“I read Sustainability for the Forgotten with a feeling of awe. Gary Machlis has unearthed an interwoven history of environmental sustainability and anti-poverty activism that few Americans know anything about. He helps clarify the point that a movement for sustainability has to be driven by the needs of those with the least resources, not the most. A valuable, crucial book.”—Jess Row, author of White Flights and The New Earth
“Sustainability for the Forgotten is an insightful synthesis of rigorous scholarship and compassion. Machlis presents an unflinching survey of the often ‘unseen’ dimensions of humanity—the impoverished, the oppressed, the exploited, the displaced —and challenges us to embrace a more just and inclusive sustainability vision. This is a truly life-changing and world-changing handbook for the future. It should be read by everyone concerned with sustainability.”—Rich Borden, Rachel Carson Chair in Human Ecology, College of the Atlantic
"As a citizen of one of the oldest colonies in the world, I have often felt a sense of invisibility that comes from exclusive decision-making processes. Reading Sustainability for the Forgotten made me realize (with staggering examples) that there are many shades of invisibility, and for so many people, we have erased them through our collective and individual actions (and inactions). Machlis offers a clear strategy for true social justice and sustainability: Observe, judge, and act."—Elvia J. Meléndez-Ackerman, Professor of Environmental Sciences, University of Puerto Rico-Rio Piedras