The Natural Advantage of Nations

Name: The Natural Advantage of Nations
Brand: Taylor & Francis
SKU: 9781844071210
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Business Opportunities, Innovations and Governance in the 21st Century

By Michael Harrison Smith and Karlson Hargroves

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The Natural Advantage of Nations offers a bold and comprehensive vision for building an ecologically sustainable economy. Authors Michael Harrison Smith and Karlson Hargroves blend lessons from competitive advantage theory with the latest in sustainability, economics, innovation, business, and governance. Rather than simply addressing environmental challenges, the book provides practical solutions and highlights opportunities for innovation and profitability across work, home, and society. It acts as an authoritative guide for restoring balance to the planet while fostering competitiveness in a sustainable future. For more information, readers can visit www.naturaledgeproject.net.
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Ideal for professionals, academics, policymakers, and anyone interested in sustainable development, environmental innovation, and building the green economy. This book suits readers seeking in-depth, practical insights into ecological sustainability combined with economic and business strategies.

A comprehensive guide to building the ecologically sustainable economy. It presents a vision for the future and demonstrates how we can get there, drawing on lessons of competitive advantage theory and the latest in sustainability, economics, innovation, business and governance theory and practice.

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This book is more than just a 'palliative care' guide for the planet—it is about innovation, solutions, competitiveness, and profitability. At work, at home, and as members of society, our generation has an opportunity to be part of the obligation and an exciting solution in restoring the balance.

The authors present a bold vision for the future and demonstrate how we can get there, drawing on lessons of competitive advantage theory and the latest in sustainability, economics, innovation, business, and governance theory and practice. The result is nothing less than the most authoritative and comprehensive guide to date, to building the new ecologically sustainable economy.

For further information about The Natural Edge Project and to view the book's online companion, visit www.naturaledgeproject.net.

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Praised by environmental luminaries such as David Suzuki, who calls it a "great project," and Barry J Grear, who describes it as "world-leading work," The Natural Advantage of Nations has garnered acclaim for its depth and practicality. Alex Steffen of WorldChanging.com regards it as a critical and detailed resource on sustainability progress, essential for anyone wanting to understand what works best. Harvard Business School's Cynthia D Churchwell notes the book's engaging style and thought-provoking content, emphasising the need for ‘sustainable re-development’ to truly eliminate environmental problems.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781844071210

Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 01 December 2004

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Earthscan Ltd

Contributors:

Edited by Michael Harrison Smith

Audience: Tertiary education, Professional and scholarly

DIMENSIONS

Width: 174.0mm

Height: 246.0mm

Weight: 1230g

Pages: 576

Collections

Business & Entrepreneurship Education & Reference Finance & Investment Karlson Hargroves Michael Harrison Smith Non-Fiction Science & Nature

About the Author

I think it's a great project and I wish it every success' DAVID SUZUKI OC award-winning scientist, environmentalist and broadcaster 'This is world-leading work - the team deserves the loudest acclamation possible' BARRY J. GREAR AO President 2006, World Federation of Engineering Organizations 'Anyone interested in the practical details of building a bright green future needs to read this book. It's an absolutely critical overview of our progress towards sustainability thus far, 500+ information-packed pages on what's working besti? This is a book I'll be coming back to again and again' ALEX STEFFEN, WorldChanging.com 'This volume pulls together thirty of the top thinkers in sustainability for a provocative and stimulating journey that happens to be easy to read. The industrialized worldi? needs to focus not just on sustainable development but also on 'sustainable re-development', which would shift the focus from solving environmental problems to eliminating them' CYNTHIA D. CHURCHWELL business information librarian at Baker Library, Harvard Business School 'A must-read for anyone serious about understanding the global phenomenon and trend of sustainable development. This comprehensive and well-documented book shows specific examples of how sustainable innovation can and needs to transform our globally linked society and economy' KAREN WAN GreenPlants Program Director, Chicago Manufacturing Center 'What I found in reading the book was how the pursuit of sustainable development, whether on a small scale in domestic organizations or on a national or international scale, is no walk into the unknown. In a host of areas solutions already exist and are being implemented around the world by companies, governments and by social groupings. All this the book provides through relevant and successful solutions' SIR NINIAN STEPHEN, Former Governor General of Australia 'It is a great book following up on findings we published in Factor Four and linking it all to the business communityi? I shall quote Hargroves and Smith' PROF. DR. ERNST VON WEIZSi? CKER author of Limits to Privatization and Factor Four 'It is widely understood that we must shift towards a sustainable future, and increasingly it is agreed that in order to do so we must move beyond rhetoric and into hard-edged, pragmatic forward steps. This book is a vital contribution to that forward movement, and I commend it to you' STEVE MORTON Group Chair, Environment and Natural Resources, Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organization (CSIRO)