50 Books like Fibershed

Fashionopolis

by Dana Thomas • 2019

Real cost of a $2 shirt: factory collapses, poisoned water, and the race to build something cleaner.

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👕 Fast Fashion 🌿 Sustainable Fashion 🔄 Circular Economy 🧵 Garment Workers 🧠 Conscious Consumerism

Fashionopolis 96%

Real cost of a $2 shirt: factory collapses, poisoned water, and the race to build something cleaner.

by Dana Thomas 2019

3.88

4k+ ratings

👕 Fast Fashion 🌿 Sustainable Fashion 🔄 Circular Economy 🧵 Garment Workers 🧠 Conscious Consumerism

Overdressed

by Elizabeth L. Cline • 2012

A $30 dress, a hidden ledger: poisoned rivers, poverty wages, 650,000 lost jobs.

3.82

7k+

🏭 Fast Fashion 🌿 Ethical Fashion 🛒 Consumer Culture 🔗 Supply Chain 👷 Labor Exploitation

Overdressed 96%

A $30 dress, a hidden ledger: poisoned rivers, poverty wages, 650,000 lost jobs.

by Elizabeth L. Cline 2012

3.82

7k+ ratings

🏭 Fast Fashion 🌿 Ethical Fashion 🛒 Consumer Culture 🔗 Supply Chain 👷 Labor Exploitation

Consumed

by Aja Barber • 2021

Fast fashion is colonialism in new clothes, and its dumping ground is a market in Accra.

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👗 Fast Fashion Critique 🏛️ Colonial Legacies ⛓️ Supply Chain Ethics ♻️ Textile Waste 🎭 Cultural Appropriation

Consumed 95%

Fast fashion is colonialism in new clothes, and its dumping ground is a market in Accra.

by Aja Barber 2021

3.93

5k+ ratings

👗 Fast Fashion Critique 🏛️ Colonial Legacies ⛓️ Supply Chain Ethics ♻️ Textile Waste 🎭 Cultural Appropriation

Clothing Poverty

by Andrew Brooks • 2015

The fashion industry's hidden second-hand trade fuels the inequality cheap clothes thrive on.

3.75

173

👔 Fashion Industry ⛓️ Commodity Chains 🌾 Cotton Industry 👕 Fast Fashion ♻️ Second-Hand Clothing

Clothing Poverty 95%

The fashion industry's hidden second-hand trade fuels the inequality cheap clothes thrive on.

by Andrew Brooks 2015

3.75

173 ratings

👔 Fashion Industry ⛓️ Commodity Chains 🌾 Cotton Industry 👕 Fast Fashion ♻️ Second-Hand Clothing

Designing Regenerative Food Systems

by Marina O'Connell • 2022

Farming doesn't have to destroy. Six systems that restore soil, store carbon, and feed the world.

3.75

🌾 Sustainable Agriculture 🌱 Regenerative Farming 🏡 Permaculture 🌍 Agroecology 🌳 Agroforestry

Designing Regenerative Food Systems Summary

Designing Regenerative Food Systems 95%

Farming doesn't have to destroy. Six systems that restore soil, store carbon, and feed the world.

by Marina O'Connell 2022

3.75

4 ratings

🌾 Sustainable Agriculture 🌱 Regenerative Farming 🏡 Permaculture 🌍 Agroecology 🌳 Agroforestry

The Waste-Free World

by Ron Gonen • 2021

Your taxes subsidize garbage. The circular economy claims the $4.5 trillion we're throwing away.

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174

🔄 Circular Economy ♻️ Sustainable Business 🎭 Greenwashing 🕰️ Planned Obsolescence 🔧 Right To Repair

The Waste-Free World 95%

Your taxes subsidize garbage. The circular economy claims the $4.5 trillion we're throwing away.

by Ron Gonen 2021

4.11

174 ratings

🔄 Circular Economy ♻️ Sustainable Business 🎭 Greenwashing 🕰️ Planned Obsolescence 🔧 Right To Repair

Drawdown

by Paul Hawken • 2017

100 existing solutions, modeled and ranked: the plan to reverse global warming is already here.

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🌍 Climate Reversal 💰 Environmental Economics 🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🍃 Carbon Sequestration 🔄 Circular Economy

Drawdown 94%

100 existing solutions, modeled and ranked: the plan to reverse global warming is already here.

by Paul Hawken 2017

4.40

4k+ ratings

🌍 Climate Reversal 💰 Environmental Economics 🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🍃 Carbon Sequestration 🔄 Circular Economy

Restoration Agriculture

by Mark Shepard • 2013

Twice corn's calories at one-third the cost: building a farm that restores the land.

