1. The path of sustainability -- 2. The failure of authority and altruism -- 3. The complexity of sustainable development -- 4. Consuming unhappiness -- 5. Happiness, well-being, and sustainability -- 6. Needs and wants -- 7. Leveraging wants -- 8. Changing the system paradigm -- 9. Adapting to...

pt. 1. Introduction -- pt. 2. The contribution of local, regional and national approaches to climate-resilient development, or what good practices can be disseminated or mainstreamed? -- pt. 3. Climate-resilient development, innovation, and best practice: how to reform and bypass inefficiencies...

1. Introduction -- 2. Sustainability : a technical and normative endeavor -- 3. Index theory -- 4. Comparative ethics for sustainability -- 5. An ethical examination of sustainability indexes -- 6. Environmental justice: a resource for sustainability indexes? -- 7. Aggregating local indicators...

This book argues against the assumption that sustainability and environmental conservation are naturally the common goal and norm for everyone in Amazonia. This is the first book focusing on agency, reflexivity and social development to address sustainable development in the region. It discusses...