The Three Levels of Sustainability

The Three Levels of Sustainability is a bestselling book that explains what sustainability means and how to implement it, using an interdependent three-level and three-dimensional framework. This new edition incorporates important developments in reporting and measuring, corporate behaviors, the impact of COVID-19, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals. It emphasizes the need for a paradigm shift in the way the development process must be navigated to align critical institutional and individual factors essential to sustainable development.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 336 pages
Publication date: 08 August 2022
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Understanding the complexity of sustainability is crucial for the leadership of business organizations, national governments, and non-governmental organizations. This second edition of the bestselling book, The Three Levels of Sustainability, uses the same interdependent three-level and three-dimensional framework as the first edition, encompassing societal, organizational, and individual levels, to clearly demonstrate what sustainability means and how to implement it. This new edition incorporates important developments in reporting and measuring, corporate behaviors, the impact of COVID-19, and the UN Sustainable Development Goals.

More and more societies are becoming aware of their dependence on Earth's resources. However, there is still a deep-rooted lack of awareness of the connection between society's ambitions for economic growth, Earth's limitations, and unequal distribution of wealth. Prominent institutions and organizations and their leaders rely on the conformable belief that more quantity equals more quality and that more growth equals more development. Although some progress has been made since the publication of the first edition, the world is increasingly characterized by division, rising dissatisfaction, and growing inequality between countries, communities, and people. At the same time, it is anticipated that global warming will reach a point of no return between 2030 and 2052.

The fundamental paradigm shift in the way the development process must be navigated is better served by a holistic and inclusive, multilevel and multidimensional approach meant to gradually align the critical institutional and individual factors essential to the pathway toward sustainable development.

The book has been established as an excellent primer to explain the complex issues associated with sustainability. It provides a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the key concepts, principles, and practices of sustainability, making it an invaluable resource for students, professionals, and policymakers alike

In conclusion, The Three Levels of Sustainability is a groundbreaking book that offers a comprehensive and accessible introduction to the key concepts, principles, and practices of sustainability. It provides a valuable resource for students, professionals, and policymakers alike. By promoting a holistic and inclusive approach to development, the book helps to bridge the gap between the scientific, social, and economic dimensions of sustainability, and it offers a roadmap to a more sustainable and equitable future.

Weight: 648g
Dimension: 234 x 156 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9780367726256
Edition number: 2 ed