Sustainable Design/Sustainability Books

Beyond Sustainability
Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things
William McDonough, Michael Braungart

Natural Capitalism: Creating The Next Industrial Revolution
Paul Hawken, Amory Lovins, Hunter Lovins

Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World
Alan Weisman

Creating a World That Works for All
Sharif M Abdullah

Biomimicry: Innovation Inspired by Nature
Janine M. Benyus


Engineering for Sustainability
Becoming Part of the Solution: The Engineer’s Guide to Sustainable Development
Bill Wallace

Sustainable Engineering Practice: An Introduction
Edited by Jorge A. Vanegas

Sustainability Science and Engineering
Edited by Martin A. Abraham

  Sustainability Science and Engineering: Defining Principles
Martin A. Abraham

  Global Sustainability: The Impact of Local Cultures, A New Perspective for Science and Engineering, Economics and Politics
Edited by Peter A. Wilderer, Edward D. Schroeder, Horst Kopp

  Strategic Environmental Management for Engineers
Edited by O’Brien & Gere Engineers Inc., Robert Bellandi

  Sharing Experience in Engineering Design (SEED 2002)
Edited by M. A. C. Evatt, E. K. Brodhurst

 
Educating Engineers for Sustainability
147 Practical Tips for Teaching Sustainability: Connecting the Environment, the Economy, and Society
William M. Timpson, Brian Dunbar, Gailmarie Kimmel, Brett Bruyere, Peter Newman, and Hillary Mizia

Sustaining and Improving Learning Communities
Jodi Levine Laufgraben, Nancy S. Shapiro

  Learning Communities: Reforming Undergraduate Education
Barbara Leigh Smith, Jean MacGregor, Roberta Matthews, Faith Gabelnick

  Earth In Mind: On Education, Environment, and the Human Prospect
David W. Orr

  The Campus and Environmental Responsibility
David J Eagan, David W Orr

Ecological Literacy: Education and the Transition to a Postmodern World
David W. Orr

  The Hidden Connections: A Science for Sustainable Living
Fritjof Capra

The Hidden Connections: Integrating The Biological, Cognitive, And Social Dimensions Of Life Into A Science Of Sustainability
Fritjof Capra

The Web of Life: A New Synthesis of Mind and Matter
Fritjof Capra

The Systems View of the World: A Holistic Vision for Our Time
Ervin Laszlo

General System Theory: Foundations, Development, Applications
Ludwig Von Bertalanffy

The Next Fifty Years: Science in the First Half of the Twenty-First Century
Edited by John Brockman

Dancing Wu Li Masters: An Overview of the New Physics
Gary Zukav

The Sacred Balance: Rediscovering Our Place in Nature
David T. Suzuki, Amanda McConnell (Contributor)

You Are the Earth: Know the Planet So You Can Make It Better
David T. Suzuki, Kathy Vanderlinden

   From Naked Ape to Super Species: A Personal Perspective on Humanity and the Global Ecocrisis
David T. Suzuki, Holly Dressel


Sustainability Case Studies and Barriers to Implementation
Sustainability in Action: Sectoral and Regional Case Studies
Jörg Köhn, John M Gowdy, Jan van der Straaten

  Sustainable Urban Housing in China: Principles and Case Studies for Low-Energy Design Series
Edited by Leon Glicksman, Juintow Lin

  Sustainable Development in Practice: Case Studies for Engineers and Scientists
Edited by Adisa Azapagic, Roland Clift, Slobodan Perdan

  Governance for Sustainable Development: Five OECD Case Studies
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development Publishing

  Robust Design: A Repertoire of Biological, Ecological, and Engineering Case Studies
Erica Jen


Ecological Engineering
Ecological Engineering and Ecosystem Restoration
William J. Mitsch

Ecological Engineering: Principles and Practice
Patrick Kangas


Green Building and Green Roofs
Earth to Spirit: In Search of Natural Architecture
David Pearson, William McDonough

The Nature of Design: Ecology, Culture, and Human Intention
David W. Orr

  Design on the Edge: The Making of a High-Performance Building
David W. Orr

Big and Green: Toward Sustainable Architecture in the 21st Century
David Gissen, National Building Museum

Green Architecture
James Wines

  The New Eco-Architecture: Alternatives from the Modern Movement
Colin Porteous

Ten Shades of Green: Architecture and the Natural World
Peter Buchanan

Sustainable Construction: Green Building Design and Delivery
Charles J. Kibert

  Environmental, Construction & Sustainable Development
Thomas Carpenter

Sustainable Design: Ecology, Architecture, and Planning
Daniel E. Williams

  Sustainable Place: A Place of Sustainable Development
Christine Phillips

  The HOK Guidebook to Sustainable Design, 2nd Edition
Sandra F. Mendler, William Odell, Mary Ann Lazarus

