Leadership for Sustainability
Strategies for Tackling Wicked Problems
$66.95
- Paperback
272 pages
- Release Date
27 January 2021
Summary
Solving today’s environmental and sustainability challenges requires more than expertise and technology. Effective solutions will require that we engage with other people, wrestle with difficult questions, and learn how to adapt and make confident decisions despite uncertainty. We need new approaches to leadership that empower professionals at all levels to tackle wicked problems and work towards sustainability.
Leadership for Sustainability gives readers perspective and skil…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781642831672 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 1642831670 |
| Author: | R. Bruce Hull, David P. Robertson, Michael Mortimer |
| Publisher: | Island Press |
| Imprint: | Island Press |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 272 |
| Release Date: | 27 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 502g |
| Dimensions: | 24mm x 607mm x 186mm |
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”[Leadership for Sustainability] provides a roadmap of the challenges and opportunities of the Anthropocene, a leadership toolbox, and a storybook of wicked leadership in practice. This practical guide provides clear leadership strategies that support emerging and seasoned planning and design professionals alike.”
– “The Dirt”About The Author
R. Bruce Hull
R. Bruce Hull is a Senior Fellow at the Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability at Virginia Tech, which provides graduate education and professional development opportunities for sustainability professionals working at the intersection of business, government, and civil society. He has authored and edited numerous publications, including two books, Infinite Nature and Restoring Nature.
Michael Mortimer is Founding Director and Senior Fellow at the Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability at Virginia Tech. Dr. Mortimer works with professionals and students on sustainable development questions in locations around the world, and his most active research and writing is centered on the role that global cities can play in leading and solving sustainable development challenges.
David Robertson is Founding Director of the Executive Master of Natural Resources graduate degree program and Senior Fellow at the Center for Leadership in Global Sustainability, Virginia Tech. Dr. Robertson is also a founder and principal of Educene, a travel education, upskilling, consulting firm.
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