Developing a Plan for the Planet

Name: Developing a Plan for the Planet
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9780566089114
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A Business Plan for Sustainable Living

By Ian Chambers and John Humble

Series: Gower Green Economics and Sustainable Growth Series

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Developing a Plan for the Planet addresses the urgent global challenges of sustainability, including population growth, water resource depletion, biodiversity loss, and dependency on non-renewable energy. The authors propose a comprehensive, coordinated framework grounded in proven business management principles that can be applied by governments, businesses, communities, and individuals. This book offers practical guidance on how to act more intelligently and collaboratively to create a sustainable future and seize emerging opportunities in the sustainability revolution.
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This book is ideal for professionals in government and business, community leaders, educators, and individuals interested in sustainability and strategic planning for environmental challenges.

Outlines a co-ordinated approach to tackling the global challenges we face which can be implemented at various levels. Using business management wisdom and principles, this book provides a comprehensive framework within which business, government and the community can work together to build a sustainable world.

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The world struggles with increasing threats to global sustainability, caused by population growth, overuse of fresh water resources, depletion of biodiversity, and reliance on non-renewable energy sources. There is an urgent need for an overall plan to address these challenges in a coordinated and effective manner. Whether in government, business, community or as an individual, we need to begin acting a lot smarter, faster and more collaboratively if we are going to avert the potential devastating impacts on this planet.

Developing a Plan for the Planet outlines a co-ordinated approach to tackling the global challenges we face which can be implemented at every level. Using proven business management wisdom and principles, this book provides perhaps the most comprehensive and robust framework within which business, government and the community can work together to build a sustainable world.

Whether you want to understand how to prepare your organisation and yourself to deal successfully with the global challenges, or seize the opportunities which are fast developing with the emergence of the sustainability revolution, you will benefit from reading this timely book.

Series: Gower Green Economics and Sustainable Growth Series

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Developing a Plan for the Planet

By Ian Chambers and John Humble

Hardback

$341⁰⁰

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9780566089114

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 09 February 2011

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Gower Publishing Ltd

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 174.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 880g

Pages: 352

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Business & Entrepreneurship Business Strategy & Negotiation Education & Reference Ian Chambers John Humble Non-Fiction Science & Nature Series: Gower Green Economics and Sustainable Growth Series

About the Author

Ian Chambers conceived, developed and produced A Plan for the Planet based on his work with global corporations, government and the telecommunications industry over the last 20 years, by combining his unique insights into management practice with his parallel work on global sustainability. His business career has spanned a range of executive roles including business development strategy and planning, sales and marketing, as well as global transformational change and program management. He has been an active member of the Green Economics Institute Advisory Board and a member of the Academic Journals Advisory Board where his focus has been on establishing practical approaches to sustainable business development and global sustainability management. John Humble was an international management consultant who pioneered the practice of Management by Objectives, Service Management, the Social Responsibility Audit and the importance of Corporate Values. His six books have been translated into 17 languages. His six film series on Management by Objectives (EMI, London) was internationally acclaimed and produced in 5 languages. His distinctions include The Ford Foundation Businessman Award, the Burnham Medal of the British Institute of Management, the Social Responsibility Award of Management Centre Europe and Fellowship of the International Academy of Management.

Developing a Plan for the Planet