the Washington State University Sustainable Development Sourcebook


Bridging social and ecological science
with industrial practice, public policy and community change
for Sustainability by providing access to:
 
Central writings of social scientists on the topic of sustainability
Community organizations working toward sustainable development
Case studies of sustainable development in practice around the world

Welcome and Guide Earth WISE Sourcebook Menu

Community Organizations & Other Sustainability Sites

International Case Studies Alpha-bibliographyAbout Us


the WSU Sustainable Development Sourcebook!

Earth WISE consists of a bibliography and selected abstracts of academic writings exploring a range of social and ecological science perspectives on sustainable development. This compilation attempts to integrate the social, cultural, economic and ecological dimensions of sustainability, giving special attention to the human causes of environmental impacts, the social organization of sustainability and the equity of sustainable development.

Our goal is to assist educators, students, business leaders, elected officials, public administrators and other community members in understanding the topic of sustainability. It is our hope that this increased understanding will promote well-informed, sustainable and equitable policies in both the private and public sectors.

Earth WISE is a working bibliograpy, and is continuously in the process of being updated. We welcome your comments in this effort. Please e-mail us at: susdev@wsunix.wsu.edu

 

How does EarthWISE work?

Abstracts of Social Science Articles by Topic

From the Sourcebook Menu, select from among 6 general topic areas of Sustainable Development. You will then be able to narrow your search to more specific dimensions of your chosen topic and select from a number of one page abstracts of related social science articles. In addition to article abstracts, you will find a bibliography of other suggested articles and books related to each dimension of Sustainable Development. Click here to go to the Sourcebook Topics Menu.

Community Organizations

From this site, you will be able to link to web sites of selected community organizations that are working on Sustainablity issues. Click here to go to the Community Organization links.

International Case Studies

From this site, you may link to the Colby College Web Site on Sustainable Developoment/Economics, where you will find summarized case studies of Sustainable Development projects around the world. Click here to go to the Case Study links.

Alphabetized Bibliography

The social science article abstracts are arranged alphabetically as well as by topic, so that you may easily locate a specific author's works. In addition, you will find a brief list of readers that offer a general introduction to Sustainability. Click here to go to the Alphabetized Bibliography.

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EarthWISE Sourcebook Menu

Select from the topics below to access related article abstracts

 General Issues

  • Defining Sustainable Development
  • Philosophy & Epistemology
  • General Review Articles
  • Theoretical Issues in Global Change

 Ecology

  • Environmental Impacts
  • Natural & Renewable Resources
  • Population and Carrying Capacity
  • Consumption

 Economics

  • Ecological Economics
  • Neo-Classical Economics
  • Green Business
  • Industrial Ecology (Industrial Metabolism)
  • Investments in Sustainable Development
  • Private Sector Initiatives

 Social Contexts

  • Equity
  • Gender
  • Health & Well-Being Impacts
  • Poverty and Wealth

Sustainable Community

  • People's Participation
  • Human Settlements
  • Livelihoods

 Politics

  • Governments & International Agreements
  • Law and Public Policy
  • Social Movements

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Community Organizations

The organizations below are working on sustainable development issues in local communities and internationally.

The Center for Environmental Education at WSU

Center for Sustainable Communities at University of Washington

The Center for Sustainable Design

Center for Sustaining Agriculture and Natural Resources at WSU

Sustainable Communities Information

Sustainable Communities Network (SCN)

EPA's Sustainable Ecosystems and Communities

Sustainable Seattle

Urban Ecology

 

Other Sustainability Web Sites

The following selected sites provide additional informational resources on ecological, economic and social sustainability.

Department of Energy's Center of Excellence for Sustainable Development

Second Nature

 

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Case Studies in Sustainable Development

The Colby College Website on Sustainable Development/Economics offers a series of summarized case studies of pursuits of sustainable development from around the world. The site also offers a bibliography, and links to other related sites.

The Colby College Sustainable Development/Economics Home Page

 

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About The WSU Sustainability Project

Earth WISE is part of a university-wide effort to develop an interdisciplinary academic emphasis on ecologically, economically and socially sustainable development. Toward this end, we are working to integrate the knowledge of scholars in the Colleges of Liberal Arts, Science, Business and Economics, Agriculture and HomeEconomics, Engineering and Architecture, and Education, as well as that of business and civic leaders and community members.

Beyond the Earth WISE Sourcebook, other WSU Sustainability Project activities include:

For information on WSU's Sustainable Development Program and Institute, and the Minor in Sustainable Development Studies, please contact:

Dr. Mudzi Nziramasanga, Interim Director
College of Business and Economics
Washington State University
Pullman, WA 99164-4750
(509) 335-8008
nziramasangam@wsu.edu

About the WSU EarthWISE Partners

Earth WISE is the fruit of a partnership between the WSU Department of Sociology and the Trillium Corporation, with the initial aim of providing educational resources for a newly developed course in the Ecological, Economic, and Social Aspects of Sustainable Development, as well as for other interested scholars.

That beginning gradually broadened into a desire to make this body of Sustainable Development literature accessible to students, scholars, business leaders, public officials and the citizenry through a website. The creation of this site was made possible through funding from the WSU Office of General Education, the Weyerhauser Corporation and the WSU Department of Sociology.

Founding Researchers:

Katie A. Bagby, M.A.
Department of Sociology
Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4020
kbagby@wsunix.wsu.edu
 
Jamee K. Dyck, M.A
Department of Sociology
University of Nebraska Lincoln, Lincoln, NE 68588
jdyck@unlgrad1.unl.edu

Faculty Advisors:

Eugene A. Rosa
Edward Meyer Professor of Natural Resource and Environmental Policy
Chair, Department of Sociology
Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4020
rosa@wsu.edu
Eugene Rosa's Web Page
 
Riley E. Dunlap
Boeing Professor of Environmental Sociology
Departments of Sociology and Rural Sociology
Washington State University, Pullman, WA 99164-4020
dunlap@wsu.edu
Riley Dunlap's Web Page
 

Trillium Representative:

Jean Gorton
Senior Vice President Trillium Corporation
4350 Cordata Parkway
Bellingham, WA 98226
gortonj@gocougs.wsu.edu

Web Page Design

Katie A. Bagby, M.A.
kbagby@wsunix.wsu.edu
 

Special Acknowledgement: Thank you to Jeremy Syme of the WSU Humanities Research Center, for his assistance in designing the Earth WISE logo.

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Updated on June 18, 1998