{"product_id":"working-toward-sustainability-isbn-9780470539729","title":"Working Toward Sustainability","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA comprehensive introduction to the ethics of sustainability for empowering professionals and practitioners in many different fields\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy building the framework for balancing technological developments with their social and environmental effects, sustainable practices have grounded the vision of the green movement for the past few decades. Now deeply rooted in the public conscience, sustainability has put its stamp on various institutions and sectors, from national to local governments, from agriculture to tourism, and from manufacturing to resource management. But until now, the technological sector has operated without a cohesive set of sustainability principles to guide its actions. \u003ci\u003eWorking Toward Sustainability\u003c\/i\u003e fills this gap by empowering professionals in various fields with an understanding of the ethical foundations they need to promoting and achieving sustainable development.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIn addition, Working Toward\u003ci\u003e Sustainability\u003c\/i\u003e:\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cul\u003e \u003cli\u003eOffers a comprehensive introduction to the ethics of sustainability for those in the technical fields whether construction, engineering, resource management, the sciences, architecture, or design\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eSupports nine central principles using case studies, exercises, and instructor material\u003c\/li\u003e \u003cli\u003eIncludes illustrations throughout to help bring the concepts to life\u003c\/li\u003e \u003c\/ul\u003e \u003cp\u003eBy demonstrating that sustainable solutions tart with ethical choices, this groundbreaking book helps professionals in virtually every sector and field of endeavor work toward sustainability.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003ePreface xiii\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAcknowledgments xv\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIntroduction xvii\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMAKING CONNECTIONS xviii\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSHIFTING TOWARD SUSTAINABILITY xix\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE STRUCTURE OF THIS BOOK xx\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 1 A Context for Sustainability 1\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE RATIONALE FOR SUSTAINABILITY 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainability Interlude 1\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Response to a Crisis 2\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONTEMPORARY CHALLENGES 5\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePopulation and Consumption 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eClimate Change 6\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNonrenewable Resource Depletion 8\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLoss of Biodiversity 9\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOverfishing 10\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEutrophication 12\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDesertification and Acidification 13\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePoverty 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcosystem Services and Quality of Life 14\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE ETHICAL CONTEXT OF SUSTAINABILITY 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE THREE-LEG MODEL OF SUSTAINABILITY 15\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONCLUSION 17\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 2 The Technology Challenge 21\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOVERVIEW OF TECHNOLOGY 21\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDefining Technology 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Brief History of Technology 22\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE TECHNOLOGY PARADOX 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnological Optimism versus Technological Pessimism 25\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping a More Nuanced View of the Impacts of Technology 27\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONSEQUENCES OF TECHNOLOGY 28\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePredicting Consequences of Technology 29\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReducing the Uncertainty of Technology 31\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTechnology Risk Assessment, Acceptance, and Management 32\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eALTERNATIVE, APPROPRIATE, AND SUSTAINABLE TECHNOLOGY 34\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE ETHICAL IMPLICATIONS OF TECHNOLOGY 36\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSUMMARY AND CONCLUSIONS 37\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 3 Introduction to Ethical Concepts 41\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRELIGIOUS ETHICS 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCommon Ideals 42\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eViews of Human Nature 45\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSECULAR AND PHILOSOPHICAL ETHICAL TRADITIONS 46\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJustice 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeontological Ethics 47\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRights 48\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConsequentialist Ethics 51\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjectivism and Ethical Relativism 52\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eObjectivism and Relativism in Sustainability 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eETHICS AS A TOOL FOR MAKING DECISIONS 55\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFraming Ethical Problems 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConflicting Values 56\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE THREE LEGS OF SUSTAINABILITY 58\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Ethics 59\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Ethics 60\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic Ethics 61\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrating the Three Legs 63\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONCLUSION 64\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 4 Social Dimensions of Sustainability Ethics 67\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eJUSTICE, FAIRNESS, AND RECIPROCITY 67\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Golden Rule 68\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEthics of Care 71\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDISTRIBUTIONAL PRINCIPLES 72\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistribution in a Just Society 73\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistributing Disadvantages 74\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEXPLORING INTERDEPENDENCE 75\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThinking Globally, Acting Locally 76\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLife on Spaceship Earth 78\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmental