Chapters in this book

1. Front Matter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. Introduction: Fatal Consumption (When Too Much Is Not Enough) 3
5. The Global Reality of Sustainability
6. Ecological Footprints and the Pathology of Consumption 21
7. Global Consumption from the Perspective of Population Health 52
8. Social Capital, Civil Society, and Social Transformation 69
9. The Box We Are In and Some Ways Out
10. What Is Stopping Sustainability? Examining the Barriers to Implementation of Clouds of Change 101
11. Integrating Economy, Society, and Environment through Policy Assessment 130
12. Local versus Central Influences in Planning for Community Health 166
13. Case Examples and the Reason for Hope
14. The City of Richmond: Reflections on Sustainability in Action 200
15. The BC Sawmill Industry: A Case Study of Community and Ecological Sustainability 228
16. Conclusion: Working Together and the Prospect for Hope 248
17. Contributors 264
18. Index 266