Sustainable Development in Economics & Business & Finance eBooks

The Tyranny of Experts

Economists, Dictators, and the Forgotten Rights of the Poor

by William Easterly ...

In this "bracingly iconoclastic” book (New York Times Book Review), a renowned economics scholar breaks down the fight to end global poverty and the rights that poor individuals have had taken away for generations.In The Tyranny of Experts, renowned economist William Easterly examines our failing efforts to fight global poverty, and argues that the "expert approved" top-down approach to ... Read more

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In this "bracingly iconoclastic” book (New York Times Book Review), a renowned economics scholar breaks down the fight to end global poverty and the rights that poor individuals have had taken away for generations.In The Tyranny of Experts, renowned economist William Easterly examines our failing efforts to fight global poverty, and argues that the "expert approved" top-down approach to
... Read more
L'espérance en mouvement

Comment faire face au triste état de notre monde sans devenir fous

by Chris Johnstone, Joanna Macy ...

Pour Joanna Macy et Chris Johnstone, figures emblématiques de l'écopsychologie, l'humanité se trouve à un moment carrefour où elle doit faire le choix entre trois manières de donner du sens à l'évolution du monde : le On fait comme d'habitude, la Grande Désintégration ou le Changement de cap. Cette dernière « histoire » est la transition d'une société qui détruit la vie vers une société qui la ... Read more

$25.99 CAD

Pour Joanna Macy et Chris Johnstone, figures emblématiques de l'écopsychologie, l'humanité se trouve à un moment carrefour où elle doit faire le choix entre trois manières de donner du sens à l'évolution du monde : le On fait comme d'habitude, la Grande Désintégration ou le Changement de cap. Cette dernière « histoire » est la transition d'une société qui détruit la vie vers une société qui la
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Transport for Humans

Are We Nearly There Yet?

by Pete Dyson, Rory Sutherland ...

Series series Perspectives
Engineers plan transport systems, people use them. But the ways in which an engineer measures success – speed, journey time, efficiency – are often not the way that passengers think about a good trip. We are not cargo. We choose how and when to travel, influenced not only by speed and time but by habit, status, comfort, variety – and many other factors that engineering equations don’t capture at ... Read more

$14.39 CAD

Engineers plan transport systems, people use them. But the ways in which an engineer measures success – speed, journey time, efficiency – are often not the way that passengers think about a good trip. We are not cargo. We choose how and when to travel, influenced not only by speed and time but by habit, status, comfort, variety – and many other factors that engineering equations don’t capture at
... Read more
Ethical Oil

The Case for Canada's Oil Sands

by Ezra Levant ...

Canada's "no. 1 defender of freedom of speech" and the bestselling author of Shakedown makes the timely and provocative case that when it comes to oil, ethics matter just as much as the economy and the environment.**In 2009, Ezra Levant's bestselling book Shakedownrevealed the corruption of Canada's human rights commissions and was declared the "most important public affairs book of the year." In ... Read more

$13.99 CAD

Canada's "no. 1 defender of freedom of speech" and the bestselling author of Shakedown makes the timely and provocative case that when it comes to oil, ethics matter just as much as the economy and the environment.**In 2009, Ezra Levant's bestselling book Shakedownrevealed the corruption of Canada's human rights commissions and was declared the "most important public affairs book of the year." In
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Experiential Education in the College Context

What it is, How it Works, and Why it Matters

by Jay W. Roberts ...

Experiential Education in the College Context provides college and university faculty with pedagogical approaches that engage students and support high-impact learning. Organized around four essential categories—active learning, integrated learning, project-based learning, and community-based learning—this resource offers examples from across disciplines to illustrate principles and best practices ... Read more

$75.57 CAD

Experiential Education in the College Context provides college and university faculty with pedagogical approaches that engage students and support high-impact learning. Organized around four essential categories—active learning, integrated learning, project-based learning, and community-based learning—this resource offers examples from across disciplines to illustrate principles and best practices
... Read more
Regen360

An Operating System for a Regenerative Earth

by David Gottfried ...

What if Earth came with a user manual?Regen360 argues that humanity’s crisis is not a lack of care, but a broken operating system—and introduces the Earth Code, a practical framework for aligning human systems to work in harmony with the planet.When incentives, governance, and institutional structures prioritize short-term gain, even well-intentioned efforts can accelerate harm. Sustainability ... Read more

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What if Earth came with a user manual?Regen360 argues that humanity’s crisis is not a lack of care, but a broken operating system—and introduces the Earth Code, a practical framework for aligning human systems to work in harmony with the planet.When incentives, governance, and institutional structures prioritize short-term gain, even well-intentioned efforts can accelerate harm. Sustainability
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Future Ready

Your Organization's Guide to Rethinking Climate, Resilience, and Sustainability

by Tom Lewis, Alastair MacGregor ...

