The Natural Advantage of Nations

'Pulls together thirty of the top thinkers in sustainability for a provocative and stimulating journey that happens to be easy to read. Impressive examples [are] used throughout the book to drive home the point that innovation and sustainability go hand in hand' Cynthia D. Churchwell,Harvard Business School 'Powerful and enjoyable reading for...those leaders in government, business, science and engineering, and academia now exploring the cutting edge in the new "sustainability economy"' ECOS Magazine 'A book that will occupy many a shelf as an authoritative source of present day sustainability solutions' Terence Jeyaretnam, Editor of The Environmental Engineer 'A very useful educational tool for government and industry in showing how to make the right steps toward a sustainable economy' Environmental Protection Agency Queensland 'A great book following up on findings we published in Factor Four and linking it all to the business community. ...I shall quote Hargroves and Smith' Ernst von Weizsaecker, author of Limits to Privatization and Factor Four 'A work of inspiring impact, bringing together as it does leading thinkers from business, economics, technology,innovation and the environment to tackle the major challenge of the 21st Century' Dr. Steve Morton, CSIRO 'It's an absolutely critical overview of our progress towards sustainability thus far, 500+ information-packed pages on what's working best... a book I'll be coming back to again and again' Alex Steffen, World Changing: Another World is Here 'An excellent text for studies in economics and sustainability. It is also an important source of ideas for business and industry leaders, engineers, architects, government planners and society generally' R H Brown, Manufacturing Society of Australia 'If you only read one book on sustainable development this year, make it The Natural Advantage of Nations' Richard Collins, Waste Management and Environment