Routledge Handbook of the History of Sustainability

The Routledge Handbook of the History of Sustainability is a comprehensive survey of the emerging field that studies the history of sustainability. It provides a unique resource for advanced undergraduates, graduate students, and scholars engaged in the field by providing comprehensive coverage of the state of the art in the field. 

The history of sustainability is an increasingly important sub-field within the discipline of history, drawing on an interdisciplinary set of fields, ranging from energy studies and urbanism to environmental sociology and philosophy. Key topics in this Handbook include:

• The Historiography of Sustainability

• Resilience and Collapse in Historical Societies

• The Global Roots of Sustainability: 17^th century to 19^th Century

• Recent History of Sustainability: 20^th Century to Present

This Handbook is an invaluable research and teaching tool for all those involved in sustainability and history.

Jeremy L. Caradonna is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Alberta and Adjunct Professor of Environmental Studies at the University of Victoria.