the opposite. Read more...

Don't miss out on the opportunity to view a selection of Environment & Sustainability titles for free throughout the month of August!  We have carefully selected titles covering Climate Change, Environmental Policy, Sustainable Development, Natural Resources, and much more.  We hope these titles will provide you with useful summer reading and offer helpful preparation for the upcoming academic year.

From the Foreword by Professor Helene Marsh, Distinguished Professor of Environmental Science, James Cook University, Townsville, Australia

"Through a meticulous analysis of archival materials, official sources, publications, photographs and oral history evidence, this book documents for the first time how the colonisation of Queensland and the resultant growth of primary industries have contributed to the decline of the Great Barrier Reef… It provides important historical evidence that demonstrates that the detrimental impacts of increased human population, urban development and agricultural expansion in the Great Barrier Reef catchment area will have to be ameliorated to increase the resilience of the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area to the ravages of climate change."

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Catherine Gross, author of Fairness and Justice in Environmental Decision Making: Water Under the Bridge, has just authored an article on The Conversation.  Please click through to read more!

With so many great titles publishing this month it has been impossible to give them all the justice they deserve in our August Environment & Sustainability eBulletin, so to be sure you don't miss out, you can find them all below. 

You can also view all of our new 2014 titles in our Environment & Sustainability Catalog here. 

We are pleased to present a new Routledge Sustainability Blog post written by Mark Diesendorf, author of Sustainable Energy Solutions for Climate Change.

With a new entry every fortnight, blog posts written by various Routledge authors will be displayed both on the Routledge website and on our Facebook page. Each post within Facebook will be open to comments so please feel free to voice your thoughts! You can view all of our past blog posts here as well.