Sustainability Principles and Practice

Sustainability Principles and Practice, 3rd Edition, is an introductory textbook designed for undergraduate college and university students enrolled in sustainability degree programs. Published by Routledge, author Margaret Robertson structures the volume to support foundational learning across environmental and social domains. Every chapter introduces core concepts, details pressing issues, and supplies practical tools aimed at working toward solutions.

The thematic coverage spans essential topics including ecosystems, social equity, environmental justice, food systems, energy, product life cycles, and livable cities. To reflect current scientific findings, this edition incorporates updated research from the IPCC along with contextual analysis regarding the Anthropocene as a formal geological epoch.

This third edition also features expanded coverage of resilience alongside systems thinking across its subject matter. Learning is supported beyond the text by a dedicated companion website offering external links, white papers, case studies, student projects, and classroom activities.