An introduction to sustainable development
This fourth edition has been comprehensively rewritten and updated to provide a concise, well illustrated and accessible introduction to the characteristics, challenges and opportunities of sustainable development with particular reference to developing countries. The contested nature of sustainable development is explored through a detailed consideration of changing ideas and practices within environmentalism and development thinking. The text identifies the different actors involved (from ins…
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- Full title :An introduction to sustainable development / Jennifer A. Elliott.
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This fourth edition has been comprehensively rewritten and updated to provide a concise, well illustrated and accessible introduction to the characteristics, challenges and opportunities of sustainable development with particular reference to developing countries. The contested nature of sustainable development is explored through a detailed consideration of changing ideas and practices within environmentalism and development thinking. The text identifies the different actors involved (from institutions of global governance through to community based organisations), the policies and mechanisms.
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- Publication Date:©2013.
- Edition:4th ed
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:Abingdon, Oxon
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:©2013.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (385 pages).: : illustrations.
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781136918278, 1136918272
- oclc:ocn817889489
- LC Classification:HC59.72.E5
- Dewey Decimal:338.9/27091724
Table of Contents
1 What is sustainable development?; 2 The global challenges of sustainable development; 3 Actors and actions in sustainable development; 4 Sustainable rural livelihoods; 5 Sustainable urban livelihoods; 6 Sustainable development in the developing world: an assessment; References; Index.
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