An Introduction to Sustainable DevelopmentThis 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. |
Contents
Foreword | 9 |
Preface | 12 |
Acknowledgments | 14 |
Authors and Contributors | 16 |
Abbreviations and Acronyms | 17 |
Chapter 1 From Malthus to Sustainable Development | 19 |
Chapter 2 Challenges of Sustainable Development | 41 |
Chapter 3 Global Environmental Issues | 83 |
Chapter 8 Social Dimensions and Policies | 217 |
Chapter 9 The Economics of Sustainability | 259 |
Externalities Valuation and Time Externalities | 275 |
Chapter 11 Natural Resource Accounting | 299 |
Chapter 12 The Role of International Financial Institutions | 313 |
Chapter 13 International Cooperation | 345 |
Crisis Conflict and Compromise | 369 |
Epilogue | 385 |
Chapter 4 Sustainable Development Indicators | 105 |
Chapter 5 Environmental Assessment | 139 |
Trends and Policies | 157 |
Chapter 7 Legislation International Law and Multilateral Environmental Agreements | 183 |
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