Pursuing Sustainability

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Sustainability is a global imperative and a unique scientific challenge. This concise guide offers students and practitioners a strategic framework for connecting knowledge with action in sustainable development. It serves as an essential companion to specialized courses on sustainability in sectors like energy, food, water, and housing, or specific regions. Written by leading experts, it emphasizes the importance of inclusive, interdisciplinary approaches and systems perspectives in achieving sustainability objectives. The text highlights how capital assets relate to sustainability goals through the complex dynamics of social-environmental systems, and how dedicated individuals can leverage governance processes to influence these dynamics. Successful interventions are shown to arise from collaborations between researchers and practitioners. This textbook is ideal for undergraduate and graduate students and is a valuable resource for professionals in the rapidly evolving field of sustainability. It includes case studies, a glossary, and further reading suggestions, providing a strategic framework for linking knowledge with action, drawing on cutting-edge science and practices, and illustrating concepts through a core set of case studies. An online illustration package is also available for professors.