New to Sustainability? Start Here
If you're new to sustainability, these resources are a great place to begin:
- Watch: What is Sustainability?
- Explore the UN Sustainable Development Goals
- Browse the Pfau Library Sustainability Database
Sustainability Reading List
Essential books on climate, resilience, sustainable living, and more.
🌳Foundations of Sustainability
- Resilience Thinking by David Salt & Brian Walker
- Silent Spring by Rachel Carson
🌍Climate and Environment
- High Tide by Mark Lynas
- Overdressed: The Shockingly High Cost of Cheap Fashion by Elizabeth Cline
📚Classic Readings
- Governments Cannot by Alice Korngold
- Sustainability Principles and Practice by Margaret Robertson
- The Art of War by Sun Tzu
- The Beast in the Garden by David Baron
💼 Business and Economics
- A Better World Inc: How Companies Profit by Solving Global Problems
- The Purpose Economy by Aaron Hurst
🌾Food Systems
- The Third Plate: Field Notes on the Future of Food by Chef Dan Barber
- Cultivating Food Justice: Race, Class, and Sustainability by Alison Hope Alkon
Sustainability Tools
- Good Carbon: Carbon Emissions Tracker
- Tree Canopy Us: Tree Canopy Tracker
- AllTrails: Trails Finder
Learn the Basics
Short videos to build sustainability literacy in under 30 minutes.
Resource Recommendation
Have a recommendation to share? We invite members of the CSUSB community to share sustainability ideas and resource recommendations.