Sustainable Development Studies & Reports

The Future of Sustainability: Re-Thinking Environment and Development in the Twenty-first Century By W.M. Adams, University of Cambridge

Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

Our Common Future: Report of the World Commission on Environment and Development United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs

 

Sustainable Development Organizations/Websites

UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs – Division for Sustainable Development

The World Bank – Sustainable Development

World Business Council for Sustainable Development

Center for Global Development

Sustainable Development

Sustainability: Science, Practice, & Policy

CII-ITC Centre of Excellence for Sustainable Development

Learning for Sustainability

 

Sustainable Development Resources

Agronomy – An International Journal in Agriculture and Environment

Dashboard of Sustainability – A Sustainable Development learning tool

 

Additional Resources By Subject Area

 

Ecological Footprint

Eco Footprint Quiz by Redefining Progress

Ecological Footprints and Appropriated Carrying Capacity: What Urban Economics Leaves Out By William Rees, Environment and Urbanization

Global Footprint Network – Ecological Footprint Overview

World Wildlife Fund – Living Plant Report

 

Food Systems

Center for Environmental Farming Systems

Food Alliance

Overseas Development Institute

International Partners for Sustainable Agriculture

 

Infrastructure/Transportation

The Ecological Traces of Growth: Economic Growth, Liberalization, Increased Consumption and Sustainable Urban Development By Karl Georg Hoyer and Petter Naess

Managing Transportation Infrastructure for Sustainable Development By Edward Akinyemi and Mark Zuidgesst

 

Materials

Sustainable Products

US Green Building Council

o2 Global Network

Goodguide Product Rating site

 

Water

United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization

International Water Management Institute

Eco-efficient Water Infrastructure Network

Global Stewards