Sustainability Perspectives for Resources and Business Orie L. Loucks, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA; O. Homer Erekson, University of Missouri-Kansas City, Kansas City, Missouri, U; John F. Bol, Leiden University, Netherlands; Raymond F. Gorman; Pamela C Johnson; Timothy C. Krehbiel, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio, USA
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Presents a new synthesis of recent changes in how industry and businesses invest in and achieve environmental sustainability
Includes extensive specific information on the coming together of business, science, and technology through a series of case studies
Develops and relies on statements of principles required to manage and measure sustainable development in a direct operational way
Provides a comprehensive overview of the principles and practice implicit in sustainable development
Summary
Miami University in Oxford, Ohio offers a course entitled "Sustainability Perspectives," based on this text. The course was awarded "The Instructional Innovation Award" at the 1996 annual meeting of the Decision Sciences Institute, an association of Decision Science professionals headquartered at Georgia State University in Atlanta.
The 1990's have seen the development of important new approaches to sustaining corporate development and protecting the environment. Corporations are beginning to realize their responsibilities for a healthy environment. Sustainable development is viewed as an integrated, ecological, economic, and social system in which both economic growth and quality-of-life improvements can occur in a unified system complementary to the maintenance of natural capital. Sustainability Perspectives for Resources and Businesses shows the reader that a sound understanding of the concepts involved in sustainable development is beneficial to businesses, natural resources, and the population in general. This textbook was written to help students and professionals involved in business, science, or engineering to understand the changes occurring in the workplace. It serves as a step toward understanding how business and science, as professional communities, are adapting to new information about risks to the environment. Various chapters are devoted to resources, values, and valuation systems. Each section develops principles such as resilience and integrity in the economy and the environment.
The Context of Sustainability Introduction
Foundation in Ecology and Economics Carrying Capacity and Sustainability Social and Economic Views of Sustainability and Sustainable Development Economic Growth and the Environment Growth and the Environment: A Contrary View Aggregated Determinants of Environmental Trends Global Welfare Curve
A Unified Approach to Sustainability Hierarchical Conceptualization of Sustainability Three Sustainability Principles from Systems Thinking Sustainability Principle One Sustainability Principle Two Sustainability Principle Three
Values and Process Principles
Conclusion
Endnotes Natural Science Foundations of Sustainability Introduction Health and Integrity of Ecosystems and Economics System Properties and the Measurements of "Integrity" Sustainability Principle Four
Natural Capital and Its Conversion to Human Use Naive Uses of Resources Liquidation of Natural Assets for Financial Gain The Sustainable Development Paradigm: Open Systems and Closed Loops * Pollution Threats to Sustainability Sustainability Principle Five Naive Disposal of Waste Sustainable Waste Disposal and Development Ecologically Persistent Chemicals Air, Water, and Bioadversity as Common Property Assets Public-Private Partnerships as a Paradigm for Sustainability
Endnotes Sustainability and Economic Well-Being Introduction
The Economic Approach to Sustainability The Economic Way of Thinking Allocation Function Distribution Function Discounting Stabilization Finction, Economic Growth, and Issues of Scale Sustainability Principle Six
Toward Improved Measurement of Economic Well-Being
Conclusion
Endnotes Natural Resource Conflicts and Sustainability Introduction Sustainability Principle Eight Sustainability Principle Nine
Forest Resources Forest Status: The Problem Local and National Outcomes Solutions: Steps Towards Sustainability
Fisheries The Problem Social Consequences How to Achieve "Sustainable Development"
Sustaining Fresh Water Use and Abuse of Water Resources Implementing Sustainable Water Management
Air Resources The Air Problem Approaches for Solving Air Problems Environmental Ethics and Corporate Decision Making for Sustainable Performance
Importance of Ethics Sustainability Principle 10
Steps in Corporate Responses to Environmental and Ethical Issues
Sustainable Development: The Nexus of Environment, Economy, and Equity
Comparing Values from Three Worldviews Sustainability Principle Eleven Anthropcentrism, the Dominant Social Worldview Deep Ecology as a Worldview Sustainable Development, and Emerging Worldview
Integrity of Natural Systems: A Global Ethic for the Environment and Business Holism Scale Compatibility Responsibility Commitment Stewardship
The Need for Dialogue Sustainability Principle Twelve Conclusion Endnotes
Valuation and Reporting Introduction Valuation Different Meanings of Value Valuation Methods Direct Methods Indirect Methods Some Comparisons Among the Indirect Methods Sustainability Principle Ten Public Policy and Valuation Methods
Accounting and Reporting Accounting Information Systems Internal Aspects of Financial Reporting Environmental Audit and Compliance Measures Activity Based Costing
External Reporting on the Environment Sustainability Principle Thirteen Risk Assessment Taxes and Environmental Reporting
Conclusion
Endnotes
Appendix I - Rubenstein's Environmental Trust Accounting Sustainability and Business Management Systems Introduction
Environmental Externalities and Government Regulation Legal Remedies Command-and-Control Market-Based Incentives * Government Regulation and Business Self-Regulation of Environmental Externalities The Paradigm of Self-Regulation: Values and Value-Based Management Environmental Management Systems and a Natural Resource-Based View of the Firm
Continuous Improvement Systems in Business Total Quality Environmental Management The History of Total Quality Management TQM in Environmental Management Examples of TQEM and Environmental Management Systems in Business The Council of Great Lakes Industries and TQEM Responsible Care and the Chemical Manufacturers Association The CERES Principles ISO 14000 International Environmental Standards Characteristics of Self-Regulating Approaches
Conclusion Making Business Decisions about the Environment: Integrating Scope and Values
Introduction * Decision Option Analysis: Scoping the Steps to Sustainability
Scale and Globalization of Commerce Sustainability Principle Fourteen
The Social Context of Sustainability Revisited Trust and Consensus: Elements of Choosing Sustainability as the Design of Win-Win Outcomes The Safe Minimum Standard: Making All the Parts Work Better
Conclusion
Editorial Reviews
"...The book bridges the gap between ecology/environmental science and economy. A blueprint for making good environmental and business decisions in the 21st century...describes how many issues can be resolved as win/win with a longer term perspective, dialogue, and education of all the stakeholders..."-Graham Mitchell, Director of the Ohio EPA
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