Description
Sustainability: A Multidisciplinary Endeavour offers a comprehensive overview of the contributions of various disciplines to sustainability, along with possible synergies that could develop among them. The first part of the book covers sustainability science from each related scientific discipline, such as environmental science, engineering, and medicine and economy, highlighting cross disciplinary pathways. The second half of the book offers insights into how each of the green sciences relate to each other and to education on sustainability. This framework is ideal for scientists and researchers in adjacent areas of sustainability.- Provides broad-scope information to meet the needs of students and researchers needing a holistic overview of the discipline- Includes crucial information from different relevant areas in the same book, highlighting synergies among different areas of sustainability- Includes case studies highlighting interdisciplinary collaboration among disciplines
Table of Contents
Section 1: Sustainability across disciplines1. Green chemistry2. Green physics3. Green pharmacy4. Environmental sciences and sustainability5. Engineering and sustainability6. Medicine and sustainability7. Economy and sustainability8. Ethics and sustainabilitySection 2: Interdisciplinary collaboration for sustainability9. Case studies in interdisciplinarity for sustainability (this could actually entail several chapters)10. Decision-making for sustainability11. Education for sustainability12. Presenting sustainability to the public
