Sustainable Development Books


Built to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary CompaniesBuilt to Last: Successful Habits of Visionary Companies
Best Price: $7.99
Finally, a book that includes ideas that are based on research, not just someone's good ideas...
Common Wealth: Economics for a Crowded PlanetCommon Wealth: Economics for a Crowded Planet
Best Price: $12.49
This is yet another classic from Jeffrey Sachs. Here is the most comprehensive and compelling...
The Necessary Revolution: How Individuals And Organizations Are Working Together to Create a Sustainable WorldThe Necessary Revolution: How Individuals And Organizations Are Working Together to Create a Sustainable World
Best Price: $16.08
This is one of the most interesting and important contributions of 2008 to the vital area of...
The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to SustainabilityThe Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability
Best Price: $15.00
Bridge End World A superb book that covers areas not addressed by other similar books.The...
Development as FreedomDevelopment as Freedom
Best Price: $7.33
If you only have a passing interest in development theory, you may find this book terribly...


Harvard Business Review on Green Business Strategy (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series) (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series)Harvard Business Review on Green Business Strategy (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series) (Harvard Business Review Paperback Series)
Best Price: $13.12
Just a decade ago, the term "green building strategy" evoked visions of fringe...
The Myths of InnovationThe Myths of Innovation
Best Price: $11.97
This book is not all that. Its just a bunch of meandering ramblings from a guy whose main...
Green Chic: Saving the Earth in StyleGreen Chic: Saving the Earth in Style
Best Price: $6.97
This book does a terrific job listing simple, practical eco-friendly practices that any...
Limits to Growth: The 30-Year UpdateLimits to Growth: The 30-Year Update
Best Price: $14.03
This bool presents a complete and understandable foresight of what will happen with our planet...
Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections, and Solutions (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)Living in the Environment: Principles, Connections, and Solutions (with CD-ROM and InfoTrac)
Best Price: $49.99
the book arrived in a better condition than i expected, and there was no trouble with delivery. ...


Flipping the Switch...: Unleash the Power of Personal Accountability Using the QBQ!Flipping the Switch...: Unleash the Power of Personal Accountability Using the QBQ!
Best Price: $2.77
Flipping the Switch is a great follow up to QBQ. The concept of QBQ is great but to really make...
The Plot to Save the Planet: How Visionary Entrepreneurs and Corporate Titans Are Creating Real Solutions to Global WarmingThe Plot to Save the Planet: How Visionary Entrepreneurs and Corporate Titans Are Creating Real Solutions to Global Warming
Best Price: $12.45
Fortune magazine veteran Brian Dumaine has just published a highly readable new book. It will be...
Firms of Endearment: How World-Class Companies Profit from Passion and PurposeFirms of Endearment: How World-Class Companies Profit from Passion and Purpose
Best Price: $13.97
Much like Gary Hamel's book The Future of Management, one needs to read this book with an open...
Sustainable Landscape Construction: A Guide to Green Building Outdoors, Second EditionSustainable Landscape Construction: A Guide to Green Building Outdoors, Second Edition
Best Price: $40.50
This book is very lengthy and full of information, but unlike typical textbooks, it is not...
World on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global InstabilityWorld on Fire: How Exporting Free Market Democracy Breeds Ethnic Hatred and Global Instability
Best Price: $5.00
Excellent and compelling. I travel internationally 6 months of the year throughout the...

Making Sustainability Work: Best Practices in Managing and Measuring Corporate Social, Environmental and Economic Impacts (Business)Making Sustainability Work: Best Practices in Managing and Measuring Corporate Social, Environmental and Economic Impacts (Business)
Best Price: $20.79
The challenges and opportunities facing companies today in the area of sustainability are more...
Encounters with the ArchdruidEncounters with the Archdruid
Best Price: $3.14
Interesting stories that force you to consider both sides of several important environmental...
75 Green Businesses You Can Start to Make Money and Make a Difference75 Green Businesses You Can Start to Make Money and Make a Difference
Best Price: $13.57
75 Green Businesses You Can Start to Make Money and Make a Difference, by Glenn Cruston, is a...
Eating Fossil Fuels: Oil, Food and the Coming Crisis in AgricultureEating Fossil Fuels: Oil, Food and the Coming Crisis in Agriculture
Best Price: $6.75
One good thing about this book is that the author does not need 300 pages to explain the...
Green, Greener, Greenest: A Practical Guide to Making Eco-Smart Choices a Part of Your LifeGreen, Greener, Greenest: A Practical Guide to Making Eco-Smart Choices a Part of Your Life
Best Price: $2.14
While I found this book to be interesting, and some areas quite enlightening, other areas were...

