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Thriving Beyond Sustainability: Pathways to a Resilient Society Paperback – May 1, 2010

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Every fifteen seconds on our Earth, a child dies from waterborne disease. Three times an hour, another species becomes extinct. Each day we consume eighty-five million barrels of oil and pump twenty-three million tons of carbon dioxide into an already warming atmosphere. But against this bleak backdrop, beacons of hope shine from thousands of large and small initiatives taking place everywhere from isolated villages to major urban centers.

Thriving Beyond Sustainability draws a collective map of individuals, organizations, and communities from around the world that are committed to building an alternative future—one that strives to restore ecological health; reinvent outmoded institutions; and rejuvenate our environmental, social, and economic systems. The projects and initiatives profiled are meeting the challenges of the day with optimism, hope, and results, leading the way in:

Relocalization
Green commerce
Ecological design
Environmental conservation
Social transformation

Overflowing with inspiration, the stories and ideas in these pages will cause the most chronic pessimist to see the glass as half full—to move beyond a perception of surviving with scarcity to one of flourishing with abundance. The comprehensive resource section provides the tools for everyone to become a catalyst for change.

Andres R. Edwards is the author of The Sustainability Revolution, which has sold over twenty thousand copies. He is an educator, media designer, LEED-accredited green building and sustainability consultant, and the founder of EduTracks, a firm specializing in developing education programs and providing consulting services on sustainable practices.

Gold Medal Winner, 2011 Living Now Book Awards, Social Activism

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An inventory of grounded hope, practical inspiration, and achievable visions; exactly the kind of thinking, work, and doing that will bring civilization to safe harbor. - David W. Orr, author of Down to the Wire

Andres Edwards is a walking database of information on efforts to create sustainable societies, and his enthusiasm for the promise of sustainability is infectious. - Gary Gardner, Senior Researcher, Worldwatch Institute

Thoroughly researched, deeply contemplated, and yet eminently practical. I warmly recommend it to anyone concerned about the future of human civilization. - Fritjof Capra, author of The Web of Life and The Hidden Connections

This is a beautifully written and eloquent plea for us to wake up to our potential and begin to exercise our natural talent for survival. An extensive resource list at the end provides a wealth of references for further research. This volume is written in a spirit of hope and promise that, if we are willing to follow a fairly simple and direct path, we indeed have hope for a viable future. - Journal of Sustainability Education

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Andrés R. Edwards is an educator, author, media designer and environmental systems consultant who has specialized in sustainability topics for the past 15 years. The founder and president of EduTracks, an exhibit design and fabrication firm specializing in green building and sustainable education programs for parks, towns and companies, he lives in Northern California.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ New Society Publishers; Illustrated edition (May 1, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0865716412
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0865716414
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 13.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.5 x 9 inches

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Andres R. Edwards is the award-winning author of Renewal, The Heart of Sustainability, Thriving Beyond Sustainability, The Sustainability Revolution and Tibet: Enduring Spirit, Exploited Land. He is a sought-after speaker for radio and television, conferences, universities and business and community organizations throughout North America and abroad. He is also the founder and president of EduTracks, a firm specializing in designing and developing exhibits, print, media, education programs and consulting services on sustainable practices for museums, zoos, aquariums, culture and history centers, businesses and non-profits. www.andresedwards.com

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Andrew Wilson

A good "Positive thinking"- and action- resource even if due for an update.

Reviewed in the United States on April 13, 2015

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This book is to be credited firstly with its positive step from mere "sustainability" to Edwards' concept of "thriveability". That is positive thinking writ large! Edwards lists an impressive number of movements that are concerned with positive changes in the world. Secondly, at the end of each chapter is a whole list of things large or small that interested people can actually do to help. Less important but interesting all the same is to compare the changes that have happened in the world with events discussed in the version that I read, published in 2010. For example, "Better Place", the electric car battery exchange company, has failed, and the Copenhagen summit was widely regarded as a failure; but there has since been a major agreement between the US and China- the "Big Two"- to limit their CO2 emissions.
I would recommend this book to anybody wanting a positive first guide to an action plan for themselves. I am interested that other reviewers state that they would not recommend this book to those who have already abandoned hope of 'saving the planet', and I think that I have to concur- those readers ("preppers"?) might be more uplifted by works about surviving future negative changes. I further feel that it is also probably more of a resource book than an entertaining one for already-committed environmentalists.

