Title:
An introduction to sustainable development. --
Classification:
338.927 R724
Publisher:
Sterling,VA, Estados Unidos : Earthscan, 2007.
Description:
416 p. : il. ; 24 cm.
ISBN:
9781844075206
Notes:
Incluye referencias bibliográficas e índice.
Contents:
Foreword. -- Preface. -- Acknowledgments. -- Author and contributors. -- Abbreviations and acronyms. -- 1. From Malthus to sustainable development. -- 2. Challenges of sustainable development. -- 3. Global environmental issues. -- 4. Sustainable development indicators. -- 5. Environmental assessment. -- 6. Environmental management : Trends and policies. -- 7. Legislation, International law, and multilateral environmental agreements. -- 8. Social dimensions and policies. -- 9. The economics of sustainability. -- 10. Sustainability: Externalities, valuation, and time externalities. -- 11. Natural resource accounting. -- 12. The role of international financial institutions. -- 13. International cooperation. -- 14. Sustainable development : Crisis, conflict, and compromise. -- Epilogue. -- References. -- Index. --
Summary:
Tomado de Amazon: This volume is the most comprehensive textbook on sustainable development. It has been developed with students and professionals from around the world specifically for those who need a thorough grounding in the subject. Coverage includes: background to sustainable development and global environmental issues; measurement and sustainability indicators; environmental assessment, management and policy; approaches and linkages to poverty reduction; impacts and infrastructure development; economics, consumption, production and market failures; governance; participation; disaster management; international financial institutions; international environmental agreements; and the role of civil society.
