Pathways to Sustainability: Collaborative Solutions for a Resilient Future - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0252089073 ISBN 13: 9780252089077

Verlag: University of Illinois Press, 2025

Inhaltsangabe

Global sustainability is impacted by several major issues, including climate change, resource depletion, biodiversity loss, and pollution. Climate change results in extreme weather events, while overreliance on fossil fuels and water scarcity depletes essential resources. Biodiversity loss stems from habitat destruction and species extinction. Pollution, encompassing air, water, and soil contamination, further degrades the environment. Rapid population growth and urbanization increase pressure on resources and infrastructure, while social inequities and economic disparities exacerbate these challenges. Unsustainable consumption and production, coupled with weak governance and policy, hinder sustainability efforts. Technological and infrastructural challenges and cultural and behavioral barriers impede progress.

Addressing these issues requires a comprehensive approach that integrates environmental, social, and economic dimensions, fostering innovation, collaboration, and equitable practices. This edited volume addresses the pressing sustainability and environmental challenges our planet and society face today. It is intended to comprehensively explore how we can move beyond merely discussing these issues to finding and implementing informed solutions. It aims to inform the creation of a sustainable future for all of us, both locally and globally, by focusing on cross-sector engagement, human capacity building, co-design, networking, and innovation. The primary objective of the volume is to propose practical pathways to solutions and their implementation, highlighting the progress and innovations being developed worldwide. This book will explore how research and innovation are applied to understand, mitigate, and adapt to the significant environmental stresses we face. It will showcase the latest in sustainability science and foster new collaborations, expanding networks and connecting with new markets.

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Timothy L. Killeen is the twentieth president of the University of Illinois System and a leading researcher in geophysics and space sciences. Killeen has more than three decades of experience as an educator, researcher and administrator in public higher education and in leadership positions with national scientific research agencies. Donald J. Wuebbles is the Harry E. Preble Emeritus Professor of Atmospheric Science at the University of Illinois, a special advisor to the President of the University of Illinois, and a Distinguished Scientist with the university’s Discovery Partners Institute. Jason E. Lane is Professor of Higher Education and Special Advisor to the President for Strategic Initiatives at the University of Illinois System. Lane has worked and consulted in more than thirty countries, advising both the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) and UNESCO.

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• Verlag: University of Illinois Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2025
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN 10: 0252089073
• ISBN 13: 9780252089077
• Einband: Taschenbuch
• Anzahl der Seiten: 272
• Herausgeber: Killeen Timothy L., Wuebbles Donald J., Lane Jason E.
• Kontakt zum Hersteller: Mare Nostrum Group B.V.; gpsr@mare-nostrum.co.uk; ; Doelen 72; Breda; 4831 GR; Niederlande