An Introduction to Sustainable Development
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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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- Höfundar: Peter P. Rogers, Kazi F. Jalal, John A. Boyd
- Útgáfa:1
- Útgáfudagur: 2012-05-04
- Blaðsíður: 416
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- Format:ePub
- ISBN 13: 9781136571763
- Print ISBN: 9781032198552
- ISBN 10: 1136571760
Efnisyfirlit
- Cover Page
- Half Title Page
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Authors and Contributors
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Chapter 1 From Malthus to Sustainable Development
- Some Intellectual Underpinnings (and a Disclaimer)
- Why Sustainability?
- Nine Ways to Achieve Sustainability
- Economics as the Dismal Science
- Population, Resources, Environment, and Sustainability
- Sustainability on the Highway Produced by Three Key Sources of Energy
- A Look Forward
- Chapter 2 Challenges of Sustainable Development
- Concept of Sustainability
- Factors Governing Sustainable Development
- Linkages Among Sustainable Development, Environment, and Poverty
- Determinants of Sustainable Development
- Case Studies on Sustainable Development
- Chapter 3 Global Environmental Issues
- Population, Income, and Urbanization
- Health Care
- Food, Fisheries, and Agriculture
- Materials and Energy Flows
- Transportation: the Automobile Industry
- Precautionary Principle
- Forestry
- Water Resources
- Valuation of Nature's Services
- Coping with Global Problems
- Chapter 4 Sustainable Development Indicators
- Need For Indicators
- Statistical Procedures
- Emissions, Diffusion, and Impact Model
- Aggregating Indicators
- Other Weighting Systems
- Use of Principal Component Analysis
- Three Environmental Quality Indices
- Summary
- Annex
- Chapter 5 Environmental Assessment
- National Environmental Policy Act of 1969
- Environmental Impact Assessment
- Project Categories Based On Environmental Impacts
- Impact Identification Methods
- Environmental Impact Assessment Process
- Chapter 6 Environmental Management: Trends and Policies
- Milestones in Environmental Management
- Revisiting Complex Issues
- Sector Policies Concerning the Environment
- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)
- Institutional Framework for Environmental Management
- Achievements in Environmental Management
- People's Perception of the Environment
- Why is the Environment Bad?
- Millennium Development Goals
- Conclusion
- Chapter 7 Legislation, International Law, and Multilateral Environmental Agreements
- Definitions
- Sources of International Law
- The Four Questions in the Context of International Law
- Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs)
- Some Early Contributions to Environmental Law and Sustainable Development by Lawyers, Scholars, and Judges
- Conclusion
- Chapter 8 Social Dimensions and Policies
- Eradication of Poverty
- Participatory Development
- Consensus Building
- Nongovernment Organizations (NGOs)
- Gender and Development
- Involuntary Resettlement
- Indigenous Peoples (IPS)
- Social Exclusion
- Social Analysis
- Social Development Indicators (SDIS)
- Conclusion
- Chapter 9 The Economics of Sustainability
- Evolution of Economic Thinking About the Environment and the Role of Economic Factors
- Concepts of Welfare
- Public Goods, Common Property, and Private Goods
- Summary
- Chapter 10 Sustainability: Externalities, Valuation, and Time Externalities
- Valuation
- Approaches to Valuation
- Economic Assessment of Sustainable Projects
- Categories of Costs
- Economic Life of a Project
- Economic Assessment of Sustainable Plans and Projects
- Economic Assessment of Investments in Climate Change Mitigation
- Summary
- Chapter 11 Natural Resource Accounting
- National Income: Definitions and Limitations
- Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI)
- Human Development Index
- World Bank's Wealth of Nations
- Genuine Savings
- Summary of National Sustainability Accounting
- Chapter 12 The Role of International Financial Institutions
- Development and Environment at the World Bank
- Integrating Environment and Poverty Reduction
- Environment and Growth
- Millennium Development Goals and the World Bank
- Attacking Poverty Through Sustainable Development
- World Bank Experience and Goals
- Corporate Social Responsibility: The Triple Bottom Line
- Developed Countries and Sustainable Development
- Chapter 13 International Cooperation
- Organizations Responsible for Sustainable Development
- Reform and Revitalization of Global Organizations
- World Summit on Sustainable Development
- Role of Non-State Actors in Sustainable Development
- NGOs and Social Entrepreneurs
- Financing Sustainable Development
- Cooperation Between Regions
- Peoples' Earth Charter
- Conclusion
- Chapter 14 Sustainable Development: Crisis, Conflict, and Compromise
- Crisis
- Role of Natural Resources and the Environment
- Conflict
- Compromise
- Summary
- Epilogue
- References
- Index
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