Selected Sources...Sustainability Culture

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Selected Sources…..Sustainability Culture

Compiled by Marlene Roy & Jeffrey Turner - Information for Sustainable Development Project

Published by the International Institute for Sustainable Development

Books and Articles

Aberley, Doug (ed). Boundaries of home : mapping for local empowerment. Gabriola Island, B.C.: New Society Publishers, 1993. 144 p.

Contents: The lure of mapping: an introduction; Eye memory: the inspiration of aboriginal mapping; Mapping the experience place; New terrain: current mapping thought; How to map your bioregion: a primer for community activists; Evolving maps, evolving selves: access to further resources.

Abstract: Maps are invaluable and enjoyable tools for learning about and communicating the intricacies of places, but they are too often controlled by distant bureaucrats or companies. The 15 contributors to this book introduce a wide range of home-grown, creative maps that show more than roads and political boundaries. Using overlays, tapestries and stories, communities are mapping what's crucial to them: water and air flow, community patterns, distribution of species, local history. The book also provides a step-by-step description of how to use accessible sources - from libraries and oral histories to sophisticated computers- to compile truly empowering images of one's home place.

Agenda ya wananchi: citizens' action plan for the 1990's. Nairobi: Environment Liaison Centre International, 1991. 36 p.

Conference: Roots of the Future Conference (1991 : Paris)

Contents: (selected): The current world order; understanding the global crisis; Our own commitments; An appeal to governments; An appeal to the private sector;

Baer-Brown, Leslie and Rob Rhein. Earth keepers: a sourcebook for environmental issues and action. San Francisco: Mercury House, 1995. 274 p.

Contents: Indigenous thought; Endangered species; The new Earth keepers; Environmental ethics; Green politics; Future quest

Abstract: The handbook covers the topics of Native American values, endangered species, childhood environmental education, environmental business ethics, green politics, and prospects for a sustainable future. Each section contains two pertinent essays by environmentally active writers and educators; identification of critical issues and major corporate and political offenders; and guided options for action, which may be as simple as connecting with nature by filling one's home with live plants or as substantial as organizing an Earth Day workshop. Addresses and sample letters are provided to encourage expressions of concern to corporate executives, national politicians, and foreign heads of state. Also included are addresses of national environmental organizations whose goals relate to these particular issues. An afterword alerts the unwary to the innocuously labeled Wise Use Movement and its deceptively named antienvironmental organizations and agendas.

Bell, Graham. The permaculture way: practical steps to create a self-sustaining world. London, UK: Thorsons, 1992. 240pp.

Bly, Robert. Sibling Society. New York: Addison-Wesley, 1996. 319 p.

Brandt, Barbara. Whole life economics: revaluing daily life. Philadelphia, PA: New Society, 1995. 243 p.

Contents: The problem of economic invisibility; The problem of economic addiction; Beyond the textbooks: the economics of daily life; Beyond economic addictions: making decisions that empower.

Abstract: This book describes a new economics emerging in the world today, an economics that more fully meets human needs, supports personal and community relationships, promotes justice and empowerment, and is more respectful of the natural environment than our officially recognized economic systems. It explains why this new economics is now emerging, and how it can be made more a reality in people's lives and communities.

Burch, Mark A. Simplicity: notes, stories and exercises for developing unimaginable wealth. Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers, 1995. 130 p.

Conca, Ken, Michael Alberty and Geoffrey Dabelko (eds). Green planet blues: environmental politics from Stockholm to Rio. Boulder, Co: Westview Press, 1995. 328 p.

Contents: Two decades of global environmental politics (Conca et al); The limits to growth (Meadows et al); Environment and development: the case of the developing countries (Augusto and Castro); The tragedy of the commons (Hardin); No tragedy of the commons (Buck); The tragedy of the commons: twenty-two years later (Geeny et al); The scarcity society (Ophuls); Laws, states and super-states: international law and the environment (Johnston); The shadow ecologies of western economics (MacNeill); Global technopolitics (Pirages); The green revolution: the American environmental movement 1962-1992 (Sale); The emergence of the environmental movement in Eastern Europe and its role in the revolutions of 1989 (Fisher); Fight for the forest (Gross); Ozone diplomacy (Benedick); Ozone layer depletion and global warming (Rowlands); Skinning scientific cats (Jasanoff); Global warming in an unequal world: a case of environmental colonialism (Agarwal and Narain); Appraising the Earth Summit: how should we judge UNCED's success? (Haas et al); The case for free trade (Bhagwati); The perils of free trade (Daly); The emperor's new clothes: the World Bank and environmental reform (Rich); The role of the World Bank (Piddington); Towards sustainable development; Whose common future? (Lohman); Sustainable development: a critical review (Lele); Environmental scarcities and violent conflict (Homer-Dixon); Environmental security: how it works (Myers); The case against linking environmental degradation and national security (Deudney); For whose benefit? redefining security (Saad); The need for eco-justice (Kelly); Statement to UNCED (Mohamad); Women, poverty and population: issues for the concerned environmentalist (Sen); Two agendas on Amazon development (COICA)

