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Making development sustainable: Redefining institutions, policy and economics

Author
Holmberg J.(ed)
Date
1992
Source
IUCN (ID: MON-053058)
Publisher | Place of publication
Island Press | Washington, DC, USA
ISBN
1-55963-213-5; US$ 22,-
Pages
362 p.
Language
English
Field of application
International
Subject
Environment gen.
Keyword
Economy and environment Sustainable development Institution building
Abstract

Contents: 1. Sustainable development: what is to be done? 2. Organizing for change: people: power and the role of institutions; 3. Economic policy and sustainable natural resource management; 4. Regenerating agriculture: the agroecology of low- external input and community-based development; 5. The future city; 6. Restructuring industry for sustainable development; 7. The future shape of forests; 8. The future of Africa's drylands: is local resource management the answer? 9. Achieving sustainability in energy use in developing countries; 10.Financing sustainable development; 11.Living in a sustainable world