Hermann Memorial Library--Sullivan County Community College

A Selected Bibliography of Recent Titles on the Subject "Building Sustainable Communities"

In support of the campus wide theme of “Sustainability”, 2008-2009

Adams, Barbara Berst.  Micro Eco-Farming: Prospering from Backyard to Small Acreage in Partnership with the Earth. Auburn, CA: New World Pub., 2004

Bartholomew, Mel.  Square Foot Gardening: A New Way to Garden in Less Space with Less Work.  Emmaus, PA: Rodale, 2005.

Berry, Wendel.  Citizenship Papers.  Washington, D.C.: Shoemaker & Hoard, 2003.

Brown, Lester R.  Eco-Economy: Building an Economy for the Earth.  New York: W.W. Norton, 2001.

Brown, Lester R.  Plan B 3.0: Mobilizing to Save Civilization.  New York: W. W. Norton, 2008.

Capra, Fritjof.  The Hidden Connections: A Science for Sustainable Living.  New York: Anchor Books, 2004.

Christian, Diana Leafe.  Creating a Life Together: Practical Tools to  Grow Ecovillages and Intentional Communities.  Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers, 2003.

Cummings, Claire Hope.  Uncertain Peril: Genetic Engineering and the Future of Seeds.  Boston, MA: Beacon Press, 2008.

Curry, Patrick.  Ecological Ethics: An Introduction.  Malden, MA: Polity Press, 2006.

Cutler, Karen Davis.  The Complete Vegetable & Herb Gardener: A Guide to  Growing Your Garden Organically.  New Jersey: Wiley, 1997.

Diamond, Jared M. Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed.  New York: Viking, 2005.

Esty, Daniel C., and Andrew S. Winston. Green to Gold: How Smart Companies Use Environmental Strategy to Innovate, Create Value, and Build Competitive Advantage. New Haven, CT: Yale University Press, 2006.

Gibilisco, Stan. Alternative Energy Demystified. New York: McGraw-Hill, 2007.

Hawken, Paul.  Blessed Unrest: How the Largest Movement in the World Came into Being, and Why No One Saw it Coming. New York: Viking, 2007.

Hawken, Paul, Amory Lovins, and L. Hunter Lovins. Natural Capitalism: Creating the Next Industrial Revolution. Boston: Little, Brown, 2000.

Heinberg, Richard. Power Down: Options and Actions for a Post-Carbon World. Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers, 2004.

Hemenway, Toby. Gaia’s Garden: A Guide to Home-Scale Permaculture. White River Junction, VT: Chelsea Green Pub. Co., 2000.

Hendy, Jenny. Zen In Your Garden. Boston, MA: Tuttle Pub., 2001.

Holmgren, David. Permaculture: Principles & Pathways Beyond Sustainability. Hepburn Vic.: Holmgren Design Services, 2002.

Jackson, Hildur, and Karen Svensson, Eds. Ecovillage Living: Restoring the Earth and her People. Dartington, Totnes, Devon: Green Books, 2002.

Kirby, Ellen, and Elizabeth Peter, Eds. Community Gardening.  Brooklyn, NY: Brooklyn Botanic Garden, 2008.

Lappe, Frances Moore, and Anna Lappe.  Hope’s Edge: The Next Diet for a Small Planet. New York: Putnam’s, 2002.

Lawson, Nigel. An Appeal to Reason: A Cool Look at Global Warming. New York: Overlook Duckworth, 2008.

Lomborg, Bjorn. Cool It: The Skeptical Environmentalist’s Guide to Global Warming. New York: Knopf, 2008.

Mayor, Federico.  The World Ahead: Our Future in the Making.  New York: Zed Books, 2001.

McDonough, William, and Michael Braungart. Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things. New York: North Point Press, 2002.

McKibben, Bill. Deep Economy: The Wealth of Communities and the Durable Future. New York: Times Books, 2007.

McKibben, Bill. Hope, Human and Wild: True Stories of Living Lightly on the Earth. Minneapolis, Minn.: Milkweed Editions, 2007.

Nestle, Marion. What to Eat. New York: North Point Press, 2006.

Petrini, Carlo. Slow Food: The Case for Taste. New York: Columbia University Press, 2003.

Pleasant, Barbara, and Deborah L. Martin. The Complete Compost Gardening Guide…  North Adams, MA: Storey Pub., 2008.

Pollan, Michael. The Omnivore’s Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals. New York: Penguin Press, 2006.

Rifkin, Jeremy. The European Dream: How Europe’s Vision of the Future is Quietly Eclipsing the American Dream. New York: Jeremy P. Tarcher/Penguin, 2004.

Riley, Trish. The Complete Idiot’s Guide to Green Living. New York: Alpha, 2007.

Rodale, Robert, Ed. The Basic Book of Organic Gardening. New York: Ballantine, 1971.

Ryan, John C., and Alan Thein Durning. Stuff: The Secret Lives of Everyday Things. Seattle, Wash.: Northwest Environment Watch, 1997.

Seymour, John, and Will Sutherland. The Self-Sufficient Life and How to Live It. New York: DK Pub., 2003.

Speth, James Gustave. The Bridge at the Edge of the World: Capitalism, the Environment, and Crossing from Crisis to Sustainability. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2008.

Steffen, Alex, Ed. World Changing: A User’s Guide for the 21st Century. New York: Abrams, 2008.

Stone, Michael K. and Zenobia Barlow, Eds.  Ecological Literacy: Educating Our Children for a Sustainable World. San Francisco: Sierra Club Books, 2005.

Weisman, Alan. Gaviotas: A Village to Reinvent the World. White River Junction, Vt.: Chelsea Green Pub., 1999.

Williams, Austin. The Enemies of Progress: The Dangers of Sustainability. Charlottesville, VA: Societas/Imprint Academic, 2008.

Williams, Erin E., and Margo DeMello.  Why Animals Matter: The Case for Animal Protection. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2007.

Wilson, Alex, and Mark Piepkorn, Eds. Green Building Products: The GreenSpec Guide to Residential Building Materials. 2nd. Ed. Gabriola Island, BC: New Society Publishers, 2006.

Wilson, Edward O. The Creation: An Appeal to Save Life on Earth. New York: Norton, 2006.

Wilson, Edward O. The Future of Life. New York: Knopf, 2002. (Electronic Version)