Abstract: The book begins with a discussion of some of the dominant paradigms and controversies that shaped debate at the time of the Stockholm Conference, and during the conference itself. The material in Part I focuses in particular on the two most provocative and influential ideas of the Stockholm era: first the notion that there are inherent "limits to growth" on a planet of finite natural resources and limited ecological resilience; and second, the claim that self-interested individual behavior often adds up to a global tragedy of the commons. The second part examines how the structure of the international system shapes the types of problems we face and the types of solutions we can imagine. Parts III and IV then turn to examine the challenges of international cooperation and institutional reform. The volume concludes with three powerful and controversial new paradigms that crystallized in the two decades between Stockholm and Rio: sustainable development, environmental security and ecological justice.

Deudney, Daniel. "The Case Against Linking Environmental Degradation and National Security". In Ken Conca, Michael Alberty and Geoffrey D. Dabelko (eds.) Green Planet Blues. Boulder, Colorado: Westview Press. 1995. 496 p.

Abstract: The author argues against linking national security with environmental concerns for three reasons. First, it is analytically misleading to think of environmental degradation as a national security threat, because the traditional focus of national security - interstate violence - has little in common with either environmental problems or solutions. Second, the effort to harness the emotive power of nationalism to help mobilise environmental awareness and action may prove counterproductive by undermining globalist political sensibility. And third, environmental degradation is not very likely to cause interstate wars.

Harker, Donald F. and Elizabeth Ungar Natter. Where we live: a citizen's guide to conducting a community environmental inventory. Washington, D.C.: Island Press, 1995. 319 p.

Contents: Introduction; The human impact on the environment; Getting started on your environmental inventory; Mapping your information; Environmental concerns inventory; Natural resources inventory; Examining an individual facility or site; Analysis of Pollutants; Expanding what agencies know; Environmental decision making in your area.

Abstract: Provides a guide to teach citizens how to monitor the environmental conditions in their own communities.

Hayward, Tim. Ecological thought : an introduction. Polity Press, 1995. 280 p.

Contents: (Selected) Introduction: environmental values in social and political thought; 1 - Ecology and enlightenment: Enlightenment and the rational domination of nature, Ecological thought: epistemology, ontology, and values, Ecological critique, Conclusion; 2 - The ethics of ecological humanism: Environmentalism and enlightened self-interest, Ecological anti-humanism, The meaning of ecological humanism, Conclusion; 3 - Environmental economics, sustainable development and political ecology: Environmental economics, Ecology into economics won't go, From political economy to political ecology, Conclusion; 4 - Rights and justice in ecological perspective: The liberal tradition as a basis of rights and equity, futurity, and environment, Ecological challenges to human rights, Rights and responsibilities, Conclusion; 5 - Ecological politics : The environmental dimension of emancipatory politics, Ecologism as a political ideology, Towards a green political theory: radical democracy, ecology, and concrete utopia, conclusion.

Abstract: This book offers an introduction to the implications of ecology for social and political thought. The book surveys a range of debates about values in nature, the meaning of sustainable development, and such questions as whether human rights are compatible with ecological responsibilities. Sensitive throughout to the social dimension of ecological problems it also develops a theoretical framework for ecological politics. The author discusses various proposed responses to environmental damage that range from the use of scientific reason to the radical transformation of the whole trajectory of development of modern societies. In analysing the competing arguments, the author shows that the radical claims of ecological thought must be taken seriously, and that a nonexploitive attitude is consistent with a continued commitment to enlightenment values such as democracy, human rights and the pursuit of knowledge.

Henderson, Hazel. Paradigms in progress: life beyond economics. Indianapolis, IN: Knowledge Systems, 1991. 293 p.

Hinrichsen, Don. Our common future: a reader's guide: the Brundtland report explained. London: IIED-Earthscan, 1987. 38 p. : chiefly ill.

Conference: World Commission on Environment and Development; WCED

IUCN - World Conservation Union, United Nations Environment Programme and World Wide Fund for Nature-International. Caring for the earth : a strategy for sustainable living. Gland, CH: IUCN-World Conservation Union, 1991. 228 p.