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🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture 🌳 Agroforestry 💧 Keyline Design 🐄 Holistic Grazing 🌱 Plant Breeding

Restoration Agriculture 94%

Twice corn's calories at one-third the cost: building a farm that restores the land.

by Mark Shepard 2013

4.30

1k+ ratings

🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture 🌳 Agroforestry 💧 Keyline Design 🐄 Holistic Grazing 🌱 Plant Breeding

Grass, Soil, Hope

by Courtney White • 2014

Carbon is not the enemy: the ranchers and farmers burying it to save the climate.

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168

🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🪱 Soil Restoration 🌬️ Carbon Sequestration 🏙️ Urban Agriculture 🐂 Holistic Management

Grass, Soil, Hope 94%

Carbon is not the enemy: the ranchers and farmers burying it to save the climate.

by Courtney White 2014

4.04

168 ratings

🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🪱 Soil Restoration 🌬️ Carbon Sequestration 🏙️ Urban Agriculture 🐂 Holistic Management

To Dye For

by Alden Wicker • 2023

Flight attendants lost their hair and their health. The culprit was hiding in their uniforms.

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🧪 Toxic Textiles 👗 Fast Fashion 🧬 Endocrine Disruptors ☣️ Chemical Exposure 🏭 Supply Chain Ethics

To Dye For 94%

Flight attendants lost their hair and their health. The culprit was hiding in their uniforms.

by Alden Wicker 2023

4.26

1k+ ratings

🧪 Toxic Textiles 👗 Fast Fashion 🧬 Endocrine Disruptors ☣️ Chemical Exposure 🏭 Supply Chain Ethics

Dirt to Soil

by Gabe Brown • 2018

After four crop failures, a farmer stopped tilling. His dead soil came alive, and profits followed.

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🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🪱 Soil Health 🐄 Holistic Grazing 🏞️ Ecosystem Restoration 💰 Farm Profitability

Dirt to Soil 94%

After four crop failures, a farmer stopped tilling. His dead soil came alive, and profits followed.

by Gabe Brown 2018

4.46

2k+ ratings

🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🪱 Soil Health 🐄 Holistic Grazing 🏞️ Ecosystem Restoration 💰 Farm Profitability

Soil Not Oil

by Vandana Shiva • 2008

Biofuels starve people, carbon markets fake progress, the real climate solution is under your feet.

4.08

535

🏭 Industrial Agriculture ⚖️ Environmental Justice 🌾 Food Sovereignty 🌱 Organic Farming 🌿 Seed Saving

Soil Not Oil 94%

Biofuels starve people, carbon markets fake progress, the real climate solution is under your feet.

by Vandana Shiva 2008

4.08

535 ratings

🏭 Industrial Agriculture ⚖️ Environmental Justice 🌾 Food Sovereignty 🌱 Organic Farming 🌿 Seed Saving

Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology

by Vandana Shiva • 2015

Agribusiness didn't end hunger. Small farms, producing 70% of food on 30% of land, feed us.

3.96

436

🌱 Agroecology ✊ Food Sovereignty 🏭 Industrial Agriculture 🪱 Living Soil 🌾 Seed Sovereignty

Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology Summary

Who Really Feeds the World? The Failures of Agribusiness and the Promise of Agroecology 94%

Agribusiness didn't end hunger. Small farms, producing 70% of food on 30% of land, feed us.

by Vandana Shiva 2015

3.96

436 ratings

🌱 Agroecology ✊ Food Sovereignty 🏭 Industrial Agriculture 🪱 Living Soil 🌾 Seed Sovereignty

The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide

by Jen Gale • 2020

Practical sustainability for people who can't go zero-waste: room-by-room swaps that actually stick.

4.08

645

🏡 Sustainable Living 🛒 Conscious Consumerism 🗑️ Waste Reduction 🥤 Plastic-Free Living 👕 Sustainable Fashion

The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide Summary

The Sustainable(ish) Living Guide 94%

Practical sustainability for people who can't go zero-waste: room-by-room swaps that actually stick.

by Jen Gale 2020

4.08

645 ratings

🏡 Sustainable Living 🛒 Conscious Consumerism 🗑️ Waste Reduction 🥤 Plastic-Free Living 👕 Sustainable Fashion

Pastoral Song

by James Rebanks • 2020

The old ways fed birdsong and bellies. A farmer's argument for mending what cheap food broke.

