"Returning the Self to Nature is written for the person who no longer wishes to function in a world that revolves around selfish, disconnected identities and yearns to step into healthy relationships with one's self, one's community, and our planet. Seeing the suffering of the planet and that of humans as inseparably linked-the ecological crisis as psychological crisis, and vice versa-opens the door to a mutuality of healing between people and nature....

Sustainable development is a global priority, yet there needs to be more research that investigates the training of sustainable development practitioners to address critical multidisciplinary challenges. This disseration aims to analyze the ecosystem that trains development practitioners ; design a Masters in Sustainable Development Practice (MDP) program to train development practitioners and assess what their credentials should be to increase Jamaica's...

"Social sustainability is an essential pillar of organizational success; lack of social sustainability is often an element of organizational failure. This study examined the interpersonal elements of social sustainability through two lenses and approaches. The first was a comparative case study on the interpersonal elements of social sustainability in six intentional communities, three located in Israel and three in Thailand. The comparative case...