Inuit Circumpolar Conference. Circumpolar sustainable development and the Projet de Société: an overview of the work of the Inuit Circumpolar Conference and others on Arctic sustainable development. Anchorage, AK: 1993. 28 p.

Contents: (Selected): ICC Contributions to Arctic policy development (Arctic Environment Protection Strategy (AEPS), Arctic Indigenous Leaders; Summit, ICC activities related to UNCED and Agenda21); Examples of some local and regional initiatives related to Arctic sustainable development (The Inuit of Nunavik: promoting indigenous knowledge in sustainable development planning, The Inuit of Labrador, eastern Canadian Arctic: sustainable wildlife harvesting for commercial enterprise, Iqaluit, NWT: promoting women's participation in sustainable development, Inuit (Yupik) of Siberia: Conserving indigenous language for natural resource management, The Inuit of Greenland: planning for a sustainable future, Inuit Regional Conservation Strategy (IRCS) implementation efforts in Alaska); Towards a sustainable future in Canada's north.

Irwin, Alan. Citizen science: a study of people, expertise and sustainable development. London: Routledge, 1995. 198 p.

Contents: Preface; Introduction; 1 - Science and citizenship; 2 - Science, citizens and environmental threat; 3 - Science and the policy process; 4 - Witnesses, participants and major accident hazards; 5 - Freeing the voices: a science of the people?; 6 - Building sustainable futures: science shops and social experiments; 7 - Science, citizenship and troubled modernity

Abstract: This book explores the difficult relationship between science, society and the environment. Drawing upon sociological studies of scientific knowledge and of the 'risk society', the author argues that 'sustainable development' will not be possible without attention to questions of citizenship and citizen knowledge. Having conducted a critical discussion of the relationship between science and environmental policy-making, he considers the existence of more contextual' forms of knowledge and understanding. Current discussions of the public understanding of science tend to dismiss these citizen expertise as uninformed or irrational. The author argues that such forms of expertise are essential to the processes of sustainable development. The book addresses matters of environmental threat and sustainability from the perspective of science and citizenship.

Keating, Michael. The Earth Summit's agenda for change: a plain language version of Agenda 21 and the other Rio agreements. [Geneva]: Centre for our Common Future, 1993. 70pp.

Kirdar, Uner and Leonard Silk (eds). People : from impoverishment to empowerment: thinkers from many countries address the relationship between prosperity and peace. New York: New York University Press, 1995. 496 p.

Contents: (Selected): Reduction of poverty; Learning from experiences (Sub-Saharan Africa, Eastern Europe, Taiwan); Measures for the reduction of poverty (Role of the state and market in addressing inequality and growth, Women's empowerment); Expansion of productive employment: Pattern and nature of unemployment and underemployment (Full employment revisited, Employment creation and development), Measures for the expansion of productive employment (Entrepreneurship: a youth perspective for employment); Enhancement of social cohesion: Learning from experiences: South Africa; Building blocks of security for people (Ensuring peace in a changing world, Putting people first (New imperatives of human security, Role of women in a changing world, Hopes and fears of youth); Strengthening international cooperation (Rethinking development: a new challenge for international development organizations (Bezanson), Political mobilization, civic spirit, Role of the United Nations); Towards a summit for people: From Stockholm to Rio to the twenty first century (Strong), Challenge of empowering people (Sadik), Civil society and social development (Somavia)

Abstract: Collection of articles by over fifty people addressing the relationship between prosperity and peace and how to empower people in order to foster an environment of peace, prosperity and social harmony.

Kleymeyer, Charles David (ed.). Cultural expression and grassroots development: cases from Latin America and the Caribbean. Boulder: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 1993. 293 p.

Contents: (Selected): Identity and self-respect; La Feria Educativa; Women's theater in Jamaica; Recapturing old ways...Kuna Indians of Panama; Black poetry of coastal Ecuador; Taquile's homespun tourism; Living with the land: ethnicity and development in Chile.

Laszlo, Ervin. The choice: evolution or extinction: a thinking person's guide to global issues. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Putnam, 1994. 215 p.

Contents: Where we are headed: the grand transition; Where we are headed: the shock waves; A short catalogue of obsolete beliefs and misguided practices; Acquiring evolutionary literacy; Thriving with cultural diversity; Catalyzing social creativity; The citizen's guide to life on a small planet; The priorities of human development; An agenda for world order; Signs of hope; The evolutionary future.

