Anthem EnviroExperts

Through the online micro-reviews site Anthem EnviroExperts Review, Anthem Press seeks to build a community of practice committed to creating a clearer and deeper understanding of how ecological systems – at every level – operate and have been damaged by unsustainable development. We seek to involve natural scientists, social scientists, policy analysts, planning practitioners, activists and literary scholars in this community of practice.

In this issue of Anthem EnviroExperts Review we present three micro-reviews. The first examines A Better Planet: 40 Big Ideas for a Sustainable Future,  edited by Daniel C. Esty. This book discusses systems thinking, democracy and inclusion, innovation and creativity. Our second review considers an Anthem Press volume: Complexity of Transboundary Conflicts: Enabling Conditions for Negotiating Contingent Resolutions, edited by Enamul Choudhury and Shafiqul Islam. This book advances the understanding of the complexity of water disputes to be able to sustainably manage dwindling water resources. The final micro-review covers Conflict and Sustainability in a Changing Environment: Through the Eyes of Communities, by Gwendolyn Smith and Elena P. Bastidas. This Anthem Press book covers theory and practice, presenting alternative conflict resolution frameworks and comparing how sustainable development is viewed by the community and development organizations.

Associated with the Anthem Environment and Sustainability Initiative (AESI), Anthem EnviroExperts Review publishes short reviews of important books and reports in the environmental field, broadly defined. The Moderator of the Review is Lawrence Susskind, Ford Professor of Urban and Environmental Planning at MIT and Vice-Chair of the Program on Negotiation at Harvard Law School. He acts as the General Editor of AESI and oversees our book series, each featuring scholars, practitioners and business experts keen to link theory and practice.

We have identified published books on environment and sustainability that ought to be reviewed. If you would like to submit a micro review (250 words) on any of these books, we will include your review in a future issue. Please send all micro reviews to Lawrence Susskind (Susskind@mit.edu) and enviroexperts@anthempress.com.

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