What is Sustainability?
 Environmental Sustainability is "meeting the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs." Environmental Sustainability is the act of working toward minimizing the unwanted environmental impacts of daily activities and projects. State Government and individual employees have many opportunities to implement sustainable practices, both at home and at work, that encourage wise use of resources and that reduce or eliminate pollution. -- DENR Sustainability Web page
General
Coming to Terms with Sustainability.
by Benedict J. Hren.
Izaak Walton League of America, 1997.
Communicating Sustainability.
edited by Walter Leal Filho.
Peter Lang Pub., 2000.
0820448273
Communities by Choice: Economy, Ecology, Equity: An Introduction to Community Sustainable Development.
Mountain Association for Community Economic Development, 1997.
Conversation for a Sustainable Society. (Video)
Griesinger Films, 1993.
Earth Care Manual: A Permaculture Handbook for Britain and Other Temperate Climates.
by Patrick Whitefield.
Permanent Publications, 2004.
185623021X
Education for Sustainability: An Agenda for Action.
by the President's Council on Sustainable Development.
Government Printing Office, 1996.
Ecological Literacy: Educating Our Children for a Sustainable World.
edited by Michael K. Stone and Zenobia Barlow.
Sierra Club Books, 2005.
1578051533
Evaluating Change: Applying Sustainable Development Principles.
UNC, 1996.
Guidelines for State Level Sustainable Development.
by Patricia Scruggs.
Center for Policy Alternatives, 1993.
0897881192
People and the Planet: Lessons for a Sustainable Future. (Grades 6 - 8)
edited by Pamela Wasserman.
Zero Population Growth, 1996.
0945219121
Planet Neighborhood: Community Guide.
Bullfrog Films, 1997.
Quality Growth in North Carolina: Achieving a Sustainable Future.
North Carolina Chapter of the Sierra Club, 1994.
Rescue Mission Planet Earth: A Children's Edition of Agenda 21. (Grades 5 - 9)
Edited by Boutros Ghali.
Kingfisher, 1994.
1856971740
The Sustainability Revolution: Portrait of a Paradigm Shift.
by Andres R. Edwards.
New Society Publishers, 2005.
0865715319
Sustainable Communities: From Vision to Action.
by Lamont C. Hempel.
Claremont Graduate School, 1998.
Sustainable Communities: Guide for Grassroots Activists.
Population Coalition, 1998.
The Sustainable Development Agenda 1998: An Environmental Strategy Publication.
Campden Publications, 1998.
Towards a Sustainable America: Advancing Prosperity, Opportunity, and a Healthy Environment for the 21st Century.
by the President's Council on Sustainable Development.
Government Printing Office, 1999.
Buildings/Design
Building with Awareness: The Construction of a Hybrid Home.
Syncronos Design Production, 2005. (DVD)
Green Roofs: Ecological Design and Construction.
Schiffer Publishing, 2004.
0764321897
The Greening Curve: Lessons Learned in the Design of the New EPA Campus in North Carolina.
EPA, 2001.
The Nature of Design: Ecology, Culture, and Human Intention.
by David W. Orr.
Oxford University Press, 2002.
0195173686
The NEXT Sustainability Wave: Building Boardroom Buy-in.
by Bob Willard.
New Society Publishers, 2005.
0865715327
Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls.
by Nigel Dunnett and Noel Kingsbury.
Timber Press, 2004.
088192640X
Sustainable Homes: 26 Designs that Respect the Earth.
by James Grayson Trulove.
Harper, 2004.
0060594462
Sustainable & Renewable Homes. (Video)
NC Agency for Public Telecommunications, 2004.
Business/Economy
Charging Ahead: The Business of Renewable Energy and What It Means for America.
by John J. Berger.
Holt, 1997.
0805037713
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things.
by William McDonough and Michael Braungart.
North Point Press, 2002.
0865475873
Eco-Economy: Building an Economy for the Earth.
by Lester Russell Brown.
Norton, 2001.
0393321932
Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability.
by Paul Hawken.
Collins, 1994.