Abstract: The author ties diverse issues together into a grand vision he calls the "fifth wave" - the complex interaction of trends that has led to unprecedented "global stress". He describes the time in which we live as the "grand transition", a time when classical assumptions have collapsed. The world is much more complex and the problems that surround us more difficult to understand, let alone solve, than ever before. The author believes however, that if we alter our perceptions of environmental, cultural and social issues, we can still intervene successfully to resolve crucial global crises. He gives specific recommendations for this renewed perception in the areas of education, communication, and information-gathering to move into the 21st century. He also shares what he sees as signs of hope for the future: value changes in society, a green trend in politics, shifts in corporate culture, a paradigm shift in science, and the reinvigoration of spiritual life are all contributing to our ultimate evolution, not extinction.

Lerner, Steve. The Earth Summit: conversations with architects of an ecologically sustainable future. Bolinas, CA: Common Knowledge Press, 1991. 263 p.

McMichael, A.J. Planetary overload: global environmental change and the health of the human species. New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993. 352 p.

Contents: First things; The ecological framework; The health of populations; System overload: ancient and modern; Population increase, poverty and health; Greenhouse warming and climate change; The thinning ozone layer; Soil and water: loaves and fishes; Biodiversity: forests, food and pharmaceuticals; The growth of cities; Impediments I: conceptual blocks; Impediments II: relationships; The way ahead.

Abstract: Relations between the world's rich and poor, and their environmental consequences are explored. As well, the health of homo sapiens is examined within an ecological framework..

Meadows, Donella H. The global citizen. Washington, DC: Island Press, 1991. 300 p.

Contents: (Selected): Population and abortion; Poverty and development; Healthy farms, healthy food, healthy land; Energy we can live with; Garbage, toxics, sewage, waste; Destabilizing and restoring planetary systems; Unconventional economics; Longing for leadership.

Menzel, Peter. Material world: a global family portrait. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1995.

NGOnet. Earth Summit: the NGO archives. Montevideo, Uruguay: NGOnet, 1995. 1 CD-ROM and manual.

Contents: (Selected) 1 - Preparatory process: Proceedings of Roots of the Future, Proceedings of Youth '92, Proceedings of the World Women's Congress for a Healthy Planet, Proceedings of Balancing the Future and African and Asian Regional Meetings; 2 - Rio meeting; 3 - Follow-up process: Proceedings of Balancing the Future II; 4 - Debate of the issues; 5 - Official documents; 6 - NGONET's databases: NGOBIB - a bibliographic database on environment and development; NGODAT - a contacts database of individuals and organisations interested in, or working on, the field of environment and development; Text of official documents: Agenda 21, Convention on Biological Diversity, Convention on Climate Change, Preparatory Committees' Documents; Biodiversity Convention Briefings; Briefing Papers for UNCED; Briefing Papers for UNCED (Comments); Earth Summit Briefings; Greenpeace UNCED Reports; NGONET's features for the UNCED; Electronic conferences created for the debate on the Earth Summit: agenda 21, ax.unced, econews.africa, globalforum, unced.poverty, unced.csd, unced.earthcha, en.unced.general, en.unced.news, unced.nogoforum, unced.women, unced.dialogue, en.unced.readi, en.unced.topic; Newspaper coverage of the NGOs.

Abstract: This CD-ROM contains a large collection of NGO documents related to the Earth Summit, the stages leading up to it and the follow-up process, up to December 1993. In addition, it contains a large collection of widely cited official documents such as Agenda 21, the Convention on Biological Diversity, the Convention on Climate Change and Preparatory Committees' documents.

Nostbakken, D. and C. Morrow (eds). Cultural expression in the global village. Penang, MY: Southbound, 1993. 188 p.

Ontario Institute for Studies in Education and others. Awakening sleepy knowledge: transformative learning in action: final report of the Transformative Learning through Environmental Action Project. Toronto: OISE, 1994. 1 v. in various pagings.

Contents: Includes case studies in Berlin and Brandenburg (organic gardening and farming), Brazil (Women in citizens' action in the struggle against hunger and poverty and in defense of life), Ontario (Community based rural development project-immigrant and First Nations communities); Food for thought and sustenance.

Abstract: Transformative learning refers to process of learning in formal or non formal education settings, which is linked to changing the root causes of environmental destruction, and to changes in relations of power, gender relations and other patterns which allow for a healthy relationship with the earth.

Orr, David W. Ecological literacy: education and the transition to a postmodern world. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press, 1992. 210 p.

Poole, Peter. Indigenous peoples, mapping and biodiversity conservation : an analysis of current activities and opportunities for applying geomatics technologies. BSP people and forests program discussion paper. Washington, D.C.: World Wildlife Fund, 1995. 83 p.

