Readings

Below you will find readings collected from experts associated with the Prairie Project workshop.  The suggestions are intended to provide an introduction to the topic of sustainability, however, some provide greater detail. 

Is there a suggested reading or other resource you would like to share?  Please let us know.

Building the Sustainable Community:Is Social Capital the Answer? (PDF)

Millennium Ecosystem Assessment’s Synthesis report

Understanding the Social Dimension of Sustainability

Beyond Fences: Seeking Social Sustainability in Conservation

The Sustainability Seminar reading list from Spring 2010.

The Sustainability Seminar reading list from Spring 2011. 

A very short primer on ecosystem services by the Ecological Society of America (professional organization of ecologists): 

Ecology of infectious diseases and influences of climate change