Business and Society: Stakeholders, Ethics, Public PolicyBusiness and Society: Stakeholders, Ethics, Public Policy
Best Price: $98.72
I would like to have known ahead of time that this book had been rebound. It said it was the...
Megatrends 2010: The Rise of Conscious CapitalismMegatrends 2010: The Rise of Conscious Capitalism
Best Price: $5.99
I am very pleased with my order. The book was in excellent condition and was swiftly delivered. ...
The Option of Urbanism: Investing in a New American DreamThe Option of Urbanism: Investing in a New American Dream
Best Price: $13.00
In _The Option of Urbanism_, Christopher Leinberger documents the history of both urban...
Ecological Economics: Principles And ApplicationsEcological Economics: Principles And Applications
Best Price: $39.96
The authors of this book demonstrate a deep understanding of the negative role and impact on...
The Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local ResilienceThe Transition Handbook: From Oil Dependency to Local Resilience
Best Price: $18.34
We live in an oil-dependent world, arriving at this level of dependency in a very short space of...

The Next Sustainability Wave: Building Boardroom Buy-in (Conscientious Commerce)The Next Sustainability Wave: Building Boardroom Buy-in (Conscientious Commerce)
Best Price: $12.93
This book was required reading for a course in Environmental Intrapreneurism. The author's...
Capitalism as if the World MattersCapitalism as if the World Matters
Best Price: $15.00
Activist Jonathon Porritt offers the startling proposal that capitalism may provide the best...
Our Ecological Footprint: Reducing Human Impact on the Earth (New Catalyst Bioregional Series) (Paperback)Our Ecological Footprint: Reducing Human Impact on the Earth (New Catalyst Bioregional Series) (Paperback)
Best Price: $7.30
This wonderful little book presents an excellent tool for evaluating human impact on our planet....
Green Gone Wild: Elevating Nature Above Human RightsGreen Gone Wild: Elevating Nature Above Human Rights
Best Price: $12.88
I thought I was the only one. When I finished Green Gone Wild I was angry. I loaned it to a...
Climate Change: What's Your Business Strategy? (Memo to the CEO)Climate Change: What's Your Business Strategy? (Memo to the CEO)
Best Price: $10.00
Climate change is one of the most pressing challenges facing the world today. And increasingly,...

The Great Lakes Water WarsThe Great Lakes Water Wars
Best Price: $16.13
As a hydrologist in the Great Lakes' basin, this book is a great read. It brings the science...
Flowcharts: Plain & Simple: Learning & Application GuideFlowcharts: Plain & Simple: Learning & Application Guide
Best Price: $13.57
I found this book extremely helpful for determining how to make and read a flowchart as well as...
Harvard Business Review on Profiting from Green Business (A Harvard Business Review Paperback)Harvard Business Review on Profiting from Green Business (A Harvard Business Review Paperback)
Best Price: $5.99
The Harvard Business Review Paperback Series brings managers and professionals the fundamental...
Thorne, Business & Society 3eThorne, Business & Society 3e
Best Price: $34.98
In Business and Society, 3/e, authors Thorne, Ferrell, and Ferrell introduce students to...
Vital Signs 2007-2008: The Trends that Are Shaping Our Future (Vital Signs)Vital Signs 2007-2008: The Trends that Are Shaping Our Future (Vital Signs)
Best Price: $11.00
I've read every issue of Vital Signs since Worldwatch introduced it years ago. It contains a...