Contents: (Selected) Foreward; Summary; Part I - Analysis; 1 - Introduction; 2 - Purposes of mapping; 3 - Mapping methodologies; 4 - Matching technology, applications and local capacities; 5 - Conclusions: communities, mapping, and the biodiversity convention; Part II - Survey : Project Descriptions: South America, Central America, Caribbean, North America, Africa, Asia & South Pacific, Brief Mentions

Abstract: This paper summarizes the results of a global search for community-based projects that have used maps for natural resource management and/or land claims. The author's survey of these projects identifies potential problems and opportunities for communities and groups to take advantage of new mapping related technologies. A potential for local mapping was identified for five objectives: Conserve and reinforce local/traditional knowledge; Amplify community capacities to manage and protect lands; Raise and mobilize local awareness of environmental issues; Increase local capacities to deal with external agencies; and Enable local and global groups to play reciprocal roles in global programs for biodiversity conservation.

Pye-Smith, Charlie, Grazia Borrini and Richard Sandbrook.. The wealth of communities : stories of success in local environmental management. London: Earthscan, 1994. 224 p.

Contents: Calcutta : the Mudialy Fishermen's Cooperative Society; Nepal : Annapurna Conservation Area Project; Zimbabwe : CAMPFIRE; Uganda : Pallisa Community Devlopment Trust; Mauritania : Second Livestock Project; Krakow : The Green Federation; Los Angeles : WATCHDOG; Costa Rica : San Miguel Association for Conservation and Development; Ecuador : Licto and Salinas Communities; The

Philippines : The Hook and Line Fishers' Organization; Conclusions : Anything new?, What Makes a difference?, What next?

Abstract: This book tells the stories of ten communities from around the world and their efforts at developing sustainable livelihoods and improving their local environment through community action. The authors discuss the activities and opinions of key individuals and community groups in each community.

Quinn, Daniel. Ishmael. New York: Bantam, 1992. 263 p.

Rahman, Anisur. People's self-development: perspectives on participation action research : a journey through experience. London: Zed Books, 1993. 234 p.

Abstract: Presents author's reflections on development through collective local initiatives by people themselves, and how to promote such development.

Rifkin, Jeremy. The end of work: the decline of the global labor force and the dawn of the post-market era. New York: Tarcher/Putnam, 1995. 350 p.

Contents: (Selected): The two faces of technology (Trickle-down technology and market realities); The third industrial revolution (Technology and the African-American experience, The great automation debate); The decline of the global labor force (No more farmers, Hanging up the blue collar, The last service worker); The price of progress (Requiem for the working class, The fate of nations); The dawn of the post-market era (Re-ingeering the work week, A new social contract, Empowering the third sector, Globalizing the social economy)

Rogers, Adam (ed). Taking action: an environmental guide for you and your community. Nairobi, Kenya: United Nations Environment Programme, 1995. 224 p.

Scarce, Rik. Eco-warriors: understanding the radical environmental movement. Chicago: Noble Press, 1990. 291 p.

Contents: Pt. 1. Towards an understanding : Gandhi meets the Luddites, Question of compromise, Ecology meets philosophy. Pt. 2. Who would dare?: Greenpeace: bridge to radicalism, Earth first! cracking the mold, Sea shepherds: bringing justice to the high seas, Animal liberation: from labs to hunt sabs, Radical environmentalism's international face. Pt. 3. Environmental activism in practice: Hanging George Washington's bib, Not just tree huggers anymore, Raid on Reykavik, Crowd on a crane, On the warpath with Anna, Mel, and Lib, In the wild with "The town crier of the global village". Pt. 4. Inspiration and the future: Stirring the pot: radical environmental literature, music, art and theater, Whither radical environmentalism?

Seabrook, Jeremy. Pioneers of change: experiments in creating a humane society. Gabriola Island, B.C.: New Society Publishers, 1993. 242 p.

Contents: Introduction; Biotechnology and genetic diversity; Revalidating traditional knowledge; Protecting cultural diversity; Permaculture: building on what we have; Actually existing alternatives; Human rights: a dynamic process; The urban poor: an invisible resource; Defending the biosphere; Counting the real costs: the western model, mirages and miracles; Making visible: the radiation threat; Small is still beautiful; Regenerating local communities; Learning from the south: revitalizing the north; Empowerment: unity of intellectuals and activists; Lessons from a decayed alternative; The spiritual dimension of green politics; Human scale development; Limiting consumerism; Peace after the cold war; Imaging the future.

