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008			121129s2012 dcua b 001 0 eng c
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020			_a9781585761586 (pbk.)
020			_a1585761583 (pbk.)
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050	0	0	_aKF5505 _b.D47 2012
100	1		_aDernbach, John C., _d1953-
245	1	0	_aActing as if tomorrow matters : _baccelerating the transition to sustainability / _cJohn C. Dernbach.
246	3	0	_aAccelerating the transition to sustainability
260			_aWashington, D.C. : _bEnvironmental Law Institute, _c2012.
300			_axxv, 369 p. : _bill. ; _c23 cm.
500			_aJohn C. Dernbach is identified as the principal author, with contributions from fifty-one other individuals.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505	0		_a[Pt.] I. Modest progress toward an increasingly distant goal. Environmental and public health protection : steps forward and steps back -- Growing consumption and population -- Greater poverty, unemployment, and attention to environmental justice -- The built environment : shifting toward sustainability -- Governance : communities as sustainability leaders, states as energy leaders (and the federal government catching up?) -- Improving opportunities for sustainability education and engagement -- International activity : a more-sustainable direction but reduced influence -- [pt.] II. Drivers for sustainability. Growing support in spite of mixed public opinion -- More-sustainable decisions are easier to make and more attractive -- Lawmaking is not limited to environmental regulation -- [pt.] III. Obstacles to further progress. Habits, lack of urgency, and uncertainty about alternatives -- Unsupportive law and governance -- Political opposition and growing influence of other countries -- [pt.] IV. Accelerating progress, overcoming obstacles. More and better sustainability choices -- Law for sustainability -- Visionary and pragmatic governance -- An American sustainability movement.
650		0	_aSustainable development _xLaw and legislation _zUnited States.
650		0	_aConservation of natural resources _xLaw and legislation _zUnited States.
650		0	_aEnvironmental law _zUnited States.
650		0	_aSustainable development _zUnited States.
650		0	_aEnvironmental degradation _xPolitical aspects _zUnited States.
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