Transitions to sustainability: theoretical debates for a changing planet

Abstract

The quest for sustainability / David Humphreys and Spencer S. Stober -- Not all cultures should be preserved : the culture of denial, its effects on sustainability and what should be done about it / Paul Derby -- The contributory components of viable eco-diverse landscapes / Alan Derbyshire -- Islamic insights on sustainability / Dora Marinova, Amzad Hossain, and Popie Hossain Rhaman -- Environmental memes : form, function, and reasons for optimism / Spencer S. Stober -- The perfect storm : catastrophic collapse in the 2st century / Glen Kuecker -- Creating sustainable organizations in a globalizing world : integrating anthropological knowledge and organizational systems theory / Kimberly Porter Martin -- Technology and ecology / David Grierson -- Economic models for environmental and business sustainability in product development and manufacturing / Dariush Rafinejad and Robert C. Carlson -- Sustainable corporate strategy : who's sustaining what? / Michael L. McIntyre and Steven Murphy -- From corporate social responsibility to the democratic regulation of transnational corporations / David Humphreys -- Sustainability, aesthetics, and future generations : towards a dimensional model of arts' impact on sustainability / Alisa Moldavanova -- A call to experience the earth collectively / Elizabeth More Graff and Wolfram Hoefer -- Sculpting sustainability : art's interaction with ecology / Jade Wildy -- Know your rights : earth jurisprudence and environmental politics in the Americas / David Humphreys -- Women, sustainability, and biodiversity : Vandana Shiva's arguments for earth democracy / Jennifer E. Michaels -- Ecuador : towards mother nature's utopia / Spencer S. Stober -- Citizen or commodity : nature's rights in Ecuador's constitution / Christine Dellert -- Disruptive social innovation for a low-carbon world / Samuel Alexander -- Human insecurity through economic development : educational strategies to destabilize the dominant paradigm / Alexander K. Lautensach and Sabina W. Lautensach -- Home : an alternative time-spatial concept for sustainable development / Elin Wihlborg and Per Assmo.