To support its objective of become a clearing house for sustainability news and information, the Hub is acquiring hard copy and digital versions of books, papers and articles relating to various aspects of sustainability. It is also building a web library of resources comprising links to papers, articles, and organizations dealing with sustainability issues. We invite you to contact us with your favorite sustainability titles and links.
Books
Sustainability Titles at the Canmore Public Library
- Alternative Construction: Contemporary Natural Building Methods. Lynne Elizabeth
- Building with Vision: Optimizing and Finding Alternatives to Wood. Daniel Imhoff
- Beyond Oil and Gas: The Methanol Economy. George A. Olah et al.
- Breakfast of Biodiversity: The Truth About Rainforest Destruction. John Vandermeer
- Building Without Borders: Sustainable Construction for the Global Village. Joseph Kennedy
- Cutting Your Car Use: Save Money, Be Healthy, Be Green! Randall Ghent
- Confluence: A River, the Environment, Politics and the Fate of All Humanity. Nathaniel Tripp
- Consumption, Jobs and The Environment: A Fourth Way? Roy Carr-Hill
- Culture of Ecology: Reconciling Economics and Environment. Robert Babe
- Energy Power Shift: Benefiting from Today's New Technologies. Barry Hanson
- The Empty Tank: Oil, Gas, Hot Air, and the Coming Global Energy Crisis. Jeremy Leggett
- Global Problems: The Search for Equity Peace and Sustainability. Scott Sernau
- Going Solar: Understanding the warmth in sunlight. Tomm Stanley
- Green Building Materials: A Guide to Product Selection and Specification, 2nd ed. Ross Spiegel
- The Homeowners' Guide to Renewable Energy: Achieving Energy Independence from Wind, Solar, Biomass and Hydropower. Dan Chiras
- The Home Energy Diet: How to Save Money by Making Your House Energy-Smart. Paul Scheckel
- The Key to Sustainable Cities: Meeting Human Needs, Transforming Community Systems. Gwendolyn Hallsmith
- Mid-course Correction: Toward a Sustainable Enterprise: The Interface Model. Ray Anderson
- The Natural Step Story. Karl-Henrik Robèrt
- The Natural Step for Communities: How Cities and Towns can Change to Sustainable Practices. Sarah James and Torbjorn Lahti
- The Natural Step for Business: Wealth, Ecology and the Evolutionary Corporation. Brian Nattrass and Mary Altomare
- Dancing with the Tiger: Learning Sustainability Step by Natural Step. Brian Nattrass and Mary Altomare
- Off the Grid: Modern Homes, Alternative Energy. Lori Ryker
- The Party’s Over: Oil, War and the Fate of Industrial Societies. Richard Heinberg
- Planet U: Sustaining the World, Reinventing the University. Michael M’Gonigle
- Teaching Green - The High School Years: Hands-On Learning in Grades 9-12 Tim Grant
- Teaching Green The Middle Years: Hands-On Learning in Grades 6 -8. Tim Grant
- Teaching Green The Elementary Years: Hands-on Learning in Grades K-5. Tim Grant
- 29 Ways to Keep Your Children Toxin Free: Eliminate the Toxic Chemicals from Your Children’s Environment. Marie Gagne
- The Toilet Papers. Sim Van der Ryn
- Trash Talk: An Inspirational Guide to Saving Time and Money Through Better Waste and Resource Management. Lillian Brummet.
- Why Conservation is Failing and How it Can Regain Ground. Eric Freyfogle
Sustainability Titles at the Bow Valley Sustainability Hub (available for loan)
- Ants, Galileo, & Gandhi: Designing the Future of Business through Natural, Genius, and Compassion. Sissel Waage
- Balancing Nature and Commerce in Gateway Communities. Jim Howe, Ed McMahon, and Luther Propst
- Boundaries of Home: Mapping for Local Empowerment. Edited by Doug Aberley
- Circles of Strength: Community Alternatives to Alienation. Edited by Helen Forsey
- Dancing with the Tiger: Learning Sustainability Step by Natural Step. Brian Nattrass and Mary Altomare
- Fostering Sustainable Behaviour: An Introduction to Community-Based Social Marketing. Doug McKenzie-Mohr and William Smith
- Futures by Design: The Practice of Ecological Planning: Edited by Doug Aberley
- The Key to Sustainable Cities: Meeting Human Needs, Transforming Community Systems. Gwendolyn Hallsmith
- Living with the Land: Communities Restoring the Earth. Edited by Chrisine Meyer and Faith Moosang
- The Natural Step for Communities: How Cities and Towns can Change to Sustainable Practices. Sarah James and Torbjorn Lahti
- The Natural Step for Business: Wealth, Ecology and the Evolutionary Corporation. Brian Nattrass and Mary Altomare
- The Natural Step Towards a Sustainable Society. David Cook
- The Natural Step Story. Karl-Henrik Robèrt
- The Next Sustainability Wave: Building Boardroom Buy-in. Bob Williard
- Radical Simplicity: small footprints on a finite Earth. Jim Merkel
- Our Ecological Footprint: Reducing Human Impact on the Earth. Mathis Wackernagel and William Rees
- The Sustainability Advantage: Seven Business Case Benefits of a Triple Bottom Line. Bob Willard
- The Rainwater Technology Handbook: Rainharvesting in Buildings. Klaus W. Konig
- The Sustainability Revolution: Portraits of a Paradigm Shift. Andres R. Edwards
- Towards Sustainable Communities: Resources for Citizens and Their Governments. Mark Roseland
- Turtle Talk: Voices for a Sustainable Future. Edited by Christopher Plant and Judith Plant
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