Encyclopedia of sustainability/ Robin Morris Collin, Robert William Collin.

v. 1. Environment and ecology -- v. 2. Business and economics -- v. 3. Equity and fairness.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Volume 1: Environment And Ecology -- Guide to related topics -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1: Overview -- Webs of life: the interrelatedness of natural systems -- Human impacts of webs of life -- Sustainable development: growth within the webs of life -- 2: Definitions And Contexts -- Language of sustainability -- Atmosphere -- Biodiversity -- Ecosystems -- Human values and goals -- Land, soil, and forests -- Waste, pollution, and toxic substances -- Water -- 3: Government And United Nations Involvement -- Role of government in sustainability -- Barriers to governmental roles in sustainability -- United Nations -- United States -- Local and regional governmental activities -- 4: Controversies -- Agriculture -- Climate change -- Democracy and sustainability -- Ecotourism -- Energy sources -- Environmental reparations -- Ex situ conservation: museums, zoos, and conservatories -- Green consuming -- Growth and development -- Information -- Market-based solutions -- Population and consumption -- Private property: can it continue sustainably? -- Risk assessment -- Science for policy decisions -- Sustainable development -- Tragedy of the commons -- Urban sprawl -- War -- 5: Future Directions And Emerging Trends -- Changing our thinking: from inexhaustible to irreplaceable -- Collaborative decision-making processes -- Education on the environment for sustainability -- Environmental basis of sustainability and capitalism -- Information -- Risk analysis: commonly held risk perception -- Science for policy -- Appendix A: Portal web sites -- Appendix B: Rio declaration on environment and development -- Appendix C: Agenda 21 -- Appendix D: Millennium ecosystem assessment -- Bibliography -- Index. Volume 2: Business And Economics -- Guide to related topics -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- 1: Introduction And Overview -- Webs of life: the interrelatedness of natural systems -- Human impacts on ecosystems -- Globalization: development or disaster? -- Role and responsibility of business and economics for sustainability -- Adaptive economic systems: the restorative economy -- Economies and the webs of life -- Use of resources and energy -- Role of business, consumers, and investors in achieving sustainability -- Need for economic development: poverty -- 2: Definitions And Contexts -- Language of sustainable business -- Atmosphere -- Biodiversity -- Fisheries and fishing -- Ecosystems -- Finance -- Globalization -- Key business sectors -- Land, soil, and forests -- Market-based strategies -- Clean production technologies -- Waste, pollution, and toxic substances -- Water systems -- 3: Government And United Nations Involvement -- Role of government in moving the economy toward sustainability -- Barriers to governmental roles in sustainability -- United Nations -- World trade organization (Formerly GATT) -- North American free trade agreement (NAFTA) -- United States -- State and local initiatives -- 4: Controversies -- Agribusiness and sustainability -- Audit privilege -- Business duties to future generations -- Capitalism and sustainability -- Climate change -- Cost-benefit analysis -- Development lending: structural adjustments -- Disaster relief and displacement -- Ecotourism -- Energy -- Energy sources -- Free trade -- Green consumerism -- Green washing -- Information and knowledge: essential for sustainability -- Labor -- Localization -- Market-based solutions to environmental degradation -- Poverty -- Private property: can it continue sustainably? -- Real estate -- Resource subsidies -- Risk assessment -- Technology transfer, intellectual property rights, and the developing world -- Tragedy of the commons -- Democracy and sustainability -- Immigration -- Globalization of markets -- Unsustainable industrial sectors -- Urban sprawl -- War, peace, and peacekeeping -- Water -- 5: Future Directions And Emerging Trends -- Changing our thinking: from inexhaustible to irreplaceable -- Clean production technologies -- Collaborative decision-making processes -- Education on the environment for sustainability -- Equity -- Globalization and localization -- Information -- Shares: load sharing, catch sharing -- Sustainability assessments and audits -- Sustainability indices -- Technology and information sharing -- Un-green economic initiative -- Appendix A: Portal web sites -- Appendix B: Equator principles -- Appendix C: Ceres principles -- Bibliography -- Index. Volume 3: Equity And Fairness -- Guide to related topics -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1: Introduction And Overview -- What's fairness got to do with it? how equity fits into sustainability -- Equity as the context for sustainability -- Equity and poverty -- Human health and the environment -- Poverty: the international context -- Urban context of equity in the United States -- What values are sustainable? -- 2: Definitions And Contexts -- Language of sustainable communities -- Civil society movement -- Environmental justice -- Globalization: increasing inequity -- Public participation: sustainability as a process of inclusion in environmental decision making -- Sustainable development -- Urban land: growth of urbanization around the globe -- 3: Government And United Nations Involvement -- Role of government in ensuring equity under sustainability -- United Nations -- United States -- State and local governments -- 4: Controversies -- Aid: disaster relief models and infrastructure models -- Capitalism and sustainability -- Children's health -- Cities and the environment -- Ecotourism -- Environmental reparations -- Labor -- Political and ecological boundaries -- Population and consumption -- Poverty and the environment -- Race and waste -- Risk perception -- Role of women -- Uncertainty in facts and values -- 5: Future Directions And Emerging Trends -- Asset building movement -- Collaborative approaches -- Community health mapping -- Globalization and localization -- Industrial values -- Millennium development goals -- Place studies -- Science for policy -- Appendix A: Portal web sites -- Appendix B: Millennium development goals -- Appendix C: Earth charter -- Bibliography -- Index.