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