Perspectives on Sustainability
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Copyright: 2022
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Much of the focus in Perspectives on Sustainability, and sustainability in general, is focused on combating climate change. This text will present you with solutions and offer hope for the future. Each chapter will begin with a research or popular article followed by a review and summary. You’ll gain an in-depth understanding of the topics and ideas surrounding sustainability. The articles were chosen with your futures in mind, your specific futures as engineers, fashion designers, or educators. Sustainability doesn’t know disciplinary boundaries. Even if you think this course isn’t relevant to you and what you plan to do when you leave college, you might be surprised.
Introduction: College Students and Nature: Differing Thoughts of Fear, Danger, Disconnection, and Loathing
Chapter 1: Natural cycles and systems
“A systematic bibliometric review of clean energy transition implication for low carbon development” https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0261091
Chapter 2: Why should we care?
“Do social identity and cognitive diversity correlate in environmental stakeholders?” https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0244907
Chapter 3: What we’re up against
“Temperature increase drives critical slowing down of fish ecosystems” https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0246222
Chapter 4: What can you do?
“Thinking beyond the plastic bag ban”
Chapter 5: If we all pull together as a team
“Relationship between food waste, diet quality, and environmental sustainability” https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0195405
Chapter 6” But we gotta eat…
“Vegan vs Meat Based Dog Food” https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0265662
Chapter 7: Global Sustainability
“Transforming our world, the 2030 Agenda for sustainable development” https://sdgs.un.org/sites/default/files/publications/21252030%20Agenda%20 for%20Sustainable%20Development%20web.pdf
Chapter 8: Our own back yard
“The Growth of Easements as a Conservation Tool”
Chapter 9: It’s Everywhere
“Anthropogenic contamination of tap water…”
Conclusion: The Brightside?
“Large-scale decrease in the social salience of climate change during the COVID-19 pandemic” https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0256082
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