World We'll Leave Behind

William Scott is Emeritus Professor of Education at the University of Bath, UK, and is Chair of Trustees of the UK’s National Association for Environmental Education. Paul Vare is Postgraduate Research Lead for the School of Education at the University of Gloucestershire, UK, and a Director of the South West Learning for Sustainability Coalition.

"What a wonderfully readable cornucopia of information and ideas – an inspiring and practical source for confidently talking about and acting on behalf of a sustainable future!"-Sara Parkin, The Sustainability Literacy Project"This is a lucid collection of short chapters on some of the world’s most intractable issues like globalisation, climate change, human population and migration. It is a unique and prescient contribution that helps make sense of an increasingly unpredictable and unsustainable world."-Professor Stephen Martin, Honorary Professor University of Worcester and Visiting Professor in Learning for Sustainability, University of the West of England, UK"These informed authors help readers understand vital issues about sustainability and how we live today. Importantly, they set out a range of strategies whereby everyone who's interested can play a role in keeping our planet living for generations to come."- Per Sund, Associate Professor, Stockholm University and Research Fellow, Rose Project, Karlstad University"I loved this book. The authors have written short but informative, provocative, and amazingly readable chapters on a wide range of issues, concepts and strategies that help us think about how we might create a more sustainable and just future. The format is brilliant!"- Judy Braus, Executive Director, North American Association for Environmental Education"Scott and Vare have written a very clear, accessible introduction to the sustainability idea and some of its difficulties – an excellent book for people coming new to the topic, and one from which everyone can gain new insights." – John Foster, Lancaster University UK

• List of figuresList of tablesIntroductionSection 1: Issues1. Global warming and climate change2. Inequality3. Species loss4. Human population5. Acidifying the oceans6. Electricity generation 7. Genetic modification 8. Clean water for all 9. Gender disparity10. Natural resource depletion11. Migration12. Air pollution13. Elephants, rhinos and donkeys14. Environmental justice15. Economic growth 16. Water pollution17. Eating meat18. Weather and climate 19. Ozone and CFCs20. BiocentrismSection 2: Concepts21. The Anthropocene22. Nature23. Gaia24. Biodiversity25. Conservation26. Charismatic megafauna27. The greenhouse effect28. Valuing the environment29. Sustainable development30. Development31. The four capitals32. Harmony33. Systems and systems thinking34. Frames and framing35. Resilience36. Complexity 37. Globalisation38. NeoliberalismSection 3: Strategies39. Reducing global inequalities40. The Copenhagen Consensus41. Feeding 10 billion 42. Living within limits43. Energy policy44. Carbon capture and storage45. Ecological footprints and handprints46. The circular economy47. The Earth Charter48. Brexit and environmental law49. Protected areas50. Recycling51. Transition towns52. Rewilding53. Biomimicry54. (Environmental) education55. The Montreal ProtocolIndex