Abstract: This book describes some of the individuals and movements in both North and South who are seeking to develop new visions of society and to experiment in practical ways with new lifestyles, new paths of development and new relations with Nature. All of them share a belief in the value of diversity - genetic, cultural and individual - and challenge the dominant world view with its monochrome future of endless consumerism. The individuals and groups whose work is described in this book have all been recipients of the Right Livelihood Award. This annual award, widely known as the Alternative Nobel Prize, is presented in recognition of pioneering efforts in the areas of peace, sustainable development, environmental integrity, social justice and human rights.

Slim, Hugo and Paul Thompson. Listening for a change: oral testimony and development. London: Panos Publications, 1993. 147 p.

Contents: Words from the heart: the power of oral testimony; Varieties of oral evidence; First person: putting people at the centre of development; Ways of listening: the art of collecting testimony; Case studies; In their own words: the strengths and weaknesses of oral testimony.

Abstract: This book has been written to act as a guide to collecting, interpreting and using the oral testimony of the people on whose actions and commitment development ultimately depends. The aim is to help development workers improve their listening and learning skills, and value the knowledge, experience, culture and priorities of local people. The book briefly traces the revival of the oral history movement in the North, highlighting its relevance to development practice. With case-studies from all over the world, it explores the many different ways oral testimony can be used by agencies and by communities themselves, to contribute to development and relief projects. It gives practical guidelines on methods of collection, as well as on recording, transcription and translation, and information on relevant organizations and publications. Finally, the limitations and ambiguities of oral evidence are explored, as well as ethical issues.

Smith, Katie. The human farm : a tale of changing lives and changing lands. West Hartford, CN: Kumarian Press, 1994. 144 p.

Contents: Hunger on the hillsides; A farm called Loma Linda; Of corn and cover crops; Preparing the land; Planting seeds; Tender shoots; Storms and vermin; Hands for the harvest; A human farm

Abstract: The author presents a combination of human drama, spiritual principles, and pragmatic accomplishment. In learning how to renew their fields to provide themselves with yearly harvests, Honduran peasants also learn lessons which renew their spirits and hopes and lead to a new sense of community.

Steger, Will and Jon Bowermaster. Saving the earth: a citizen's guide to environmental action. New York: Alfred A. Knopf, 1990. 306 p. : ill.

Trainer, Ted. The conserver society. London: Zed Books, 1995. 246 p.

Contents: Introduction; The changes required; Living examples; The transition;

Abstract: The author describes the many viable alternatives already in existence regarding housing, food production, energy, the design of settlements, the development of a new economy, and the shift to new values. He argues that the essential principles of sustainability must be more materially simple living standards and small-scale, self-sufficient local economics. He also discusses actual examples of alternative communities, and offers a strategy for people to begin moving their own localities in that direction.

UNESCO. UNESCO statistical yearbook 1994. Paris: UNESCO, 1994. v ; annual.

Contents: (Selected): Reference tables; Education; Summary tables for all levels of education, by continents, major areas and groups of countries; Education by level by country; Educational expenditure; Science and technology; Expenditure on research and experimental development; Culture and communication; Printed matter; Libraries; Newspapers and periodicals; Film and cinema; Broadcasting; International trade in printed matter; Cultural heritage.

VandenBroeck, Goldian (ed). Less is more : the art of voluntary poverty: an anthology of ancient and modern voices raised in praise of simplicity. Rochester, VT: Inner Traditions International, 1991. 316 p.

Abstract: Anthology bringing together diverse maxims on the art of creative living - that is, on finding simplicity and moderation in living in today's throwaway society.

Wallace, Aubrey. Green means: living gently on the planet. K Q E D Books, 1994. 251 p.

Contents: Green cowboy: Jack Turnell manages his ranch the green way; The buffalo return: Fred DuBray brings back the buffalo and tribal tradition; Crimes against nature: Ken Goddard brings high-tech investigation to wildlife crimes; Reef relief: DeeVon Quirolo works to preserve living coral reefs; Colored cotton: Sally Fox raises organic cotton in natural colors; Sewage sanctuary: Bob Gearheart runs a state-of-the-art green sewage plant; Shamans & scientists: Lisa Conte helps preserve the rainforest by developing new drugs; Habitat forming: Steve Packard restores a forgotten ecosystem in Illinois; Guru of the old growth: Jerry Franklin works to both preserve and harvest timber; Seeds of life: Catherine Sneed creates an organic garden for prison inmates; The population connection: Nancy Wallace lobbies Congress on population issues; Prairie prophet: Wes Jackson works to invent the ultimate sustainable agriculture; Barnyard biodiversity: Don Bixby preserves disappearing breeds of farm animals; The recyclers of Cairo: Laila Kamel recycles rags in Cairo and offers new hope to girls; Solar ovens: Dan Kammen introduces appropriate energy technology in Kenya; Organic milk: The Straus family preserves their farm by becoming an organic dairy; Tackling Texas toxics: Susana Almanza fights toxic waste and environmental racism; Salmon habitat: Billy Frank uses Indian fishing rights to save the salmon; Always cry wolf: Renee Askins works to reintroduce the wolf to Yellowstone; Save the tigers: Ullas Karanth studies tigers to save them; Green means and environmental education (Pendergraft) Green Means programs.