Justice 80\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOBLIGATIONS TO FUTURE GENERATIONS 81\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntergenerational Justice 82\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Look Back at Looking Forward 84\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFuture Quality of Life 85\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeyond Seven Generations 87\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONCLUSION 90\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 5 Environmental Dimensions of Sustainability Ethics 95\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE EMERGENCE OF ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS 95\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Birth of Modern Environmental Ethics 96\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEnvironmentalism Becomes Mainstream 98\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUndertones of the Sacred 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRELIGION AND ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReligion and Nature 99\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGreening Religion 101\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eECOLOGICAL PRINCIPLES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDevelopment of Ecology 103\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCARICATURES OF NATURE 104\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Closer World 105\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONTEMPORARY APPROACHES IN ENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS 107\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGetting the Scale of Ethics Right 108\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeep Ecology, Ecofeminism, and Social Ecology 109\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePluralistic Approaches 111\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBioregionalism 112\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe New Agrarian Movement 113\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AND NONHUMAN ANIMALS 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMaking a Case for the Individual 114\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMixed Communities 115\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eENVIRONMENTAL ETHICS AND THE ETHICS OF SUSTAINABILITY 116\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIdentifying Values 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEmphasizing Human Priorities 117\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONCLUSION 118\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 6 Economic Dimensions of Sustainability Ethics 123\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFROM CLASSICAL ECONOMICS TO ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Advent of Modern Economics 124\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcological Economics and the Classical Economists 125\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNeoclassical Economics 128\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCriticisms of Neoclassical Economics 130\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePhysical Limitations 131\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInfluences of Ecology 132\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE ECOLOGICAL ECONOMIC MODEL 134\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNatural Capital and Ecological Services 135\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscounting the Future 136\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Economic Value of Natural Systems 137\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFeedback between Ecological and Economic Systems 139\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTOOLS OF ECOLOGICAL ECONOMICS 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Polluter Pays Principle 144\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eExtended Producer Responsibility 145\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBeneficiary Pays Principle 146\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFull Cost Accounting, Full Cost Pricing, and Life-Cycle Costing 148\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONCLUSION 150\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 7 Integrating the Three Legs of Sustainability 155\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE PRECAUTIONARY PRINCIPLE 156\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA Legal Context 157\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrecaution in Practice 159\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePrecaution as Risk Management 160\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCost-Benefit Analysis 161\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncluding Stakeholders 162\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncluding Science 164\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCompensation for Risks 165\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe March of Progress 167\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIRRECONCILABLE DIFFERENCES 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLifeboat Ethics 168\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTragedy of the Commons 169\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHardin’s Challenge 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePOVERTY REDUCTION VERSUS ENVIRONMENTAL PRESERVATION 170\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLinking Social and Environmental Goals 171\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFinding Synergistic Solutions 172\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Technology 174\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMANAGING THE GLOBAL COMMONS 175\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Need for a Central Authority 176\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving beyond the Tragedy of the Commons 177\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eInternational Multilateral Agreements 179\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNon-Governmental Organizations 180\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Role of Government 181\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTRANSCENDING THE THREE-LEGGED STOOL MODEL 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrating the Three Legs 182\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplex Adaptive Systems 183\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrating Behavior at Different Scales 184\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResilience in Social-Ecological Systems 187\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResilience and the Precautionary Principle 188\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eResilience and Technology 189\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConflicting Values 191\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHE DISTRIBUTION OF POWER IN DECISION MAKING 192\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Principle of Transparency 193\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransparency in Industry 194\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTransparency and Technology 196\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Value of Autonomy 197\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONCLUSION 