food, energy and water for resilient environments and societies Vogt, Kristiina A. creator Patel-Keynand, Toral. Shelton, Maura. Vogt, Daniel J. text bibliography enk London Washington, DC Earthscan c2010 2010 monographic eng

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xxi, 305 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm. Sustainability: clues for positive societal and ecosystem change -- Learning from the past: why societies collapsed or survived -- Today: decoding country resource stories -- Fossil energy endowments and externalities -- Forests: the backbone and circulatory system for human societies -- The soil and water connection to food: adapt, mitigate or die -- The future: climate change as a global driver impacting sustainability -- Where the past and future meet: soils or the unseen earth that nurtures societies -- The ultimate constraint to human sustainability: solar income -- Debunking sustainability myths -- Portfolio for managing natural and human capital -- Sustainable ecosystems: investments in human and natural capital -- Final thoughts on sustainability unpacked. Kristiina A. Vogt ... [et al.]. Includes bibliographical references and index. Sustainable living Vida sustentable Environmental responsibility Resposabilidd ambiental 333.7 V88s 9781844079001 (hardback) 1844079007 (hardback) 9781844079018 (pbk.) 1844079015 (pbk.) DLC 100225 20150110020002.0