Books and Films Related to Sustainability

We've listed many films and books below that are useful for exploring climate change and sustainability issues.

Sustainability Films

Check out some of these great sustainability-related films:

• An Inconvenient Truth
  Al Gore's documentary on climate change.
• The People Paradox
  The first part of NOVA's "World in the Balance" series examines recent trends in population worldwide and explores the environmental implications of countries undergoing industrialization.
• China Revs Up
  Part Two in Nova's World in the Balance Series.
• Natural Connections
  A film on biodiversity which deals with habitat destruction, pollution, overconsumption, etc.
• Journey to Planet Earth
  A series dealing with global environmental issues.
• Earth on Edge
  Leading scientists from various countries explore the impact that human activities have had on the planet and question what is happening to Earth's capacity to support nature and civilization.
• The Estrogen Effect
  Looks at how environmental changes, brought about by people, are affecting the ability of males to reproduce (animals and humans).
• Blue Gold: World Water Wars
  Examines the issues relating to the privitization of fresh water around the world.
• Homeland: Four Portraits of Native Action
  Examines how Native Americans are working to preserve and protect Native lands and the environment.
• Addicted to Plastic
  Details plastic's path around the world over the last 100 years and its effects on the environment.
• Deadly Deception
  Looks at the environmental effects caused by the GE nuclear weapons facility in PA.

Sustainability Reading

Check out some of these great books with a focus on sustainability:

• pThe Sustainability Revolution: Portrait of a Paradigm Shift
  by Andres R. Edwards
  A look at the evolution of sustainability across various sectors of society - including commerce, community, ecological design, and resource extraction - and what trends lie ahead.
• Sustainability on Campus: Stories and Strategies for Change
  by Peggy Bartlett and Geoffrey Chase
  In Sustainability on Campus campus leaders recount inspiring stories of strategies that moved eighteen colleges and universities toward a more sustainable future. This book is for faculty, students, administrators, staff, and community partners, whether hesitant or committed, knowledgeable or newcomer. Scholars and activists have recognized the crucial role that higher education can play in the sustainability effort, and each chapter in the book is full of ideas about how to get started, revitalize efforts, and overcome roadblocks. Human and at times joyful, these stories illustrate many forms of leadership, in new courses and faculty development, green buildings and administrative policies, student programs, residential life, and collaborations with local communities.
• Leadership & Sustainability: System Thinkers in Action
  by Michael Fullan
  A comprehensive exploration of the ways educational leaders at all levels can forge a path for large-scale, sustainable reform.
• Greening the Ivory Tower: Improving the Environmental Track Record of Universities, Colleges, and Other Institutions (Urban and Industrial Environments)
  by Sarah Hammond Creighton
  Discusses the importance of teaching sustainable practices at the higher education level, both through practice and curriculum, and addresses how other universities have met the sustainable practices challenge.
• Sharing Nature's Interest : Ecological Footprints as an Indicator of Sustainability
  by Nicky Chambers
• A resource to help readers understand and measure the impact (footprint) humans have on the environment.
• The Principles of Sustainability
  by Simon Dresner
• Covers the basics of sustainability in easy-to-understand language and tackles some of the most pressing issues/questions.
• Design for Sustainability: A Sourcebook of Integrated, Eco-logical Solutions
  by Janis Birkeland
  Takes a look at some of the progress being made towards more ecologically sound design, from industrial to housing to transportation systems.
• Just Sustainabilities : Development in an Unequal World (Urban and Industrial Environments)
  by Julian Agyeman (Editor), Robert D. Bullard (Editor), Bob Evans (Editor)
  Explores the interdependence between just societies and sustainable communities, and how one can not exist without the other.
• The End of Fossil Energy: and The Last Chance for Survival
  by John Howe
  This book looks at alternatives to our rapidly depleting reserves of fossil energy, and includes an extensive reference section.
• Silent Spring
  by Rachel Carson
  The book that practically started the "green" movement.