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🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🚜 Traditional Farming 🪱 Soil Health 📖 Agrarian Memoir 🍽️ Food Systems Critique

Pastoral Song 94%

The old ways fed birdsong and bellies. A farmer's argument for mending what cheap food broke.

by James Rebanks 2020

4.42

8k+ ratings

🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🚜 Traditional Farming 🪱 Soil Health 📖 Agrarian Memoir 🍽️ Food Systems Critique

The Story of Stuff

by Annie Leonard • 2010

A five-stage global machine grinds resources into toxic waste. The owners call it the economy.

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📉 Consumerism Critique 🔄 Product Life Cycles ⚖️ Environmental Justice ♻️ Circular Economy ☣️ Toxic Chemicals

The Story of Stuff 94%

A five-stage global machine grinds resources into toxic waste. The owners call it the economy.

by Annie Leonard 2010

4.08

4k+ ratings

📉 Consumerism Critique 🔄 Product Life Cycles ⚖️ Environmental Justice ♻️ Circular Economy ☣️ Toxic Chemicals

Let My People Go Surfing

by Yvon Chouinard • 2006

He built a billion-dollar outdoor brand that tells customers to buy less and lets employees surf.

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🌱 Sustainable Business 🤝 Conscious Capitalism 👥 Workplace Culture 🛠️ Craftsmanship 🛑 Anti-Consumerism

Let My People Go Surfing 94%

He built a billion-dollar outdoor brand that tells customers to buy less and lets employees surf.

by Yvon Chouinard 2006

4.18

29k+ ratings

🌱 Sustainable Business 🤝 Conscious Capitalism 👥 Workplace Culture 🛠️ Craftsmanship 🛑 Anti-Consumerism

Gorgeously Green

by Sophie Uliano • 2008

From organic wine to toxin-free lipstick: the no-sacrifice guide to living green and loving it.

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🌿 Natural Beauty 👗 Sustainable Fashion 🌱 Eco Habits 🏠 Non-Toxic Home 🥑 Mindful Eating

Gorgeously Green 93%

From organic wine to toxin-free lipstick: the no-sacrifice guide to living green and loving it.

by Sophie Uliano 2008

3.80

958 ratings

🌿 Natural Beauty 👗 Sustainable Fashion 🌱 Eco Habits 🏠 Non-Toxic Home 🥑 Mindful Eating

The Third Plate

by Dan Barber • 2014

Forget farm-to-table. A chef's plan for a cuisine that restores the land it comes from.

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🚜 Food Systems 🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🦠 Soil Biology 🐝 Biodiversity 👨‍🍳 Activist Chefs

The Third Plate 93%

Forget farm-to-table. A chef's plan for a cuisine that restores the land it comes from.

by Dan Barber 2014

4.28

7k+ ratings

🚜 Food Systems 🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🦠 Soil Biology 🐝 Biodiversity 👨‍🍳 Activist Chefs

Oil and Honey

by Bill McKibben • 2013

While he fought pipelines, his beekeeper friend built a different answer to a warming world.

3.90

1k+

🌍 Climate Activism 📝 Environmental Memoir ✊ Grassroots Organizing 💰 Fossil Fuel Divestment 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture

Oil and Honey 93%

While he fought pipelines, his beekeeper friend built a different answer to a warming world.

by Bill McKibben 2013

3.90

1k+ ratings

🌍 Climate Activism 📝 Environmental Memoir ✊ Grassroots Organizing 💰 Fossil Fuel Divestment 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture

Sowing Seeds in the Desert

by Masanobu Fukuoka • 2012

Our farms are making deserts. A hands-off method for restoring them with seeds and clay.

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🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture 🌳 Permaculture Philosophy 🌱 Ecological Restoration 🚜 Anti-Industrial Agriculture 🧘 Nature Spirituality

Sowing Seeds in the Desert 93%

Our farms are making deserts. A hands-off method for restoring them with seeds and clay.

by Masanobu Fukuoka 2012

4.34

724 ratings

🧑‍🌾 Regenerative Agriculture 🌳 Permaculture Philosophy 🌱 Ecological Restoration 🚜 Anti-Industrial Agriculture 🧘 Nature Spirituality

The End of Fashion

by Teri Agins • 1999

How Gap, Armani, and LVMH dismantled fashion's old order and gave consumers the crown.

