Sustainability: A Cultural History

Anybody working in the sustainability field would benefit from this historical grounding. I've not seen another book like this and I've read literally HUNDREDS of sustainability books and sustainable enterprise books. Maybe because it comes from Germany, we in the US were a little slow on the uptake. This book is appropriate for a college class, a high school class, or a corporate person needing to add depth to their CSR background. Most sustainability books are shallow or parrot the obvious memes, this is original and refreshing.

Very interesting and written in a very understandable way. I think it is a must for anyone who is into sustainability but does not know a whole lot about the subject. It is not a book for relaxation purpose but if you want to gain background knowledge I recommend this

This is a very interesting book. It talks about the origins of the term and the idea of sustainability as we know it today. It's very common today to talk about the idea of sustainability as something exclusively related to UN environmental conferences, this book shows that it's not the case. The idea older than that. The book it's a must read.

Ulrich Grober has assembled some very good facts and myths about a very important field of study. We should all be educated about the past history of sustainability, and so be moved into the proper perspective going forward in our lives.

Per chi si occupa di CSR o è semplicemente interessato al tema della sostenibilità una lettura irrinunciabile.Analizza la storia e gli aspetti filosofici e linguistici del concetto di sostenibilità fino all'epoca attuale.Scritto e tradotto in modo eccellente, è una miniera di notizie e aneddoti non solo sull'evoluzione del concetto di sostenibilità ma anche e soprattutto sulla dinamica del rapporto tra uomo e sfruttamento della natura attraverso i secoli.

Ich habe bei diesen Buch genau die Ideen und Anstösse bekommen, die ich für meine konzeptuelle Arbeit brauche. Meine gebrauchte Kopie war in Top Zustand und ich hatte die nette Überraschung, eine Widmung von Ulrich Grober persönlich auf den Cover zu erhalten!

O livro de Grober é uma impressionante obra sobre a história cultural da sustentabilidade. O autor mostra que o moderno conceito tem raízes profundas e uma longa tradição, podendo ser encontrado em todas as culturas, especialmente na história europeia.