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Below are resources (books, articles, etc.) in the Connexions Library related to this topic. Clicking on an item's title takes you to its bibliographic page, which typically contains author, publisher, and cataloguing details, an abstract where available, and a link to the full text if available online, as well as links to related topics in the subject index. You can also search for materials through the Title, Author, Subject, Chronological, Dewey, Library of Congress, and Format indexes.
Particularly recommended items are flagged with a red Connexions logo:

  1. Asking The Earth
    The Spread of Unsustainable Development
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1992
    Periera and Seabrock, using examples from India, argue that Western colonialism destroyed sustainable development in the Third World.
  2. The AT Reader
    Theory and Practice in Appropriate Technology
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1985
  3. Blueprint for a Green Economy
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1989
  4. Building Sustainable Communities
    Tools and Concepts for Self-Reliant Economic Change
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1983   Published: 1989
    The major sections of the book deal with community land trusts and other forms of community ownership of natural resources, worker-managed enterprises and other techniques of community self-management, and community currency and banking.
  5. The Everyday Activist
    365 Ways to Change the World
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 2006
    A positive, practical guide to healing the world - one day at a time. Packed with ideas and facts from leading campaign organizations, this handbook shows how the smallest actions can make a difference to your community and in the wider world.
  6. Exploited Earth
    Britain's Aid and the Environment
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1990
    Hayter's book examines British aid policy and practice and how it effects the world's forests.
  7. For Our Common Future
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    First Published: 1989
    Most Canadians seem brainwashed by two myths: (1) Work is scarce; not enough work for everyone; and (2) Money is scarce; Canada cannot afford full employment.
  8. Global Thoughts, Local Actions
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1984   Published: 1985
    A wealth of information for those seeking ways to link global problems to everyday life.
  9. Here to Stay
    A Resource Kit on Environmentally Stable Development
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    First Published: 1990
  10. Life, Money & Illusion
    Living on Earth as if We Want to Stay
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 2006
    The failure to reduce green house gas emissions, the success of efforts to curb ozone depletion, causes related to prosperity and social justice are just some the topics covered. By using the example of Kerela, India, Nickerson shows how a society by working together can become car-free, religious and bigotry free, have a high level of health care and literacy and be able to sustain itself on a fraction of the money on which we depend.
  11. The No-Nonsense Guide to Fair Trade
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 2001
    Ransom suggests that fair, environmentally-conscious trade is not only a viable alternative to unfair free trade, but that it is the way of the future.
  12. Planning As Learning: The Education of Citizen Activists
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1994
    Phd thesis focusing on the learning undertaken by members of citizens' groups involved in land use planning.
  13. Spirit of the Wolf
    The Environment and Canada's Future: Volume 1
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1991
  14. The Suburban Nation
    The Rise of Sprawl and the Decline of the American Dream
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 2000
    The choice is ours: either a society of homogeneous pieces, isolated from one another in often fortified enclaves, or a society of diverse and memorable neighbourhoods, organized into mutually supportive towns, cities and regions.
  15. Toward Sustainable Communities
    Resources for Citizens and their Governments
    Resource Type: Book
    First Published: 1992   Published: 1998
    The way our urban communities develop will largely determine our success or failure in overcoming environmental challenges and achieving sustainable development. Toward Sustainable Communities offer practical suggestions and innovative solutions to a wide range of municipal and community problems.
  16. What Do We Do Now? Building a Social Movement in the Aftermath of Free Trade 
    Resource Type: Article/Report/Letter
    First Published: 1989
    We have the potential to create a social movement in this country that goes beyond single-issue organizing to work toward an integrated vision of a more just and caring society.

Experts on Sustainable Development in the Sources Directory

  1. African, Caribbean and Pacific Group of States
  2. African Union
  3. Association of Caribbean States
  4. CHF
  5. CUSO-VSO
  6. Canadian Institute of Planners
  7. Canadian Institute of Resources Law
  8. Central American Integration System
  9. Chris Chopik, Professional Speaker, Writer, and Founder of www.EvolutionGreen.com
  10. Commonwealth Secretariat
  11. East African Community
  12. Economic Cooperation Organization
  13. Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
  14. Inter-American Development Bank
  15. International Development Law Organization
  16. International Development Research Centre (IDRC)
  17. International Forum on Globalization
  18. International Institute for Democracy and Electoral Assistance
  19. International Monetary Fund
  20. MiningWatch Canada
  21. National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy
  22. Ontario Association of Landscape Architects
  23. Ontario Water Works Association
  24. Organic Trade Association
  25. Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development
  26. Organization of American States
  27. Professional Engineers Ontario
  28. Refreshments Canada
  29. Saskatchewan Institute of Applied Science and Technology
  30. Simon Fraser University
  31. Southern African Development Community
  32. Stantec Inc.
  33. UNESCO - United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization
  34. United Nations
  35. United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO)
  36. Universal Postal Union
  37. University of Winnipeg
  38. World Bank
  39. World Tourism Organization


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