Rethink climate, resilience, and sustainability for your organizationIn Future Ready: Your Organization’s Guide to Rethinking Climate, Resilience, and Sustainability, a team of business leaders with deep expertise in engineering, planning, finance, project, program implementation and advisory consulting perspective delivers an essential guide for executives, managers, and other business and ... Read more

$23.99 CAD

Rethink climate, resilience, and sustainability for your organizationIn Future Ready: Your Organization’s Guide to Rethinking Climate, Resilience, and Sustainability, a team of business leaders with deep expertise in engineering, planning, finance, project, program implementation and advisory consulting perspective delivers an essential guide for executives, managers, and other business and
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The God Species

How Humans Really Can Save the Planet...

by Mark Lynas ...

Originally published as The God Species: How the Planet Can Survive the Age of HumansThe green movement has got it very wrong.Nature no longer controls our planet – it is humanity, ‘the god species’, that must save the environment we have inflicted unprecedented damage upon. And the tools we must use are the very technologies that environmentalist have told us for years will spell disaster: ... Read more

$11.99 CAD

Originally published as The God Species: How the Planet Can Survive the Age of HumansThe green movement has got it very wrong.Nature no longer controls our planet – it is humanity, ‘the god species’, that must save the environment we have inflicted unprecedented damage upon. And the tools we must use are the very technologies that environmentalist have told us for years will spell disaster:
... Read more
How to Be a Climate Optimist

Blueprints for a Better World

by Chris Turner ...

**WINNER OF THE SHAUGHNESSY COHEN PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITINGFrom the National Business Book Award winner and GG finalist, a very different book about facing the climate crisis, and what awaits us on the other side.**Chris Turner has reported from the places where the sustainable future first emerged—from green islands in Denmark and green office parks in southern India, to solar panel factories ... Read more

$16.99 CAD

**WINNER OF THE SHAUGHNESSY COHEN PRIZE FOR POLITICAL WRITINGFrom the National Business Book Award winner and GG finalist, a very different book about facing the climate crisis, and what awaits us on the other side.**Chris Turner has reported from the places where the sustainable future first emerged—from green islands in Denmark and green office parks in southern India, to solar panel factories
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In the Company of Nature

Regenerating Business, Community and the Living World

by Frieda Gormley ...

What if a business could be beautiful not only in what it creates but in how it considers and cares for the living world.In the Company of Nature tells the extraordinary story of House of Hackney, the B Corp design house that set out to bring Nature into the home and ended up rewilding the idea of business itself.Seeking interiors for their home that were beautiful, responsibly made and inspired ... Read more

$31.99 CAD

What if a business could be beautiful not only in what it creates but in how it considers and cares for the living world.In the Company of Nature tells the extraordinary story of House of Hackney, the B Corp design house that set out to bring Nature into the home and ended up rewilding the idea of business itself.Seeking interiors for their home that were beautiful, responsibly made and inspired
... Read more
Lucky Iron Fish

A Social Enterprise Tackling Iron Deficiency

by Gavin Armstrong, Herb Shoveller ...

**“The story of the Lucky Iron Fish is a great example of how business can be a force for good.”— MICHELE ROMANOW, Dragons’ Den host and CEO, ClearbancResearch into iron deficiency and entrepreneurial determination brought the Lucky Iron Fish to cooking pots around the world.**When Canadian researcher Dr. Christopher Charles was studying the devastation caused by iron deficiency in impoverished ... Read more

$9.89 CAD

**“The story of the Lucky Iron Fish is a great example of how business can be a force for good.”— MICHELE ROMANOW, Dragons’ Den host and CEO, ClearbancResearch into iron deficiency and entrepreneurial determination brought the Lucky Iron Fish to cooking pots around the world.**When Canadian researcher Dr. Christopher Charles was studying the devastation caused by iron deficiency in impoverished
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The Local Food Revolution

How Humanity Will Feed Itself in Uncertain Times

by Michael Brownlee ...

Demonstrating that humanity faces an imminent and prolonged global food crisis, Michael Brownlee issues a clarion call and manifesto for a revolutionary movement to localize the global food supply. He lays out a practical guide for those who hope to navigate the challenging process of shaping the local or regional food system, providing a roadmap for embarking on the process of righting the ... Read more

$26.39 CAD

Demonstrating that humanity faces an imminent and prolonged global food crisis, Michael Brownlee issues a clarion call and manifesto for a revolutionary movement to localize the global food supply. He lays out a practical guide for those who hope to navigate the challenging process of shaping the local or regional food system, providing a roadmap for embarking on the process of righting the
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Overtourism

Lessons for a Better Future

Edited by Kelsey Frenkiel, Martha Honey, Dr. ...

