Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; List of figures; Acknowledgments; 1 Introduction; 2 Contours of an emerging field: historical development of B & NE research; 3 The field matures: multiple conversations that comprise the B & NE field; 4 Looking to the future of B & NE research; 5 Conclusion;...

The problem with business as usual -- Risk associated with business-as-usual practices -- Demand for energy -- Demand for food -- Demand for water -- The challenge of the Nexus -- Demand for resources -- Climate change -- Tough choices -- the tradeoffs -- Why is it hard to make tough decisions?...

Introduction / Benjamin W. Redekop, Deborah Rigling Gallagher, and Rian Satterwhite -- The seven unsustainabilities of mainstream leadership / Jem Bendell, Richard Little, and Neil Sutherland -- A case for universal contexts : intersections of the biosphere, systems, and justice using a critical...