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An introduction to sustainable development

Author
Rogers P., Jalal K., Boyd J.
Date
2006
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-075087)
Publisher | Place of publication
Harvard University Press | Cambridge, MA, USA
ISBN
0-674019-644
Pages
404 p.
Document type
Monography/book
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Resource accounting International relations/cooperation EIA Sustainable development Environmental indicators Comprehensive description
Abstract

Contents: 1. From Malthus to sustainable development 2. Challenges of sustainable development 3. Global environmental issues 4. Sustainable development indicators 5. Environmental assesment 6. Environmental management: Trends and policies 7. Legislation, international law, and multilateral environmental agreements 8. Social dimensions and policies 9. The economics of sustainability 10. Sustainability, externalities, valuation and time externalities 11. Natural resource accounting 12. The role of international financial institutions 13. International cooperation 14. Sustainable development: Crisis, conflict and compromise