An Introduction to Sustainable Development

✍ Scribed by Peter P. Rogers, Kazi F. Jalal, John A. Boyd

Year: 2007
Tongue: English
Leaves: 417
Category: Library

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✦ Synopsis

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.

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