Sustainability

In this second edition, the authors present new developments in the sustainability discussion and argue that a new understanding of sustainability is needed if we are to truly serve future generations ecologically, economically, and equitably.

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Heather M. Farley is an Assistant Professor of Public Management at the College of Coastal Georgia, USA. She has held roles as a former University Sustainability Coordinator and a Researcher at Northern Arizona University and a Sustainability Coordinator for Sea Island in coastal Georgia.

Zachary A. Smith is a Regents' Professor of Environmental and Natural Resources Policy and Administration in the Department of Politics and International Affairs at Northern Arizona University, USA.

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Introduction 1. A Brief History of Sustainability 2. Multidisciplinary Ways of Defining Sustainability 3. A Review of the Literature on Sustainability and its definitions 4. Government Responses to the Sustainability Challenge 5. Non-governmental Institutions and Sustainability 6. Neo-Sustainability Conclusions