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1k+

💼 Luxury Conglomerates 🏷️ Fashion Branding 📰 Fashion Journalism 🌍 Global Fashion ⚡ Fast Fashion

The End of Fashion 93%

How Gap, Armani, and LVMH dismantled fashion's old order and gave consumers the crown.

by Teri Agins 1999

3.87

1k+ ratings

💼 Luxury Conglomerates 🏷️ Fashion Branding 📰 Fashion Journalism 🌍 Global Fashion ⚡ Fast Fashion

Plan B 3.0

by Lester R. Brown • 2008

Planetary systems are collapsing in unison. The fix demands wartime mobilization, not half measures.

3.93

531

🌍 Planetary Boundaries ⚡ Energy Transition 📋 Climate Policy ♻️ Circular Economy 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture

Plan B 3.0 93%

Planetary systems are collapsing in unison. The fix demands wartime mobilization, not half measures.

by Lester R. Brown 2008

3.93

531 ratings

🌍 Planetary Boundaries ⚡ Energy Transition 📋 Climate Policy ♻️ Circular Economy 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture

Cradle to Cradle

by Michael Braungart • 2002

Waste is a design flaw. The blueprint for a world where everything feeds the next cycle.

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♻️ Circular Economy 🌿 Sustainable Design 🏭 Industrial Ecology 🌱 Regenerative Design 🧬 Biomimicry

Cradle to Cradle 93%

Waste is a design flaw. The blueprint for a world where everything feeds the next cycle.

by Michael Braungart 2002

4.09

13k+ ratings

♻️ Circular Economy 🌿 Sustainable Design 🏭 Industrial Ecology 🌱 Regenerative Design 🧬 Biomimicry

Laundry Love

by Patric Richardson • 2021

Wash everything on warm, skip the dry cleaner: the method that makes laundry a pleasure.

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🏠 Home Care 🧺 Fabric Care 🔄 Reframing Chores 🌍 Eco-Friendly Living 🐌 Slow Living

Laundry Love 93%

Wash everything on warm, skip the dry cleaner: the method that makes laundry a pleasure.

by Patric Richardson 2021

4.17

5k+ ratings

🏠 Home Care 🧺 Fabric Care 🔄 Reframing Chores 🌍 Eco-Friendly Living 🐌 Slow Living

Fashion Brands

by Mark Tungate • 2005

Clothes are secondary. The brand is the product, sold long before you enter the store.

3.90

267

👗 Fashion Branding 🛍️ Consumer Desire 📈 Fashion Trends 🏬 Retail Experience 🌟 Celebrity Culture

Fashion Brands 93%

Clothes are secondary. The brand is the product, sold long before you enter the store.

by Mark Tungate 2005

3.90

267 ratings

👗 Fashion Branding 🛍️ Consumer Desire 📈 Fashion Trends 🏬 Retail Experience 🌟 Celebrity Culture

Cows Save the Planet

by Judith D. Schwartz • 2013

Cows aren't the climate villains you think: managed right, they're the restoration tool we need.

4.09

423

🧱 Soil Health 🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🌍 Carbon Sequestration 💧 Water Cycles 🦠 Soil Biodiversity

Cows Save the Planet 93%

Cows aren't the climate villains you think: managed right, they're the restoration tool we need.

by Judith D. Schwartz 2013

4.09

423 ratings

🧱 Soil Health 🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🌍 Carbon Sequestration 💧 Water Cycles 🦠 Soil Biodiversity

The Soil Will Save Us

by Kristin Ohlson • 2014

Soil stores more carbon than the atmosphere and all forests combined. We can rebuild it.

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1k+

🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🦠 Soil Ecology 🌍 Carbon Farming 🚜 No-Till Farming 🐄 Managed Grazing

The Soil Will Save Us 93%

Soil stores more carbon than the atmosphere and all forests combined. We can rebuild it.

by Kristin Ohlson 2014

4.14

1k+ ratings

🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🦠 Soil Ecology 🌍 Carbon Farming 🚜 No-Till Farming 🐄 Managed Grazing

Give a Sh*t

by Ashlee Piper • 2018

Eating more plants and buying less stuff: the planet-saving habits that also save you thousands.

