Sustainability Through Soccer: An Unexpected Approach to Saving Our WorldIn the quest for sustainability, we strive to meet our present needs without sacrificing the same opportunity for future generations. Our success or failure depends on our ability to think in “systems,” integrating environmental, social, and economic considerations. But how do we learn systems-thinking? In a series of engaging, rapid-fire stories, Sustainability through Soccer takes readers on a journey through a progression of systems-thinking and sustainability concepts. Using the beautiful game of soccer as an analogy, Leidy Klotz illuminates real-world interdependencies (such as between climate change and human rights), building the chain of concepts in a fun, accessible way. Soccer nerds and newbies alike will be entertained on the way to a deeper understanding of sustainability science. |
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Contents
How to Use This Book | 13 |
Floating Jabulanis and the River of Grass | 20 |
PortoChelsea and a Russian OilgarchStocks | 33 |
El Loco Higuita and the NineDots PuzzleSpace Boundaries | 46 |
Icelandic Volcanoes and the Best Team EverInputs and Outputs | 59 |
Pickup Games and Hungry AntsSelfOrganization | 74 |
Mayan Ball Games and ChimpanzeesEmergence | 77 |
Lampard and Me Highways and RailroadsPath Dependence | 92 |
Barbosa Bigode and the Choice to Eat DirtThe Five Whys | 107 |
FalseBrooding Runs and Wind TurbinesBiomimicry | 122 |
The Fan Who Scored for West Ham and DivestmentTransparency | 135 |
THE ENDLESS QUEST | 147 |
The Greatest Leverage Point and Marta Continued | 161 |
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Sustainability Through Soccer: An Unexpected Approach to Saving Our World Leidy Klotz Limited preview - 2016 |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Sustainability Through Soccer: An Unexpected Approach to Saving Our World |
| Author | Leidy Klotz |
| Edition | illustrated |
| Publisher | Univ of California Press, 2016 |
| ISBN | 0520287819, 9780520287815 |
| Length | 182 pages |
| Subjects | › Science / General |
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