0887307043
An Introduction to Ecological Economics. (Video)
Griesinger Films, 1991.
Investing in Natural Capital. (Video)
Griesinger Films, 1993.
Mid-Course Correction: Toward a Sustainable Enterprise: The Interface Model.
by Ray C. Anderson.
Peregrinzilla Press, 1999.
0964595354
Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution.
by Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, and L. Hunter Lovins.
Back Bay Books, 2001.
0316353000
The New Economy of Nature: The Quest to Make Conservation Profitable.
by Gretchen Daily and Katherine Ellison.
Shearwater Books, 2003.
1559631546
Sustainable Capitalism: A Matter of Common Sense.
by John E. Ikerd.
Kumarian Press, 2005.
1565492064
Energy
Energy: Critical Thinking About Environmental Issues.
by Jane S. Shaw and Manuel Nikel-Zueger.
Gale, 2004.
0737712686
The Homeowner's Guide to Energy Independence: Alternative Power Sources for the Average American.
by Christine Woodside.
Lyons Press, 2006.
1592288175.
Power Shift: Energy + Sustainability. (Video, Grades 6 - 12)
WorldLink Media, 2003.
Power With Nature: Alternative Energy Solutions for Homeowners.
by Rex A. Ewing.
PixyJack Press, 2006.
0965809897
Gardening/Plants
Gaia's Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture.
by Toby Hemenway.
Chelsea Green, 2000.
1890132527
Gardening with Native Plants of the South.
by Sally Wasowski.
Taylor Trade Publishing, 1994.
0878338020
Green Invaders. (Video, Grades 3 - 5)
Mother-Made Productions, 2003.
Native Shrubs and Woody Vines of the Southeast: Landscaping Uses and Identification.
by Leonard E. Foote and Samuel B. Jones, Jr.
Timber Press, 1998.
0881924164
Native Perennials for the Southeast.
by Peter Loewer.
Cool Springs Press, 2005.
1591861217
Noah's Garden: Restoring the Ecology of Our Own Backyard.
by Sara Stein.
Houghton Mifflin, 1993.
0395709407
Nonnative Invasive Plants of Southern Forests: A Field Guide for Identification and Control.
by James H. Miller.
United States Department of Agriculture, 2003.
General Technical Report SRS-62.
Full-text online at: http://www.invasive.org/eastern/srs/
Permaculture: Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability.
by David Holmgren.
Holmgren Design Services, 2002.
0646418440
Plants Out of Place. (Video)
Information Television Network, 2001.
Population
Carrying Capacity: Can We Balance Resource Conservation with Population Growth? (Grades 9 - 12)
by the National Science Teachers Association.
NSTA Press, 1997.
0873551648
Counting on People: Elementary Population and Environmental Activities.
by Pamela Wasserman and Anne Scullard.
Zero Population Growth, 1994.
0945219040
People and the Planet: Lessons for a Sustainable Future.
edited by Pamela Wasserman.
Population Connection, 1996.
0945219121
World Population: A Graphic Simulation of hte History of Human Population Growth. (Video)
Zero Population Growth, 1990.
Waste Reduction
Closing the Loop: Exploring Integrated Waste Management and Resource Conservation: Kindergarten Through Grade Six.
California Integrated Waste Management Board, 2001.
Garbage and Recycling: Opposing Viewpoints.
Greenhaven Press, 2003.
0737712295
Let It Rot! The Gardener's Guide to Composting.
by Stu Campbell.
Storey Books, 1998.
1580170234
Recycling and Composting publications from NC Cooperative Extension (Web sites and .pdf publications)
Recycling Information. (Web site)
NC DENR Division of Pollution Prevention.
http://www.p2pays.org/category.asp?cat=5
(Be sure to check with your local government's Solid Waste Management Division for information about recycling in your area.)
The Rodale Book of Composting: Easy Methods for Every Gardener.
edited by Deborah L. Martin and Grace Gershuny.
Rodale Press, 1992.
0878579915
Waste Not: Time to Recycle. (Grades PreK - 2)
by Rebecca Weber.
Compass Point Books, 2003.
0756503876
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