4.15

972

🌱 Sustainable Living 🛒 Conscious Consumption 🥬 Plant-Based Eating ♻️ Low-Waste Living 🌍 Climate Action

Give a Sh*t 93%

Eating more plants and buying less stuff: the planet-saving habits that also save you thousands.

by Ashlee Piper 2018

4.15

972 ratings

🌱 Sustainable Living 🛒 Conscious Consumption 🥬 Plant-Based Eating ♻️ Low-Waste Living 🌍 Climate Action

Necessary Revolution

by Peter M. Senge • 2008

The Industrial bubble is bursting. The organizations that last think in systems, not silos.

3.83

521

🌍 Regenerative Business 🔄 Circular Economy 🧩 Systems Thinking 🤝 Cross-Sector Collaboration 🌱 Biomimicry

Necessary Revolution 93%

The Industrial bubble is bursting. The organizations that last think in systems, not silos.

by Peter M. Senge 2008

3.83

521 ratings

🌍 Regenerative Business 🔄 Circular Economy 🧩 Systems Thinking 🤝 Cross-Sector Collaboration 🌱 Biomimicry

Designing Regenerative Cultures

by Daniel Christian Wahl • 2016

Designing as separate from nature broke the planet. Regenerative cultures learn from living systems.

4.24

223

🔄 Regenerative Design 🌍 Ecological Economics 🧠 Systems Thinking 🦎 Biomimicry 🌳 Deep Ecology

Designing Regenerative Cultures 93%

Designing as separate from nature broke the planet. Regenerative cultures learn from living systems.

by Daniel Christian Wahl 2016

4.24

223 ratings

🔄 Regenerative Design 🌍 Ecological Economics 🧠 Systems Thinking 🦎 Biomimicry 🌳 Deep Ecology

The Upcycle

by William McDonough • 2013

Less harm is still harm. The blueprint for designing products, buildings, and systems that heal.

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1k+

🔄 Circular Economy 🦋 Biomimicry 🌱 Regenerative Design 💼 Sustainable Business 🔗 Systems Thinking

The Upcycle 93%

Less harm is still harm. The blueprint for designing products, buildings, and systems that heal.

by William McDonough 2013

4.00

1k+ ratings

🔄 Circular Economy 🦋 Biomimicry 🌱 Regenerative Design 💼 Sustainable Business 🔗 Systems Thinking

No Impact Man

by Colin Beavan • 2009

90 gallons of trash in 4 days: a Manhattan family aims for zero, for a year.

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🏙️ Urban Sustainability 🧪 Lifestyle Experiments 🗑️ Waste Reduction 🥕 Local Food 🧘 Voluntary Simplicity

No Impact Man 93%

90 gallons of trash in 4 days: a Manhattan family aims for zero, for a year.

by Colin Beavan 2009

3.78

5k+ ratings

🏙️ Urban Sustainability 🧪 Lifestyle Experiments 🗑️ Waste Reduction 🥕 Local Food 🧘 Voluntary Simplicity

The Minimalist Vegan

by Michael Ofei • 2017

Decluttering your home and diet: why the same principles work for both, and where to start.

3.70

267

🥬 Plant-Based Living 🏠 Simple Living 🐾 Animal Ethics 🧹 Decluttering 🛒 Consumerism Critique

The Minimalist Vegan 93%

Decluttering your home and diet: why the same principles work for both, and where to start.

by Michael Ofei 2017

3.70

267 ratings

🥬 Plant-Based Living 🏠 Simple Living 🐾 Animal Ethics 🧹 Decluttering 🛒 Consumerism Critique

The Future We Choose

by Christiana Figueres • 2020

Halve emissions by 2030 or lose a livable planet: the Paris Agreement architect's ten moves.

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7k+

🌍 Climate Crisis ⚡ Climate Action 😢 Climate Grief ☀️ Renewable Energy ⚖️ Environmental Justice

The Future We Choose 93%

Halve emissions by 2030 or lose a livable planet: the Paris Agreement architect's ten moves.

by Christiana Figueres 2020

4.05

7k+ ratings

🌍 Climate Crisis ⚡ Climate Action 😢 Climate Grief ☀️ Renewable Energy ⚖️ Environmental Justice

Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development

by Edward Saja Sanneh • 2018

Energy, water, health, and waste are one system. Solve them separately and each solution unravels.

