-Andres R. Edwards
If you've just begun studying or participating in the green movement that has exploded in recent years, trying to keep track of the themes and implications of environmental policy and practice is dizzying. Even if you're a long-time environmentalist and sustainability advocate, getting a clear sense of this decentralized movement is difficult.
Edwards' book is essentially a concept map, charting out the implications of the sustainability revolution the sectors of community, commerce, resource management, design, and the biosphere. He describes a variety of standards adopted as government or professional association policy around the world, and discusses basic principles of ecological schools of thought and practice. He also includes a very in depth list of green organizations (and their websites) and an extensive annotated bibliography of useful books.
Pick up this book if you want to find out how organizations and governments are implementing the "green paradigm."