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Cassie P.

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Reviewed in the United States on September 22, 2015

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I recommend this book to anyone who needs a book as a resource about certain organizations and the good that is being done. The author provided us with uplifting information and I feel he wrote about what he said the book was about, but he did not elicited the emotions he proclaimed the book would do to his readers. The book seemed dry and it did not keep my attention, but I can’t discredit the author due to the fact that he wrote about what he said the book was all about. My only problem was that the book simply was not interesting. I can only think that maybe if the book had been produced differently or the information announced differently, I may have been able to stay awake while reading the book.

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Michelle Ishaya

Inspiring book

Reviewed in the United States on December 3, 2011

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The book entitled Thriving Beyond Sustainability by Andres R. Edwards has helped me recognize the reality of climate change. I have heard it in the news but I never paid much attention to the problems we are facing due to our devastation to our environment. The author is able to clearly describe some of the problems that we are facing with climate change and what are the several initiatives that are being done all over the world in order to stop the destruction of Earth. What I found very interesting about this book is it is not aiming to just stop the bad things that we do on our environment. It is also promoting a sense of community and harmony in order for us to have a more quality life. According to Andres Edwards, "thrivability focuses on a collaboration and abundance. The concept acts as catalyst to motivate us to take action" (page 4). In other words, the author argues that we should live one with nature and not think as a separate entity from it. We should take care of this planet because we are a part of it. The author is successful to inspire my classmates and I to start making changes in our lifestyles. I do believe that educating others and sparking our interest is a good start in order to spread awareness to more people regarding climate change. Moreover, he was able to convey the message that if we all act as one community we will all reach the goal of thriving rather than just trying to survive.
I recommend this book to educators, parents, and community leaders so that they can spread awareness to more people. We need to act now and make necessary changes in order to reduce the destruction that we do on our environment.

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Some would dispute the occurrence of climate change or the existence of negative human impact on the environment and the need to fix it. Others, like me, find the concept of climate change and negative human impact on the environment terribly depressing, with no end or solution in sight. To both of those views, I now say this: Thriving Beyond Sustainability.Thriving Beyond Sustainability is an inspirationally optimistic book about the progress of the green movement. Andrés Edwards discusses the relationships between humans and the environment through exploring different sustainability and conservation initiatives. He discusses the greening of communities from Sustainability Street in Australia to Sweden's green energy plan, the greening of commerce from local coffee shops to multinational corporations, and the greening of architecture. Edwards asserts that "we can meet the challenges ahead with a vision in which creativity trumps knowledge and imagination is recognized as one of our most powerful assets" (165). In other words, the challenge of becoming a sustainable planet cannot only be solved by knowledge, but creativity and imagination.
As the title suggests, Edwards takes the concept of sustainability one step further to create thrivability. Thrivability combines fulfilling basic human needs while benefiting the planet and living a "meaningful life". A daunting task though it is, Edwards's book describes the local and international initiatives taking place all over the world to fulfill this vision. Though at times I found the writing less than engaging, the topics of discussion never ceased to engage me. An overall optimistic and fascinating book.

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Thriving Beyond Sustainability: Pathways to a Resilient Society

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This book puts our current environmental challenges -- from global warming to pollution to loss of biodiversity into a a broad context that explains how human society can -- and should -- evolve in the 21st century.

Reviewed in the United States on January 23, 2012

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Received the book promptly and it was in great condition. This is a good selection for the lay person or the teaching environment. I am using it currently in both undergraduate and graduate environmental classes.

Reviewed in the United States on September 25, 2012

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Lots of interesting ideas but needed to go beyond just presenting lots of interesting ideas and synthesize these into an action plan. Liked the TAKING ACTION lists at the end of each chapter.

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