4.00

🧠 Systems Thinking 🌍 Sustainable Development 📋 Environmental Policy ⚡ Renewable Energy 💧 Water Security

Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development Summary

Systems Thinking for Sustainable Development 93%

Energy, water, health, and waste are one system. Solve them separately and each solution unravels.

by Edward Saja Sanneh 2018

4.00

2 ratings

🧠 Systems Thinking 🌍 Sustainable Development 📋 Environmental Policy ⚡ Renewable Energy 💧 Water Security

Doughnut Economics

by Kate Raworth • 2017

GDP growth cooks the planet. A two-boundary goal replaces it; the space inside remakes economics.

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16k+

🌍 Ecological Economics 📉 Post-Growth Economics 🌎 Planetary Boundaries 🔄 Systems Thinking 🧠 Behavioral Economics

Doughnut Economics 93%

GDP growth cooks the planet. A two-boundary goal replaces it; the space inside remakes economics.

by Kate Raworth 2017

4.16

16k+ ratings

🌍 Ecological Economics 📉 Post-Growth Economics 🌎 Planetary Boundaries 🔄 Systems Thinking 🧠 Behavioral Economics

Biomimicry

by Janine M. Benyus • 1997

Spider silk beats steel, leaves outperform our solar panels: nature's blueprints finally decoded.

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3k+

🦎 Biomimetic Design 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture 🕸️ Bio-Inspired Materials ♻️ Circular Economy 🏭 Industrial Ecology

Biomimicry 93%

Spider silk beats steel, leaves outperform our solar panels: nature's blueprints finally decoded.

by Janine M. Benyus 1997

4.01

3k+ ratings

🦎 Biomimetic Design 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture 🕸️ Bio-Inspired Materials ♻️ Circular Economy 🏭 Industrial Ecology

What's Mine Is Yours

by Rachel Botsman • 2010

Ownership is burden; access is power. How peer networks and digital trust are remaking the economy.

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1k+

🔄 Sharing Economy 🌐 Peer-To-Peer Platforms ♻️ Sustainable Consumption ⭐ Reputation Economy 🎨 Design Thinking

What's Mine Is Yours 92%

Ownership is burden; access is power. How peer networks and digital trust are remaking the economy.

by Rachel Botsman 2010

3.96

1k+ ratings

🔄 Sharing Economy 🌐 Peer-To-Peer Platforms ♻️ Sustainable Consumption ⭐ Reputation Economy 🎨 Design Thinking

You Can Farm

by Joel Salatin • 1998

No land? No problem. Three livestock enterprises turn a small farm profitable, stacked right.

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2k+

🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🚜 Small-Scale Farming 💼 Farm Entrepreneurship 🏪 Direct-Marketing Farms 🐔 Pastured Livestock

You Can Farm 92%

No land? No problem. Three livestock enterprises turn a small farm profitable, stacked right.

by Joel Salatin 1998

4.31

2k+ ratings

🌱 Regenerative Agriculture 🚜 Small-Scale Farming 💼 Farm Entrepreneurship 🏪 Direct-Marketing Farms 🐔 Pastured Livestock

40 Chances

by Howard G. Buffett • 2013

Forty planting seasons. What a farmer learned about why food aid fails and what actually works.

3.83

843

🌍 International Development 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture 🏞️ Soil Conservation 📜 Land Rights 🛒 Market-Based Aid

40 Chances 92%

Forty planting seasons. What a farmer learned about why food aid fails and what actually works.

by Howard G. Buffett 2013

3.83

843 ratings

🌍 International Development 🌾 Sustainable Agriculture 🏞️ Soil Conservation 📜 Land Rights 🛒 Market-Based Aid

Design for the Real World

by Victor Papanek • 1972

Design fills the world with disposables. A manifesto for building what people actually need.

4.24

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🏭 Industrial Design ⚖️ Design Ethics 🌱 Sustainable Design ♻️ Planned Obsolescence 🔧 Appropriate Technology

Design for the Real World 92%

Design fills the world with disposables. A manifesto for building what people actually need.

by Victor Papanek 1972

4.24

2k+ ratings

🏭 Industrial Design ⚖️ Design Ethics 🌱 Sustainable Design ♻️ Planned Obsolescence 🔧 Appropriate Technology

Zero Waste Home

by Bea Johnson • 2013

A five-step hierarchy that stops waste at the source and cuts household costs by 40%.

