Sustainability. A Short History

Sustainability: A History broadens our understanding of what the term means, showing how it progressed from a relatively marginal concept to an ideal that dominates lifestyle choices, government and corporate strategies, and even national and international policy. Here is the story of how sustainability has evolved beyond a global ecological buzzword into a galvanizing movement that offers both a way of grasping the goal of a safe and livable planet and the means to achieve it.