Abstract: Based on the popular PBS television spots, the book presents 20 success stories of local environmental activists: what they did, how they did it, and why it worked.

Weigel, Van B. Earth cancer. Westport, CT: Praeger Publishers, 1995. 174 p.

Contents: Living without Berlin walls; Back to the future; Specious speciesism in ethics and economics; The ethics of Earth cancer; The economics of Earth cancer; Discovering our humanity; Passion for life.

Abstract: The author contends that humans have constructed a self-defeating "Berlin Wall" between themselves and other species. This wall is built from arrogance toward the environment as symbolized by the systematic destruction of habitats and the reckless generation of waste. Weigel explains that humans face a moral and ethical imperative to stem this tide before it is too late. Because the fate of so many species is dependent upon the decisions we make, the ideal of interdependence with all other members of the biosphere must be embraced.

White, Jonathan. Talking on the water: conversations about nature and creativity. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 1994. 271 p.

Contents: Talking on the water (Jonathan White); A call from one kingdom to another (Gretel Ehrlich); Voices from the sea (Roger Payne); The archdruid himself (David Brower); Living by Gaia (Lynn Margulis); Life-ways of the hunter (Richard Nelson); Coming back from the silence (Ursula LeGuin); Animal presence (James Hillman); Hanging out with Raven (Gary Snyder); Mountains constantly walking (Dolores LaChapelle); In touch with the wind (Matthew Fox); The unreturning arrow (Paul Shepard); Inochi, life integrity (Peter Matthiessen); On the trail (Janet McCloud)

Abstract: A collection of interviews with writers, scientists, environmentalists, and poets which explore our relationship with the wild.

World Bank. Mainstreaming biodiversity in development: a world bank assistance strategy for implementing the convention on biological diversity. World Bank Environment Paper # 29. Washington, D.C.: World Bank, 1995.

Contents: The Convention on Biological Diversity and the evolving role of the World Bank; The Bank's biodiversity portfolio: composition and emerging lessons; Support for mainstreaming biodiversity; Agenda for action.

Abstract: This paper is intended to stimulate discussion on the most effective role the Bank can play in support of mainstreaming biodiversity at the country level. Based on a review of past lending and grant financing, and of key project and program design factors, presented in Chapter 2, it concludes that the Bank must more effectively use its key analytical and development assistance instruments. Specifically, and as outlined in Chapter 3, country economic and sector work, are means that could be used to help countries incorporate biodiversity concerns into policy decisions and sectoral investment programming. Against this background, the paper proposes in Chapter 4, a future agenda of Bank assistance to support mainstreaming biodiversity conservation and management in sustainable development.

World Commission on Culture and Development. Our Creative Diversity. 1995.

Zweers, Wim and Jan J. Boersema (eds). Ecology, technology and culture: essays in environmental philosophy. Cambridge, GB: White Horse Press, 1994. 310 p.

Contents: In search of an ecological culture: environmental philosophy in the 1990s; First the Jew but also the Greek: in search of the roots of the environmental problem in western civilization; Theological-anthropological reflections on the environmental issue; Radicalism or historical consciousness: on breaks and continuity in the discussion of basic attitudes; The limits of science; Models and modernism: between anxiety and hubris; Science: a modest hope; The mouse in the cat's claws: a framework for hermeneutics of nature; Towards a hermeneutics of nature: on the necessity of enduring distance; Potter's bull and castrated pigs: considering the impossibility of a hermeneutic natural science; Can liberal democracy survive the environmental crisis? Sustainability, liberal neutrality and overlapping consensus; Can liberal democracy help us to survive the environmental crisis?; Liberal neutrality and the justification of environmental conservation; Market forces as causes of environmental degradation; The lie of sustainability; An economic theory of natural resources; Technology and the ecological crisis; The technological universe; The ethical assessment of new technologies: some methodological considerations; The future of environmental philosophy.

Abstract: This book represents a translated collection of essays originally published in Dutch. It deals with current environmental issues debated in western societies, althougth the philosophical realm of the essays is thoroughly European. It offers a variety of perspectives on the environmental crisis, in some ways distinct from Anglo-American scholarship, and ranging from historical, theological and hermeneutic viewpoints to scientific, political, economic and technological issues.

