Efnisyfirlit

• Contents
• Preface: The Role of Government in the Transition to a Sustainable Economy
• Acknowledgments
• Chapter 1: What is Sustainability Management?
  • Introduction
  • The Challenges of Sustainability
  • Sustainability Management
  • The Evolution of the Environmental Movement
  • The Sustainability Perspective
  • Evolution of Organizational Management
  • The Growing Momentum behind Sustainability Management
  • The Expansion of Corporate Sustainability
  • Sustainable Cities
  • Measuring Sustainability
  • Toward a Sustainable, Renewable Economy
• Chapter 2: Why We Need Sustainability Public Policy
  • Introduction
  • The Need for a Renewable Energy Economy
  • The Different Functions of the Public, Private, and Nonprofit Sectors
  • Limitations of the Private Sector in Addressing Long-Term Sustainability
  • Role of the Government in Building a Sustainable Economy
    • Funding Basic Science
    • Funding Infrastructure
    • Providing Incentives for Private Investment
    • Setting and Enforcing Rules to Protect the Environment
    • Sustainability Metrics and Management
    • Transferring Technology to the Developing World
    • Public-Private Partnerships
  • Working to Ensure the Transition is Well Managed
• Chapter 3: Policy Levers for Sustainability
  • Introduction
  • What Is Working?
    • Public Investment and Spending
      • Investment in Scientific Research and Development
      • Public Procurement
      • Case Study: Defense Investments in Clean-Energy Technology
    • Market-Based Tools
      • Case Study: The Production Tax Credit
      • Cap and Trade or Tradable Pollution Permit Systems
    • Regulations and Standards
  • What Is Not Working?
    • Fossil Fuel Industry Support
    • All of the Above Energy Policy
    • Regulatory Capture and Regulatory Failure
      • Case Study: Regulatory Capture in the Minerals Management Service
      • Federal Regulatory Failure
  • What Is Possible?
    • Taxes
    • Cap and Trade
      • Case Study: the European Union Emissions Trading System
    • Infrastructure
      • High-Speed Rail
      • Electrification of Vehicle Transportation
      • The Smart Grid
  • The Promise of Federally Led Sustainability
• Chapter 4: Policy Levers for Sustainability
  • Introduction
  • Energy Policies
    • Regulatory Tools and Standards
      • Regional Cap and Trade Systems
      • Case Study: California's Cap and Trade
      • Renewable Portfolio Standards
      • Energy Efficiency Resource Standards
      • Building Codes
      • Grid Standards
      • Feed-In Tariffs
    • Financial Tools and Mechanisms
      • Tax Credits, Rebates, and Subsidies
      • Public Benefit Funds
      • Case Study: New York Systems Benefit Charge
      • Green Banks
      • On-Bill Financing
      • Property Assessed Clean Energy
  • Transportation Policies
    • Emission Standards
    • Fuel Efficiency
    • Transportation and Climate Initiative
  • Climate Adaptation and Infrastructure Policies
    • Climate Adaptation Planning
    • Energy Infrastructure
    • Water and Wastewater Infrastructure
  • Facilitating Innovation
• Chapter 5: Policy Levers for Sustainability
  • Introduction
  • Why Cities?
    • Why Are Cities Taking the Lead in Sustainability?
    • What Makes City Efforts So Successful?
      • Networks for Sustainability
      • High-Level Political Support
      • Sustainability as a Driver of Economic Growth
    • The Growth of Sustainability Plans in the United States
  • Urban Energy Initiatives
    • Energy Efficiency and Conservation
    • Encouraging Renewable Energy
  • Urban Air Quality Programs
    • Emissions from Buildings
    • Vehicle Emissions
  • Transportation Policies
    • Public Transportation
      • Case Study: Bogota Rapid Bus Transit System
    • Encouraging Active Transport
    • Electric Vehicle Infrastructure
    • Congestion Charging
  • Water Management
    • Case Study: New York City's Water Supply
    • Case Study: Green Infrastructure
  • Waste Management
  • Community Design and Land Use
    • Brownfield Redevelopment
    • Parks and Green Spaces
  • Resilient, Sustainable Cities
    • Sustainable Action
• Chapter 6: Sustainability Measurement and Metrics
  • Introduction
  • What Are Sustainability Metrics?
  • Sustainability Frameworks and Indices
  • The Challenges of Sustainability Measurement and Reporting
  • The Need for Standard, Generally Accepted Metrics
  • The Role of the Public Sector
    • Mandated Corporate Sustainability Reporting
      • France
      • China
      • India
      • South Africa
      • The European Union
      • Denmark
      • The United Kingdom
      • Trends and Impacts
    • A U.S. National Commission on Sustainability Metrics
    • Measuring the Green Economy
  • Metrics as Momentum for Change
• Chapter 7: The Politics of Sustainability
  • Introduction
  • Increasing Partisanship in Washington
    • The Do-Nothing Congress
  • The Tea Party and the Deregulation Agenda
    • Deregulation at All Costs
    • The Costs and Benefits of Regulation
  • The Influence of Money, Lobbyists, and the Media
    • The Climate Change Denial Machine
    • The Impact of a Noisy Media
  • All Politics are Local
  • Public Opinion on Sustainability
    • Public Opinion Polling
    • How Americans View Sustainability
    • How Americans View Climate Change
    • U.S. Public Opinion and Political Ideology
    • Opinions on Government's Role in Sustainability
  • The Future of Sustainability Politics
    • The Role of Citizens
    • The Role of Policy Design and Implementation
    • The Role of Science
    • Toward a New Politics of Sustainability
• Chapter 8: Conclusion
  • The Role of Consumption and Lifestyle in the Transition to Sustainability
  • The Political Change Process that Brings Us to Sustainability
• References
• About the Authors
• Index
• End User License Agreement

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