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The links and attachments shown below are for web sites and articles that contain information about how to better understand some of the more theoretical issues regarding the topic of sustainability. These topics include
In Search of Sustainable Values By Ernest Partridge, University of California, Riverside. This article provides an easy-to-understand explanation and many references to classical economics texts about the contrasts between human values and economic prices.
Sustainable Energy - without the hot air By David JC MacKay, University of Cambridge. Described by Robert Sansom, Director of Strategy and Sustainable Development at EDF Energy as "... a book that comprehensively reveals the true facts about sustainable energy in a form that is both highly readable and entertaining." A low-resolution .pdf of this book is available as an attachment below. Our Common Future, also known as the Brundtland Commission Report. The 1987, UN-sponsored report that popularized the term "sustainable development" and contains its classic definition: "Development that meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." |