Sustainable development
by Baker, Susan
Environment and Sustainable Development answers the need for an introductory, comprehensive, yet critical, book that explores the challenges involved in the implementation of sustainable development.
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- Full title :Sustainable development / Susan Baker.
Summary
Environment and Sustainable Development answers the need for an introductory, comprehensive, yet critical, book that explores the challenges involved in the implementation of sustainable development.
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- Publication Date:2006.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Routledge
- Place of Publication:London
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2006.
The Physical Object
- Description:1 online resource (xviii, 245 pages) : : illustrations
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:0203495934, 9780203495933, 0415282101, 9780415282109, 041528211X, 9780415282116
- oclc:ocm67550255
- LC Classification:HC79.E5
- Dewey Decimal:338.9/27
Table of Contents
Introduction : the environment and sustainable development -- Theoretical and conceptual exploration of sustainable development -- The concept of sustainable development -- International engagement with sustainable development -- Global governance and the United Nations environmental summits -- Key global concerns : climate change and biodiversity management -- The local level : LA21 and public participation -- The promotion of sustainable development in different social, political and economic contexts -- High consumption societies : the responsibilities of the European Union -- Challenges in the Third World -- Changing times : the countries in transition in Eastern Europe -- Conclusion : the promotion of sustainable development : what has been achieved?
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