Magazines and Newsletters

Co-op America. Co-op America quarterly : a magazine for building economic alternatives. Washington, D.C.: Co-op America. v.

Earth Action Network, Inc. E: the environmental magazine. St. Morris, IL: E Magazine. v.

ISAR. Surviving together: a quarterly on grassroots cooperation in EurAsia. Washington, D.C.: ISAR. v.

The Media Foundation. Adbusters quarterly. Vancouver, B.C.: The Media Foundation. v.

Ocean Arks International. Annals of earth. Falmounth, MA: Ocean Arks International. v.

Positive Futures Network. Yes! A Journal of Positive Futures. Bainbridge Island, WA: Positive Futures Network, 1996-.

South-North Network Cultures and Development. Cultures and development: quid pro quo. Brussels: The Network. v.

Tomorrow Magazine. Tomorrow: the global environment magazine. Stockholm: Tomorrow Media, v.

UNESCO. UNESCO sources. Paris: UNESCO. v.

University of Waterloo Faculty of Environmental Studies. Alternatives journal. Waterloo: University of Waterloo, 1972. v.

Utne reader : the best of the alternative press. Minneapolis: LENS Publishing Co, v.

Westcoast Development Group. Making waves. Vernon, BC: The Group, 1989-. v.

World Wildlife Fund. Focus. Washington, DC: WWF. v.

Worldwatch Institute. World Watch. Washington, D.C.: WI. v.

Videotapes

Atkisson, Alan. The progress of our dreams. Pullman, WA: Washington State Univ., 1995. 1 videocassette.

Abstract: This videotape introduces a comprehensive picture of what sustainable development means both in theory and in practice, drawing on examples from around the Pacific Northwest, the U.S., and the rest of the world. Although the case examples discussed focus primarily on community development, the assessment framework can also be used to assess the contributions individual projects, such as those in agriculture and natural resources, make overall to the sustainability of human and ecological systems.

Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; CBC. The sceptics' journey. CBC, 1995. VHS video: 44 minutes.

Abstract: The Sceptics' Journey is a documentary about foreign aid as seen through the eyes of four average citizens who travel to India and Nepal from Canada to investigate projects first-hand. Four projects are visited: Save The Children Canada's projects in Bombay, India; World Accords work on domestic violence and the plight of women in Madras, India; Aga Khan Foundation's agricultural projects in rural Gujarat, India; World Literacy of Canada's help in Nepal providing microloans and literacy programs.

The Earth Summit. New York: UN, 1993. 1 videocassette (28 min.)

Conference: United Nations Conference on Environment and Development; UNCED

Biniman Productions and others. Millenium : tribal wisdom and the modern world. National millenium series. Richmond, BC: New Vision Media, 1992. 5 videocassettes (6 hrs) + viewer's guide, action & resource guide, student activity sheets, and teacher's reference booklet

Contents: v.1 The shock of the other, Strange relations. v.2 Mistaken identityt, An ecology of mind. v.3 The art of living, Touching the timeless. v.4 A poor man shames us all, Inventing reality. v.5 The tightrope of power, At the threshold.

Gaia World Coty Discovery. Gaia to Rio: a voyage of exploration and discovery in pursuit of a new era : Earth Summit '92. New York: Gaia World Coty Discovery, 1992. 1 videocassette (11 min., 42 sec.)

Suzuki, David. Canadian Broadcasting Corporation; CBC. The ultimate slavery. A planet for the taking, program. No.5. Toronto: CBC, 1 videocassette (52 min., 11 sec.)

Internet Sources

Dery, Mark. "Culture jamming: hacking, slashing and sniping in the empire of signs." http://gopher.well.sf.ca.us:70/00/cyberpunk/cultjam.txt

Canada. Environment Canada. "A primer on environmental citizenship." Environment Canada : Atlantic Region : The Green Lane. http://www.ns.doe.ca/udo/primer1.html

International Institute for Sustainable Development (IISD). IISDnet. http://iisd.ca/

Ishmael's Companion. http://conbio.bio.uci.edu/ishmael/

Rogers, Adam (ed.) "Taking Action : an environmental guide to you and your community." United Nations Environment Program. Global Environmental Citizenship. http://www.interworld.com/staff/adam/gec/action/

St. Cloud State University. Environment & Sustainable Living. http://www.stcloud.msus.edu/~dmichael/eco/ (4 July 1996)

University of East Anglia. School of Environmental Sciences. "Welcome to the Env GIS pages." http://enva2.env.uea.ac.uk/

Date last updated: July 10, 1996