  Design and Manufacture for Sustainable Development (2002)
Edited by Bernard Hon

  Design and Manufacture for Sustainable Development (2003)
Edited by Bernard Hon

  Design and Manufacture for Sustainable Development 2004
Tracy Bhamra, Bernard Hon

  Regenerative Design for Sustainable Development
John Tillman Lyle

  Environment, Construction & Sustainable Development - The Environmental Impact of Construction/Sustainable Civil Engineering
Edited by Thomas Carpenter

  Environmental Geology: Geology and the Human Environment
Matthew R. Bennett, Peter Doyle

  Soil Design Protocols for Landscape Architects and Contractors
Timothy A. Craul, Phillip J. Craul

  Sustainable Landscape Construction: A Guide To Green Building Outdoors
J. William Thompson, Kim Sorvig

Land and Natural Development (LAND) Code: Guidelines for Sustainable Land Development
Diana Balmori, Gaboury Benoit

  Material ConneXion: The Global Resource of New and Innovative Materials for Architects, Artists and Designers
Edited by Anita Moryadas, George M. Beylerian, Andrew Dent

  Making EHS an Integral Part of Process Design
Arthur D. Little, Inc.

  Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection and Specification, 2nd Edition
Ross Spiegel, Dru Meadows

  Designing Indoor Solar Products
Julian Randall

  Green Roofs: Ecological Design and Construction
Earth Pledge Foundation

Roof Gardens: History, Design, and Construction
Theodore H. Osmundson

Planting Green Roofs and Living Walls
Nigel Dunnett and Noel Kingsbury

Green Roof Plants: A Resource and Planting Guide
Edmund C. Snodgrass and Lucie L. Snodgrass
Green Dollhouse - Creating a Doll’s Eye View of a Healthier World
Sustainable San Mateo County

The Basics of Permaculture Design
Ross Mars

Building for Life: Designing and Understanding the Human-Nature Connection
Stephen R. Kellert

Ritual House: Drawing on Nature’s Rhythms for Architecture and Urban Design
Ralph Knowles

Natural Remodeling for the Not-So-Green House: Bringing Your Home into Harmony with Nature
by Carol Venolia and Kelly Lerner

Green Living: The E Magazine Handbook for Living Lightly on the Earth
by E Magazine

Green Urbanism: Learning From European Cities
by Timothy Beatley

The Green Studio Handbook: Environmental Strategies for Schematic Design
by Alison Kwok and Walter Grondzik

Alternative Energy Resources: The Quest for Sustainable Energy
Paul Kruger

  Renewables-Based Technology: Sustainability Assessment
Edited by Jo Dewulf, Herman Van Langenhove

  Power Generation by Renewables
PEP (Professional Engineering Publishers)

  Wind Energy Handbook
Tony Burton, David Sharpe, Nick Jenkins, Ervin Bossanyi

  Environment and the Developing World: Principles, Policies and Management
Avijit Gupta, Mukul G. Asher

  Handbook of Fuel Cells: Fundamentals, Technology, Applications
Edited by Wolf Vielstich, Arnold Lamm, Hubert Gasteiger

  Thermal Energy Storage: Systems and Applications
Ibrahim Dincer, Marc A. Rosen

  Fuel Cell Fundamentals
Ryan O'Hayre, Suk-Won Cha, Whitney Colella, Fritz B. Prinz

  The New Autonomous House: Design and Planning for Sustainability
Brenda Vale

  Toward Zero Discharge: Innovative Methodology and Technologies for Process Pollution Prevention
Edited by Tapas K. Das

 
Sustainable Transportation
Asphalt Nation: How the Automobile Took Over America and How We Can Take It Back
Jane Holtz Kay

Transportation and Sustainable Campus Communities: Issues, Examples, Solutions
Will Toor, Spenser Havlick

Promoting Sustainable Transportation Through Site Design
Canadian Institute Of Transportation Engineers

Sustainable Transportation Networks
Anna Nagurney

Harnessing Hydrogen: The Key to Sustainable Transportation
James S. Cannon

Transportation and Energy: Strategies for a Sustainable Transportation System
Edited by Daniel Sperling, Susan A. Shaheen

End of the Road: From World Car Crisis to Sustainable Transportation
Wolfgang Zuckermann

Towards Sustainable Transportation: The Vancouver Conference
Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development

Future Drive: Electric Vehicles And Sustainable Transportation
Daniel Sperling

Social Change and Sustainable Transport
Edited by William R. Black, Peter Nijkamp

Transportation, Energy, & Environment: How Far Will Technology Take Us?
Edited by John M. Decicco, Mark A. Delucchi, American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy, Asilomar Conference on Sustainable Transportation Energy Strategies

Barriers to Sustainable Transport: Institutions, Regulation and Sustainability
Piet Rietveld


Water Sustainability Resources
Sustainability Criteria for Water Resource Systems
Edited by Daniel P. Loucks, John S. Gladwell

