A Framework for Sustainability Thinking: A Student’s Introduction to Global Sustainability Challenges

Cover
Copyright Page
Title Page
Dedication
Contents
List of Figures
List of Tables
Preface
Acknowledgments
A Sustainability Framework: The IPARX Identity
	Introduction
		Purpose and Focus
		What is Sustainability?
		A Framework for Environmental Sustainability Thinking
		The Mathematics of Sustainability
		Energy is the Master Resource
		Summary
	Planetary Boundaries (I)
		Ecosystem Services
		Tipping Points
		Planetary Boundaries
		Indices for Sustainability
		Example: Climate Change
		Summary
	Population (P)
		Animal Populations
		Human Population
			Past Human Populations
			Population Modeling
			Demographic Transition Theory
			Distribution of Population
		Malthus, Ehrlich, and Simon
		Summary
	Affluence (A)
		Global Affluence
			Production Balance of the Economy
			Economic Metabolism
		Economic Growth and Recession
		Zero Growth, Degrowth, and Alternative Economic Models
		Individual Affluence
		Summary
	Resource Intensity of Economic Activity (R)
		Definitions
		Strong and Weak Sustainability for Resources
			Strong Sustainability
			Weak Sustainability
		Recycling and Substitution
		Example: Energy
		Energy Intensity of the Economy (REp)
		Patterns of Resource Extraction and Resource Transitions
		Summary
	Impact of Resources (X)
		Impacts of Resources
		Example: Carbon Intensity of Energy
		Reducing the Carbon Intensity of Energy
		Transition to a Low-Carbon Energy Regime
			Carbon Capture and Storage
			Carbon Sequestration
			Carbon Takeback Obligation
			Carbon Taxes and Offsets
			Nuclear Electricity
			Biomass
			Wind, Water, and Solar Electricity
			Speed of Energy Transitions
		Revisiting the IPARX Identity
		IPARX Interactions
			The Rebound Effect
			Affluence and Population
			GDP and Energy
			Renewables
		Summary
Sustainability Challenges
	Households
		Demand for Energy in Households
			Size and Location
			Heating and Cooling
			Hygiene
			Lighting
		Sustainability Challenges in Households
			Size and Location Challenges
			Heating and Cooling Challenges
			Hygiene Challenges
			Lighting Challenges
		Sustainability Transitions in Households
			Size and Location Transitions
			Heating and Cooling Transition
			Hygiene Transition
			Lighting Transition
		Summary
	Transportation
		Demand for Transportation Services
		Sustainability Challenges in Transportation
		Sustainability Transitions in Transportation
			Mode Shifting
			Fuel Economy
			Sustainable Fuels
		Summary
	Agriculture
		Demand for Agriculture
		Sustainability Challenges in Agriculture
			Soil and Water
			Energy
			Food Waste
			Greenhouse-Gas Emissions
		Sustainability Transitions in Agriculture
			Climate-Change Resiliency
			Agriculture to Sequester Carbon
		Summary
	Land Use
		Demand for Land Use
			Population (P)
			Affluence (A)
		Sustainability Challenges in Land Use
			Urban Sustainability (Housing and Infrastructure)
			Transportation
			Agriculture
		Sustainability Transitions in Land Use
		Summary
Toward Sustainability: Collective and
Individual Actions
	Collective Action
		Sentences for Sustainability
			Actors
			Actions
			Arenas
		Collective Sentences for Sustainability
			Population (P)
			Affluence (A)
			Resource Intensity of the Economy (R)
			Impact of Resources (X)
			Households
			Transportation
			Agriculture
			Land Use
		Summary
	Individual Action
		Stories of Individual Actions
		Individual Sentences for Sustainability
			Population (P)
			Affluence (A)
			Resource Intensity of Economic Activity (R)
			Impact of Resources (X)
			Households
			Transportation
			Agriculture
			Land Use
		Summary
Afterword
Authors’ Biographies
Index