Edited by : David V. J. Bell,
Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Canada
Yuk-kuen Annie Cheung,
York Centre for Applied Sustainability (YCAS); Research Associate, The University of Toronto, York University - Joint Centre for Asia Pacific Studies, Canada
Historical Evolution and LandMark Works Concerning Sustainability
Early Localized Issues Affecting Regional Sustainability - The Case of Ontario, Canada's Niagara Escarpment
Len Gertler, University of Waterloo, Canada
Malthus' Essay on the Principle of Population
John Avery, H.C. Orsted Institute, Department of Chemistry, University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Walden or Life in the Woods
Henry David Thoreau
Our Plundered Planet
Fairfield Osborn
Silent Spring
Rachel Carson
The Economics of the Coming Spaceship Earth
Kenneth Boulding, Institute of Behavioral Science, University of Colorado
"The Tragedy of the Commons" by Garrett Hardin, 1968
P. Alexander Latta, Department of Political Science, York University, Canada
The Population Bomb
Paul R. Ehrlich, Department of Biological Sciences, Center for Conservation Biology(CCB), Stanford University, USA
World Dynamics
Jay W. Forrester, MIT System Dynamics Group, Sloan School of Management, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, USA
The Resourceful Earth
Herman Kahn
Julian Simon
Beyond Brundtland: The Evolution of Sustainable Development in the the 1990s
Robert Lauri Newman, York Centre for Applied Sustainability, Canada
Moving towards sustainable development: the Chinese conundrum
Yuk-kuen Annie Cheung, York Centre for Applied Sustainability (YCAS); Research Associate, The University of Toronto, York University - Joint Centre for Asia Pacific Studies, Canada
Institutions and Landmark Reports Concerning Sustainability
Limits to Growth and the Club of Rome
Special Committee on Problems of the Environment (SCOPE) and R Global Environmental Monitoring, 1970
Stockholm Conference (UN Conference on Human Environment) and the UN Environment Program, 1972
Brandt Commission report on Program for Survival, 1979
World Conservation Strategy of the International Union for zhe Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (IUCN)
Rodger D. Schwass, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Canada
World Commission on Environment and Development (WCED) or B Commission report on Our Common Future, 1987
UN Conference on Environment and Development (UNCED), 1992
The Earth Summit, or Rio Plus Five Conference, 1997
Contemporary Sustainable Development Issues
Biosphere, Ecosystems, and The Environment
Utilization of Renewable and Non-renewable Natural Resources
Population and Demographic Changes
Poverty, Environmental Degradation, and Health
Consumption Patterns
Technology and Industrialization
Quality of the Living Environment
Agriculture, Land Security, and Sustainable Food Production
Reducing Dependence and Non-renewable Energy Reserves
Respecting the Rights and Wishes of Indigenous Peoples
Joe Sheridan, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Canada
Paul Bourgeis, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Canada
Respecting the Rights, Wishes, and Potential of Ethnic Minorities
Respecting the Rights, Wishes, and Potential of Women and Children
Biodiversity Loss"Ecological Restructing of Urban Form: A Normative Approach to Restoring Biodiversity and Ecological Function in the Built Environment"
Mary-Ellen Tyler, Faculty of Environmental Design, The University of Calgary, Canada
Participatory Processes for Sustainability
Mary Elaine Bernard, York Center for Applied Sustainability, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Canada
Urbanization
Mark Lawrence Seasons, School of Planning, University of Waterloo, Canada
Globalization, Interdependence and Sustainability
Robert Paehlke, Environmental and Resource Studies Program, Trent University, Canada
Perspectives on Sustainability
Environmental Perspectives on Sustainability
Natural Resource Perspectives on Sustainability
L. Anders Sandberg, Faculty of Environmental Studies, York University, Canada
Christopher Midgley, University of British Columbia, Canada
Economic Perspectives on Sustainability
Physical Science Perspectives on Sustainability
Grant Sheng
Sustainability, Knowledge Management and the Internet
Robert K. Logan, Department of Physics, University of Toronto, Canada
The Politics of Sustainable Development
Ann Dale, Faculty of Environment, Science and Technology, Royal Roads University, Canada
Social Perspectives on Sustainability
Clelia Maria Nascimento-Schulz, UFSC-Programa Interdisciplinar em Ciencias Humanas, Brazil
Cultural Perspectives and Sustainability
Peter Harries-Jones, Department of Anthropology, York University, Canada
Ethical Perspectives on Sustainability
Sustainability in International Law
Stepan Wood, Osgoode Hall Law School, York University, Canada
Law and Sustainability: The Canadian Case
D.S. McRobert, In-House Counsel and Senior Policy Advisor, Environmental Commissioner of Ontario, Ontario, Canada
Geoff Ruby, Barrister and Solicitor, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Carrying Capacity and Sustainability: Waking Malthus' Ghost
William E. Rees, School of Community and Regional Planning, The University of British Columbia, Canada
Ecosystem Perspectives on Sustainability
David Neufeld, 224 Wright Ave., Canada
Divisional Perspectives on Sustainability
Perspectives of Developed Nations
Hector Ricardo Leis, Graduate Program on Interdisciplinaries Studies, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil
Perspectives of Developing Nations
Hector Ricardo Leis, Graduate Program on Interdisciplinaries Studies, Universidade Federal de Santa Catarina, Brazil
Perspectives of Emerging Development Nations
Public Sector Perspectives on Sustainability
Private Sector Perspectives on Sustainability
Egalitarian Perspectives on Sustainability
Robert Paehlke, Environmental and Resource Studies Program, Trent University, Canada
Utilitarian Perspectives on Sustainability
Marxist Perspectives on Sustainability
Bioregion, Eco-polis, and Eco(nomic)-Federation: Left - Libertarian Models of Sustainability
Regina Cochrane, Faculty of Communication and Culture, University of Calgary, Canada
Ecocapitalist Perspectives on Sustainability
Conservationist Perspectives on Sustainability
Feminist Perspectives on Sustainability
Sherilyn MacGregor, Institute for Environment, Philosophy & Public Policy (IEPPP), Furness Collega, Lancaster University, UK
Deep Ecology Perspectives on Sustainability