Human development and the environment: Challenges for the United Nations in the new millennium Autor Ginkel H.van, Barrett B., Court J., Velasquez J.(eds.) Fecha 2001 Fuente IUCN (ID: MON-073440) Editor | Lugar de publicación United Nations University Press | Tokyo, Japan ISBN 92-808-1069-3 Páginas 324 p. Tipo de documento Trabajo en serie/trabajo en varios tomos Idioma Inglés Campo de aplicación Internacional Materia Medio ambiente gen. Palabra clave Descripción completa Resumen Contents: - Reflections on the human and environmental consequences of globalization Part I: Human development - Conceptual challenges of a globalizing economy - Into the 21st century: Assessing social and political concerns - Policy priorities for human development - Poverty and inequality in the era of liberalization and globalization - The future of technology and the implications for society and the United Nations system - Institutions, corruption and development and their ramifications for international cooperation - The future of global economic governance Part II: Environment - Urbanisation, industrialisation and sustainable development - Water in our future - The importance of tropical atmospheric chemistry in global change research - Energy requirements for the next millennium - Global food security for tomorrow - Global governance of biological diversity - Land degradation: A global regional problem - International environmental governance, its impact on social and human development