Before COVID-19 hit, the biggest problem in the world of travel was overtourism. Crowds threatened to spoil natural environments and make daily life unbearable for residents of popular travel destinations. Then, seemingly overnight, tourism nearly ceased. Yet there is no question that travel will resume; the only question is, when it does, what will it look like? Will we return to a world of ... Read more

$54.99 CAD

Before COVID-19 hit, the biggest problem in the world of travel was overtourism. Crowds threatened to spoil natural environments and make daily life unbearable for residents of popular travel destinations. Then, seemingly overnight, tourism nearly ceased. Yet there is no question that travel will resume; the only question is, when it does, what will it look like? Will we return to a world of
... Read more
Zero-Carbon Industry

Transformative Technologies and Policies to Achieve Sustainable Prosperity

by Jeffrey Rissman ...

Series series Center on Global Energy Policy Series
The power sector and transportation tend to dominate conversations about climate change, but there’s an under-the-radar source of climate pollution that must be addressed: industry. Globally, industrial activity is responsible for one-third of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. Though industry is a major emitter, it is essential for producing the tools we need to fight climate change—like wind ... Read more

$36.79 CAD

The power sector and transportation tend to dominate conversations about climate change, but there’s an under-the-radar source of climate pollution that must be addressed: industry. Globally, industrial activity is responsible for one-third of human-caused greenhouse gas emissions. Though industry is a major emitter, it is essential for producing the tools we need to fight climate change—like wind
... Read more
The Arctic

A Very Short Introduction

by Klaus Dodds, Jamie Woodward ...

Series series Very Short Introductions
Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The Arctic is demanding global attention. It is warming, melting, and thawing in a manner that threatens fundamental state-change. For communities that call the Arctic 'home' this is unwelcome. A warming Arctic brings with it the spectre of costly disruption and interference in indigenous lives and communal welfare. For others, the ... Read more

$7.59 CAD

Very Short Introductions: Brilliant, Sharp, Inspiring The Arctic is demanding global attention. It is warming, melting, and thawing in a manner that threatens fundamental state-change. For communities that call the Arctic 'home' this is unwelcome. A warming Arctic brings with it the spectre of costly disruption and interference in indigenous lives and communal welfare. For others, the
... Read more
Permaculture and Climate Change Adaptation

by Thomas Henfry, Gil Penha-Lopes ...

Permaculture is a design system for sustainable human habitats and basis of a worldwide citizen-led movement present in over 100 countries.For decades, permaculture practitioners have devised creative responses to changes in local climatic conditions. In doing so, they have developed a collective knowledge and experience invaluable to global efforts to address climate change.This book seeks to ... Read more

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Permaculture is a design system for sustainable human habitats and basis of a worldwide citizen-led movement present in over 100 countries.For decades, permaculture practitioners have devised creative responses to changes in local climatic conditions. In doing so, they have developed a collective knowledge and experience invaluable to global efforts to address climate change.This book seeks to
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Demain

Un nouveau monde en marche

by Cyril Dion ...

Le livre du film réalisé par Cyril Dion et Mélanie Laurent. Un voyage dans dix pays, des dizaines de solutions pour construire le monde de demain. ... Read more

$15.99 CAD

Le livre du film réalisé par Cyril Dion et Mélanie Laurent. Un voyage dans dix pays, des dizaines de solutions pour construire le monde de demain.
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What If Solving the Climate Crisis Is Simple?

by Tom Bowman ...

Series series Resetting Our Future
Tom Bowman has never bought the idea that some problems are too complex to solve. With razor-like precision, he slices through the Gordian Knot of dispiriting misperceptions that lead to a sense of defeat. The result is an inspiring and practical narrative that will leave readers feeling uplifted and empowered to create a future they are eager to embrace. ... Read more

$5.99 CAD

Tom Bowman has never bought the idea that some problems are too complex to solve. With razor-like precision, he slices through the Gordian Knot of dispiriting misperceptions that lead to a sense of defeat. The result is an inspiring and practical narrative that will leave readers feeling uplifted and empowered to create a future they are eager to embrace.
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L'effondrement (du monde) n'aura (probablement) pas lieu

by Antoine Buéno ...

