An introduction to sustainable development
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- ISBN: 9781844075218
- ISBN: 1844075214
- ISBN: 9781844075201
- ISBN: 1844075206
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416 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm - Publisher: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2008.
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General Note: | "Published by Glen Educational Foundation, Inc." |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-405) and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Ch. 1. From Malthus to Sustainable Development. Some Intellectual Underpinnings (and a Disclaimer) -- Why Sustainability? -- Nine Ways to Achieve Sustainability -- Economics as the Dismal Science -- Population, Resources, Environment and Sustainability -- Sustainability on the Highway Produced by Three Key Sources of Energy -- A Look Forward -- Ch. 2. Challenges of Sustainable Development. Concept of Sustainability -- Factors Governing Sustainable Development -- Linkages Among Sustainable Development, Environment, and Poverty -- Determinants of Sustainable Development -- Case Studies on Sustainable Development -- Ch. 3. Global Environmental Issues. Population, Income, and Urbanization -- Health Care -- Food, Fisheries, and Agriculture -- Materials and Energy Flows -- Transportation: The Automobile Industry -- Precautionary Principle Forestry -- Water Resources -- Valuation of Nature's Services -- Coping with Global Problems -- Ch. 4. Sustainable Development Indicators. Need for Indicators -- Statistical Procedures -- Emissions, Diffusion, and Impact Model -- Aggregating Indicators -- Other Weighting Systems -- Use of Principal Component Analysis -- Three Environmental Quality Indices -- Ch. 5. Environmental Assessment. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 -- Environmental Impact Assessment -- Project Categories Based on Environmental Impacts -- Impact Identification Methods -- Environmental Impact Assessment Process -- Ch. 6. Environmental Management: Trends and Policies. Milestones in Environmental Management -- Revisiting Complex Issues -- Sector Policies Concerning the Environment -- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) -- Institutional Framework for Environmental Management -- Achievements in Environmental Management -- People's Perception of the Environment -- Why is the Environment Bad? -- Millenium Development Goals -- Ch. 7. Legislation, International Law, and Multilateral Environmental Agreements. Definitions -- Sources of International Law -- The Four Questions in the Context of International Law -- Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) -- Some Early Contributions to Environmental Law and Sustainable Development by Lawyers, Scholars, and Judges -- Ch. 8. Social Dimensions and Policies. Eradication of Poverty -- Participatory Development -- Consensus Building -- Nongovernment Organizations (NGOs) -- Gender and Development -- Involuntary Resettlement -- Indigenous Peoples (IPs) -- Social Exclusion -- Social Analysis -- Social Development Indicators (SDIs) -- Ch. 9. The Economics of Sustainability. Evolution of Economic Thinking About the Environment and the Role of Different Economic Factors -- Concepts of Welfare -- Public Goods, Common Property, and Private Goods -- Ch. 10. Sustainability: Externalities, Valuation, and Time Externalities. Valuation -- Approaches to Valuation -- Economics Assessment of Sustainable Projects -- Categories of Costs -- Economic Life of a Project -- Economic Assessment of Sustainable Plans and Projects -- Economic Assessment of Investments in Climate Change Mitigation -- Ch. 11. Natural Resource Accounting. National Income: Definitions and Limitations -- Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) -- Human Development Index (HOI) -- World Bank's Wealth of Nations -- Genuine Savings -- Summary of National Sustainability Accounting -- Ch. 12. The Role of International Financial Institutions. Development and Environment at the World Bank -- Integrating Environment and Poverty Reduction -- Environment and Growth -- Millennium Development Goals and the World Bank -- Attacking Poverty Through Sustainable Development -- World Bank Experience and Goals -- Corporate Social Responsibility: The Triple Bottom Line -- Developed Countries and Sustainable Development -- Ch. 13. International Cooperation. Organizations Responsible for Sustainable Development -- Reform and Revitalization of Global Organizations -- World Summit on Sustainable Development -- Role of Non-State Actors in Sustainable Development -- NGOs and Social Entrepreneurs -- Financing Sustainable Development -- Cooperation Between Regions -- Peoples' Earth Charter -- Ch. 14. Sustainable Development: Crisis, Conflict, and Compromise. Crisis -- Role of Natural Resources and the Environment -- Conflict -- Compromise. |
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Subject: | Sustainable development Environmental policy Environmental policy Sustainable development |
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