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Review Of: Leonard W. Doob, Sustainers And Sustainability, Courtney J. Merrill Jun 1998

Review Of: Leonard W. Doob, Sustainers And Sustainability, Courtney J. Merrill

RISK: Health, Safety & Environment (1990-2002)

Review of: Leonard W. Doob, Sustainers and Sustainability (Praeger Publishers 1995). Bibliography, index, notes. LC 95-7982; ISBN 0-275-95314-9 [167 pp. $52.95 Cloth, .88 Post Road West, Westport, CT 06881.]


Economic Sustainability Plan For Adams, Massachusetts: Ten Year Projection Plan, Center For Economic Development Jan 1998

Economic Sustainability Plan For Adams, Massachusetts: Ten Year Projection Plan, Center For Economic Development

Center for Economic Development Technical Reports

The client for this project is James Leitch, The town administrator for the Town of Adams. In addition, we are working in close conjunction with the Center for Economic Technology (C.E.T.).

The purpose of this project is to assist Adams in the creation of a ten year economic action plan, which is only one-third of Adams proposed Comprehensive Sustainability Plan. The Comprehensive Plan is to be completed by the merger of three plans: the 1997 University of Massachusetts Landscape Architecture Studio Report on environmental elements within the Town, our 1998 Economic Action Plan, and a Social Plan, to be developed …


The Role Of Management In The Movement Towards Sustainability: Perceived Responsibilities, Challenges, And Opportunities, Martin Brueckner Jan 1998

The Role Of Management In The Movement Towards Sustainability: Perceived Responsibilities, Challenges, And Opportunities, Martin Brueckner

Theses: Doctorates and Masters

The aim of this thesis was to explore the role of management in the movement towards ecologically sustainable development (ESD), investigating perceived responsibilities, challenges, and opportunities facing business management today. The point of departure for this study was the acknowledgement of the present paucity of references to ESD within the management literature, widespread amoral business conduct, and the dominance of economic rationalism within business science. This research provided an analytical review of ESD related literature, concentrating on the history and rise of the ESD paradigm, its ethical underpinnings, and economic implications to management practice. The paper highlighted the importance of …