L’apocalypse écologique est-elle inéluctable ? L’économie mondiale va-t-elle se disloquer ? Allons-nous droit vers un effondrement de la civilisation ? De plus en plus de gens en sont convaincus, et c’est ce qu’affirment collapsologues et survivalistes. Pourtant, tenter de répondre à ces questions sans verser dans le catastrophisme ni le déni de principe, en les passant au crible de l’analyse ... Read more

$26.99 CAD

L’apocalypse écologique est-elle inéluctable ? L’économie mondiale va-t-elle se disloquer ? Allons-nous droit vers un effondrement de la civilisation ? De plus en plus de gens en sont convaincus, et c’est ce qu’affirment collapsologues et survivalistes. Pourtant, tenter de répondre à ces questions sans verser dans le catastrophisme ni le déni de principe, en les passant au crible de l’analyse
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The Day the World Stops Shopping

by J.B. Mackinnon ...

**A FINALIST FOR THE 2021 GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARD FOR NONFICTIONIn a brilliant work of imaginative non-fiction, prize-winning author J.B. MacKinnon asks what would happen--to our economy, our ecology, our products, our selves--if we stopped consuming so much? Is that alternative world one we might actually want to live in?**"We can't stop shopping. And yet we must. This is the consumer dilemma. ... Read more

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**A FINALIST FOR THE 2021 GOVERNOR GENERAL'S AWARD FOR NONFICTIONIn a brilliant work of imaginative non-fiction, prize-winning author J.B. MacKinnon asks what would happen--to our economy, our ecology, our products, our selves--if we stopped consuming so much? Is that alternative world one we might actually want to live in?**"We can't stop shopping. And yet we must. This is the consumer dilemma.
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Dying for a Paycheck

How Modern Management Harms Employee Health and Company Performance—and What We Can Do About It

by Jeffrey Pfeffer ...

In one survey, 61 percent of employees said that workplace stress had made them sick and 7 percent said they had actually been hospitalized. Job stress costs US employers more than $300 billion annually and may cause 120,000 excess deaths each year. In China, 1 million people a year may be dying from overwork. People are literally dying for a paycheck. And it needs to stop.In this timely, ... Read more

$18.99 CAD

In one survey, 61 percent of employees said that workplace stress had made them sick and 7 percent said they had actually been hospitalized. Job stress costs US employers more than $300 billion annually and may cause 120,000 excess deaths each year. In China, 1 million people a year may be dying from overwork. People are literally dying for a paycheck. And it needs to stop.In this timely,
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Integrating Change

The Art, the Science and the Craft of Transforming Organizations

by Mel Toomey, Judi Neal ...

Change processes in organizations are time consuming, expensive, and often don’t create the intended results. This book creates a new way for leaders to relate to change from a place of deeper understanding. Based on years of research, consulting, and teaching, the models and frameworks described in this book have been applied successfully in organizations such as Johnson & Johnson, AT&T, IBM, ... Read more

$57.70 CAD

Change processes in organizations are time consuming, expensive, and often don’t create the intended results. This book creates a new way for leaders to relate to change from a place of deeper understanding. Based on years of research, consulting, and teaching, the models and frameworks described in this book have been applied successfully in organizations such as Johnson & Johnson, AT&T, IBM,
... Read more
Grand Transitions

How the Modern World Was Made

by Vaclav Smil ...

From one of the world's leading experts on the history of energy, a rigorous examination of the transitions that structure our modern world--and the environmental reckoning that will mark its success or failure. What makes the modern world work? The answer to this deceptively simple question lies in four "grand transitions" of civilization--in populations, agriculture, energy, and economics--which ... Read more

$22.39 CAD

From one of the world's leading experts on the history of energy, a rigorous examination of the transitions that structure our modern world--and the environmental reckoning that will mark its success or failure. What makes the modern world work? The answer to this deceptively simple question lies in four "grand transitions" of civilization--in populations, agriculture, energy, and economics--which
... Read more
Lead for the Planet

Five Practices for Confronting Climate Change

by Rae Andre ...

With melting ice caps in the Arctic causing catastrophic environmental issues, it’s hard to believe that we’ve had to spend so much time convincing each other that climate change is real. Lead for the Planet shifts the focus to how we, the members of Team Humanity, are going to organize to solve the twin issues of climate change and energy evolution. The book channels a broad range of social ... Read more

$27.99 CAD

With melting ice caps in the Arctic causing catastrophic environmental issues, it’s hard to believe that we’ve had to spend so much time convincing each other that climate change is real. Lead for the Planet shifts the focus to how we, the members of Team Humanity, are going to organize to solve the twin issues of climate change and energy evolution. The book channels a broad range of social
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