Adapt and Thrive

Part 1 outlines the coming of the Sustainable Revolution. The policy of globalisation is sucking resources from the earth at an increasing rate, driving activities to places of lowest environmental and social standards; whilst the policy of sustainability is seeking to persuade people, organisations and corporations to behave responsibly towards social issues and the environment. Our current mechanisms of capitalism cannot handle these diverging forces. The established order of how we run society and institutions is set to be overthrown and the landscape reconfigured. Many elements within society will have to adapt or die. We will all be affected and will all have to respond; but throughout this disruption business will be the most effective agent for change. Out of this, a new reality will emerge, based on selfish determination to construct successful, sustainable societies. In Part 2, a wide range of issues are examined; from climate change, energy and agriculture to transportation, manufacturing and urban living. Predictions as to how society will evolve are linked with innovative proposals to ensure that our future will be sustainable and profitable for those who lead the adaptation. There are huge opportunities which can be exploited by companies with vision and agility. Part 3 shows the way to force the pace of change. Improving our capital markets and extending our economics can focus society on better social provision and protection of the environment. Business can do more than merely survive the transition, but can thrive on the opportunities which arise. Forcing the pace of change is not only vital because the health of our planet is at risk, but also because there are profits to be made from saving the world.

ISBN 0955736900   DEWEY edition DC22 ISBN13 9780955736902 (What's this?)   Pages 273 Publisher Susta Press   Published in Oxford Imprint Susta Press   Height (mm) 234 Format Hardback   Width (mm) 156 Publication date 21 Feb 2008   Academic level Professional / Scholarly DEWEY 338.927

Preface Overview PART 1 - THE COMING OF THE SUSTAINABLE REVOLUTION Chapter 1: Adapt or Die Chapter 2: Striving for a Sustainable World Chapter 3: Our Globalized World Chapter 4: The Sustainable Revolution PART 2 - ISSUES AND OUTCOMES Chapter 5: The World's Natural Systems and Society Chapter 6: Climate Change Chapter 7: Balancing Energy Sources and Needs Chapter 8: The Energy Crunch Chapter 9: The Insatiable Appetite of Transportation Chapter 10: Icarus Air Chapter 11: Healthy, Cohesive Urban Communities Chapter 12: Putting King Car in Its Place Chapter 13: Global Manufacturing Renaissance Chapter 14: Our Thirst for Water Chapter 15: Safe, Sustainable Agriculture Chapter 16: Dealing with Waste PART 3 - SURVIVE AND THRIVE: FORCING THE PACE OF CHANGE Chapter 17: The Leaders of the Revolution Chapter 18: Mobilizing Business Chapter 19: Capital Markets and the Power of Ownership Chapter 20: Social Economics Chapter 21: Environmental Economics Chapter 22: Adaptation Laboratories Chapter 23: Profiting from the Transition Chapter 24: A Shared Destiny

'Governments and businesses who are currently unable to see beyond the current political term/share price will oppose this book, but in twenty years they will be quoting it as the "Bible for Survival"...' Finnish newspaper Etela-Suomen Sanomat 'Few writers have the cross discipline perspective to bring such a wide range of issue together.' That's Green: green and environmental news from around the world. '... an important contribution to the debate on corporate responsibility. Maybe one good thing coming out of the credit crunch is a dawning that a focus on the bottom line, without due regard to the broader responsibility that a business has is unsustainable.' Professor Anne Gregory, Pro-Vice-Chancellor Leeds Metropolitan University. '... as a business student with entrepreneurial goals for the future I found this book to be very insightful about the needs and opportunities of the future sustainable world.' Tony Paxton, MBA programme member, Helsinki. "Adapt and Thrive" reads like a breezy textbook, with both well-researched historical and topical details; yet it also is driven by one man's passion to bring about change. Sustainable Industries magazine, United States.

I was impressed with how this book was telling us ways we could SAVE the world from global warming & other bad things, instead of being like all the other books which say its all over for us now bcse we use plastic bags in supermrkts etc. The author sounds a really practical guy who knows what hes talking about,not like thes pro-nut roast nutters who say everything except for nut roast is bad - Hamil Akbar



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