@article{1380435, author = {Norton, Bryan G.,}, url = {http://library.usi.edu/record/1380435}, title = {Sustainable values, sustainable change : a guide to environmental decision making /}, abstract = {"One of the most trafficked terms in contemporary life, sustainability has risen to prominence as a buzzword before the many parties laying claim to it have even agreed how to define it. But the term's political currency demands that we develop an understanding of this elusive concept. Norton here offers an action-oriented, pragmatic response to the disconnect between public and academic discourse around sustainability, revealing that the path to sustainability cannot be guided by fixed, utopian objectives projected into the future. Sustainability will instead be achieved through experimentation, incremental learning, and adaptive management. Looking across scales to today's global problems, Norton urges us to learn to think like a planet"--Page four of cover.}, recid = {1380435}, pages = {xx, 319 pages :}, }