199\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 8 Improving Our Thinking about Sustainability 209\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOBSTACLES TO MAKING GOOD DECISIONS 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eRational Decision Making 210\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLimits of Rationality 212\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCognitive Heuristics 214\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiscounting the Future 217\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eComplexity 219\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHow Barriers to Rationality Affect Decisions 220\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSTRATEGIES FOR ADDRESSING LIMITS TO RATIONALITY 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecoming Environmentally Informed 224\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBecoming Socially and Economically Informed 226\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSystems Thinking 227\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONCLUSION 235\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 9 The Process of Changing Behavior 239\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTHEORY OF PLANNED BEHAVIOR 239\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAttitudes 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSubjective Norms 240\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePerceived Control 241\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eUnderstanding Planned Behavior 242\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eOBSTACLES TO SUSTAINABLE BEHAVIOR 243\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePolitical Obstacles to Sustainable Behavior 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLack of Social Capital 244\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAccepting Unsustainable Outcomes 245\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIndividualization 246\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDistancing 248\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHOW CHANGE HAPPENS 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Five Phases of Individual Change 251\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDiffusion of Innovation 253\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eApplying Diffusion of Innovation 254\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSTRATEGIES FOR EFFECTING CHANGE 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSmall Wins 257\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eReasonable Person Model 258\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving People toward Change 261\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONCLUSION 262\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 10 Creating Change with Groups 267\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eADVANTAGES OF GROUP DECISION MAKING 267\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAdditional Insights 268\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eNew Discoveries 270\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIncreased Buy-In 271\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTYPES OF COLLABORATIVE PROCESSES 272\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMAKING THE MULTI-STAKEHOLDER PROCESS WORK 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Learning 273\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBuilding Shared Understanding 275\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eTrust 281\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIterative Approach 284\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eLEARNING ORGANIZATIONS 287\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDeveloping the Ideal of a Learning Organization 288\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCreating Change in a Learning Organization 289\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONCLUSION 290\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eChapter 11 Applying an Ethic of Sustainability 295\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMAKING ETHICAL DECISIONS FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE: AN OVERVIEW 295\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSocial Sustainability 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEcological Sustainability 296\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eEconomic Sustainability 297\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eIntegrating the Dimensions of Sustainability 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCONTEMPORARY SUSTAINABILITY-BASED FRAMEWORKS 298\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Natural Step 299\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThe Hannover Principles 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCorporate Social Responsibility 300\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePUTTING IT ALL TOGETHER 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eSustainability Frameworks and Ethics 303\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003ePicturing the Three-Legged Stool Model 304\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eA FINAL CRITIQUE 313\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eIndex 319\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cb\u003eCharles J. Kibert\u003c\/b\u003e is Director of the Powell Center for Construction and Environment and a Professor in the M.E. Rinker, Sr., School of Building Construction at the University of Florida, where he teaches courses on sustainability and sustainable construction and conducts research on design, energy, water, and materials challenges in the built environment. He is a cofounder and CEO of the Cross Creek Initiative, Inc., a nonprofit industry-university joint venture seeking to implement sustainability principles into construction. he is the author of \u003ci\u003eSustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery\u003c\/i\u003e (Wiley). \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMartha C. Monroe\u003c\/b\u003e is Professor and extension specialist in the School of Forest Resources and Conservation at the University of Florida. Her work in environmental education and communication uses effective programs and materials to engage people in working toward the resolution of environmental issues. She coauthored \u003ci\u003eConservation Education and Outreach Techniques and Evaluating Your Environmental Education Programs\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnna L. Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e is professor in the Department of Religion and affiliated professor in the School of Natural Resources and Environment and the center of Latin American Studies at the University of Florida. She teaches and publishes widely on social and environmental ethics as well as religion in Latin America. Her books include \u003ci\u003eBeing Human: Ethics, Environment, and Our Place in the World \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eEveryday Ethics and Social Change: The Education of Desire\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRichard R. Plate\u003c\/b\u003e is a postdoctoral researcher in the School of Forest Resources and Conservation at the University of Florida. 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