Liberating the Corporate Soul : Building a Visionary OrganizationLiberating the Corporate Soul : Building a Visionary Organization
Best Price: $15.34
At last a practical way to review and analyse the culture of an organisation and track its...
Fostering Sustainable Behavior: An Introduction to Community-Based Social Marketing (Education for Sustainability Series)Fostering Sustainable Behavior: An Introduction to Community-Based Social Marketing (Education for Sustainability Series)
Best Price: $8.94
Doug is a great writer and really knows the subject matter. If you are interested in CBSM...
The Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook: When it All Comes TogetherThe Sustainable Enterprise Fieldbook: When it All Comes Together
Best Price: $23.10
Building an organization’s commitment to sustainability is not just a means to...
Sustainable Value: How the World's Leading Companies Are Doing Well by Doing GoodSustainable Value: How the World's Leading Companies Are Doing Well by Doing Good
Best Price: $20.95
This is an important book. One often hears about the need for companies to `balance' social,...
Leading Change Toward Sustainability: A Change-Management Guide for Business, Government and Civil SocietyLeading Change Toward Sustainability: A Change-Management Guide for Business, Government and Civil Society
Best Price: $27.00
While the concept of sustainability and sustainable development is still ethereal, Bob Doppelt...

The Natural Step for Communities: How Cities and Towns can Change to Sustainable PracticesThe Natural Step for Communities: How Cities and Towns can Change to Sustainable Practices
Best Price: $14.06
Currently, my city is undergoing a move from an average municipality to becoming an...
The Business Guide to Sustainability: Practical Strategies and Tools for OrganizationsThe Business Guide to Sustainability: Practical Strategies and Tools for Organizations
Best Price: $41.70
THE BUSINESS GUIDE TO SUSTAINABILITY: PRACTICAL STRATEGIES AND TOOLS FOR ORGANIZATIONS addresses...
Voices into Choices: Acting on the Voice of the CustomerVoices into Choices: Acting on the Voice of the Customer
Best Price: $34.80
I have used the Voice of the Customer and Concept Engineering processes for the past 7 years at...
Sustainable Fashion and Textiles: Design JourneysSustainable Fashion and Textiles: Design Journeys
Best Price: $41.39
This inspirational design handbook presents a new vision of sustainability in the fashion and...
Does It Matter?: Essays on Man's Relation to MaterialityDoes It Matter?: Essays on Man's Relation to Materiality
Best Price: $6.40
Certainly one of the best of Alan's books I've read! Written towards the end of his life, it...

World Development Report 2008: Agriculture and Development (World Development Report) (World Development Report)World Development Report 2008: Agriculture and Development (World Development Report) (World Development Report)
Best Price: $23.26
For those who do not follow this field the World Bank is the main international funder of...
Family Friendly Farming: A Multi-Generational Home-Based Business TestamentFamily Friendly Farming: A Multi-Generational Home-Based Business Testament
Best Price: $21.85
I am a firm believer in all of Joel Salatin's views and concepts regarding farming, and have...
Natural Resource Conservation: Management for a Sustainable Future (9th Edition)Natural Resource Conservation: Management for a Sustainable Future (9th Edition)
Best Price: $49.27
Written from a sustainable perspective, this readable, yet rigorous, book provides...
Panarchy: Understanding Transformations in Human and Natural SystemsPanarchy: Understanding Transformations in Human and Natural Systems
Best Price: $44.93
On balance, Resilience and the Behavior of Large-Scale Systems (Scientific Committee on Problems...
The Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line (Conscientious Commerce)The Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line (Conscientious Commerce)
Best Price: $16.00
Corporations are under increasing pressure from customers, investors, employees, legislators,...

Major Problems In American Environmental History (Major Problems in American History)Major Problems In American Environmental History (Major Problems in American History)
Best Price: $45.50
For a person interested in an overview of environmental history and some examples of typical...
One With Nineveh: Politics, Consumption, and the Human FutureOne With Nineveh: Politics, Consumption, and the Human Future
Best Price: $4.83
This is an outstandingly wide-ranging intro to every aspect of the subject. If that's what you...
Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (7th Edition)Environmental and Natural Resource Economics (7th Edition)
Best Price: $50.00
Tietenberg is a big player in evironmental economics, and clearly lays out the fundamentals of...
Business and Its Environment (5th Edition)Business and Its Environment (5th Edition)
Best Price: $39.52
This book is an easy read. It has tons of useful information. I would recommend this book.
State of the World 2007: Our Urban Future (State of the World)State of the World 2007: Our Urban Future (State of the World)
Best Price: $3.85
The book was received in flawless condition, and service was prompt. I wish everything I'd...

The Sustainability Handbook: The Complete Management Guide to Achieving Social, Economic and Environmental ResponsibilityThe Sustainability Handbook: The Complete Management Guide to Achieving Social, Economic and Environmental Responsibility
Best Price: $78.00
Great book, easy to read, provides foundation to understanding sustainability on a personal,...
    
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