Sustainability of Water and Sanitation Systems
Edited by John Pickford, Peter Barker, Bob Elson, Cath Ferguson, Jeremy Parr, Darren Saywell, Rod Shaw, Brian Skinner

Water and its Impurities
Tom Camp

Stormwater Treatment: Biological, Chemical, and Engineering Principles
Gary R Minton

Constructed Wetlands in the Sustainable Landscape
Craig S. Campbell, Michael Ogden

  Global Perspectives on River Conservation: Science, Policy and Practice
Edited by P. J. Boon, B. R. Davies, Geoffrey E. Petts

  Applied Fluvial Geomorphology for River Engineering and Management
Edited by C. R. Thorne, Richard D. Hey, Malcolm D. Newson

 
Engineering Ethics and Sustainable Business
Ethics in Engineering Design: SEED 2003
Edited by J. R. Lowe

  Ethical and Environmental Challenges to Engineering
Michael E. Gorman, Matthew M. Mehalik, Patricia Werhane

  Social, Ethical, and Policy Implications of Engineering: Selected Readings
Edited by Joseph R. Herkert

  Leading Change Toward Sustainability: A Change-Management Guide for Business, Government and Civil Society
Bob Doppelt

Upsizing: The Road to Zero Emissions, More Jobs, More Income and No Pollution
Gunter Pauli, J. Hugh Faulkner, Fritjof Capra

Steering business toward sustainability
Edited by Fritjof Capra, Gunter Pauli
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The Ecology of Commerce: A Declaration of Sustainability
Paul Hawken

  Envisioning a Sustainable Society: Learning Our Way Out
Lester W. Milbrath

  Small is Profitable: The Hidden Economic Benefits of Making Electrical Resources the Right Size
E. Kyle Datta, Thomas Feiler, André Lehmann, Amory B. Lovins, Karl R. Rábago, Joel N. Swisher, Ken Wicker

The Political Economy of Sustainability: Towards the Integration of Economics, Social and Environmental Factors
Jörg Köhn


Sustainability in General
Sustainable Planet: Solutions for the Twenty-first Century
Edited by Juliet Schor, Betsy Taylor

Sustainability in Question: The Search for a Conceptual Framework
Edited by Jörg Köhn, John Gowdy, Fritz Hinterberger, Jan Van Der Straaten


Green Chemistry
Green Chemistry and Catalysis
Roger Arthur Sheldon, Isabel Arends, Ulf Hanefeld

  Methods and Reagents for Green Chemistry: An Introduction
Edited by Pietro Tundo, Alvise Perosa, Fulvio Zecchini

  Green Separation Processes: Fundamentals and Applications
Edited by Carlos A. M. Afonso, João Pedro G. Crespo

  Green Chemistry and the Ten Commandments of Sustainability, 2nd Ed
Stanley E. Manahan

  Designing Safer Polymers
Paul T. Anastas, Paul H. Bickart, Mary M. Kirchhoff

  Green Chemistry: Theory and Practice
Paul T. Anastas, John C. Warner

  Green Chemistry and the Ten Commandments of Sustainability, 2nd ed
Stanley E. Manahan

  Green Chemistry
M. Lancaster

  Introduction to Green Chemistry
Albert Matlack

  Green Organic Chemistry: Strategies, Tools, and Laboratory Experiments
Kenneth Doxsee, James Hutchison

  Green Chemistry: Designing Chemistry for the Environment
Edited by Paul T. Anastas, Tracy C. Williamson

  Agricultural Applications in Green Chemistry
Edited by William M. Nelson

  Green Chemistry Using Liquid and Supercritical Carbon Dioxide
Edited by Joseph M. DeSimone, William Tumas

  New Trends in Green Chemistry
V.K. Ahluwalia (Author), M. Kidwai

  Advancing Sustainability through Green Chemistry and Engineering
Edited by Rebecca L. Lankey, Paul T. Anastas

  Green Plastics: An Introduction to the New Science of Biodegradable Plastics
E. S. Stevens

  Biorefineries - Industrial Processes and Products: Status Quo and Future Directions
Edited by Birgit Kamm, Patrick R. Gruber, Michael Kamm

  Kirk-Othmer Chemical Technology and the Environment
Wiley

  Renewable Bioresources: Scope and Modification for Non-Food Applications
Edited by Christian Stevens, Roland Verhé

  Development of Sustainable Bioprocesses: Modeling and Assessment
Elmar Heinzle, Arno P. Biwer, Charles L. Cooney

  Polymers: The Environment and Sustainable Development
Adisa Azapagic, Alan Emsley, Ian Hamerton

  Transforming Sustainability Strategy into Action: The Chemical Industry
Edited by Beth Beloff, Marianne Lines, Dicksen Tanzil

  Frontiers in Crystal Engineering
Edited by Edward R.T. Tiekink, Jagadese Vittal




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