3.75

8k+

🚯 Zero Waste Living 🏡 Sustainable Home 🪴 Minimalism ✨ Voluntary Simplicity 🛒 Conscious Consumerism

Zero Waste Home 92%

A five-step hierarchy that stops waste at the source and cuts household costs by 40%.

by Bea Johnson 2013

3.75

8k+ ratings

🚯 Zero Waste Living 🏡 Sustainable Home 🪴 Minimalism ✨ Voluntary Simplicity 🛒 Conscious Consumerism

The Day the World Stops Shopping

by J.B. MacKinnon • 2021

Less shopping saves the planet and wrecks the economy. The path through that trap.

4.13

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🧃 Consumer Culture 📉 Environmental Economics 🛒 Overconsumption 📊 Degrowth 🌱 Voluntary Simplicity

The Day the World Stops Shopping Summary

The Day the World Stops Shopping 92%

Less shopping saves the planet and wrecks the economy. The path through that trap.

by J.B. MacKinnon 2021

4.13

5k+ ratings

🧃 Consumer Culture 📉 Environmental Economics 🛒 Overconsumption 📊 Degrowth 🌱 Voluntary Simplicity

Voluntary Simplicity

by Duane Elgin • 1981

Less stuff, more meaning: how to live a simpler, sustainable life while the world unravels.

3.62

2k+

🌿 Voluntary Simplicity 🛑 Anti-Consumerism 🏘️ Intentional Communities 📉 Limits To Growth 🌲 Deep Ecology

Voluntary Simplicity 92%

Less stuff, more meaning: how to live a simpler, sustainable life while the world unravels.

by Duane Elgin 1981

3.62

2k+ ratings

🌿 Voluntary Simplicity 🛑 Anti-Consumerism 🏘️ Intentional Communities 📉 Limits To Growth 🌲 Deep Ecology

Blessed Unrest

by Paul Hawken • 2007

A vast, leaderless movement is quietly restoring both the earth and human dignity.

3.94

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🌍 Environmental Activism ⚖️ Climate Justice 🌱 Grassroots Movements 🕸️ Decentralized Networks 🔄 Systems Thinking

Blessed Unrest 92%

A vast, leaderless movement is quietly restoring both the earth and human dignity.

by Paul Hawken 2007

3.94

2k+ ratings

🌍 Environmental Activism ⚖️ Climate Justice 🌱 Grassroots Movements 🕸️ Decentralized Networks 🔄 Systems Thinking

Heroes of the Environment

by Harriet Rohmer • 2009

A teen cleans polluted water. A wrestler teaches recycling. Twelve environmental heroes in action.

3.95

147

🪧 Environmental Activism 🌱 Grassroots Organizing ⭐ Youth Leadership 🏙️ Urban Farming ☀️ Renewable Energy

Heroes of the Environment 92%

A teen cleans polluted water. A wrestler teaches recycling. Twelve environmental heroes in action.

by Harriet Rohmer 2009

3.95

147 ratings

🪧 Environmental Activism 🌱 Grassroots Organizing ⭐ Youth Leadership 🏙️ Urban Farming ☀️ Renewable Energy

Design for a Better World

by Donald A. Norman • 2023

Everything around you was designed: economy, waste, climate. Design can repair what it broke.

3.61

198

🔄 Circular Economy 🌿 Sustainable Design 🧠 Systems Thinking 🤖 Technology And Society 📊 Beyond GDP

Design for a Better World 92%

Everything around you was designed: economy, waste, climate. Design can repair what it broke.

by Donald A. Norman 2023

3.61

198 ratings

🔄 Circular Economy 🌿 Sustainable Design 🧠 Systems Thinking 🤖 Technology And Society 📊 Beyond GDP

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Last Harvest 92%

Three grains now supply half the world's calories. What happens when the backup crops are gone?

by Dan Saladino 2021

4.31

3k+ ratings

🌾 Food Biodiversity 📜 Agricultural History 🚜 Monoculture Critique 🌱 Seed Saving 🍲 Traditional Foodways

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by Ernst F. Schumacher • 1973

The case for an economics small enough to fit people, their work, and a finite planet.

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Small is Beautiful 92%

The case for an economics small enough to fit people, their work, and a finite planet.

by Ernst F. Schumacher 1973

4.09

7k+ ratings

🌱 Ecological Economics 🔧 Human-Scale Technology 🛠️ Work And Meaning 📏 Limits To Growth ⚖️ Ethical Economics

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