Survival for a Small Planet (eBook, PDF)

The Sustainable Development Agenda
Redaktion: Bigg, Tom

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Few scientific developments have given rise to as much controversy as biotechnology. Numerous groups are united in their opposition, expressing concern over environmental and health risks, impacts on rural livelihoods, the economic dominance of multinational companies and the ethical implications of crossing species boundaries. Among the supporters of the technology are those that believe in its potential to enhance food security, further economic development, increase productivity and reduce environmental pressures. As a result, countries - and sectors within countries - find themselves at odds with each other while potential opportunities for development offered by the use of biotechnology are seized or missed, and related risks go unmanaged.

This book, a unique interdisciplinary collection of perspectives from the developing world, examines the ongoing debate. Writing for the International Centre for Trade and Sustainable Development, leading experts address issues such as diffusion of technology, intellectual property rights, the Cartagena Protocol, impacts of international trade, capacity building and biotechnology research and regulation. With the most recent and relevant examples from around the world, Trading in Genes offers the reader a single-volume overview of the connections between biotechnology, trade and sustainability that is both wide-ranging and thorough.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 384
• Erscheinungstermin: 17. Juni 2013
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781136556234
• Artikelnr.: 38270354

Autorenporträt

Tom Bigg is a Senior Researcher at the International Institute for Environment and Development (IIED).

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword
Part I: Global Governance
The World Summit on Sustainable Development: Was it Worthwhile?
Security and Sustainability
The Trade and Environment Agenda Post-Johannesburg
Moving Beyond Kyoto: Developing Coutnries, Climate Change and Sustainable Development
Financing Sustainable Development: Is There Life after Johannesburg?
Global Public Goods: Some Key Questions
Towards Better Multilateral Environmental Agreements: Filling the Knowldege Gap
The International Framework for Action: Is the CSD the Best We Can Do?
Part II: National and Local Governance
National Sustainable Development Strategies
Striving for Good Governance in Urban Areas: The Role of Local Agenda 21s in Africa, Asia and Latin America
Part III: Equity and Sustainable Development - Towards New Ways of Working?
Environment and Human Rights: A New Approach to Sustainable Development
The Politics of Radical Partnerships: Sustainable Development, Rights and Responsibilities
The Age of Globalization
What does the Feminization of Labour Mean for Sustainable Livelihoods?
Environment and Human Health: Towards a Shared Agenda for Sustainable Development
The Links between Migration, Globalization and Sustainable Development
Research Partnerships for Sustainable Development
Part IV: Poverty Reduction and Natural Resource Management
Poverty and Environment
Forest Policy and Practice since UNCED
Poverty Reduction through Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity
Reconciling Agriculture and Wildlife:Policy and Research Challenges of 'Ecoagriculture'
Improving Access to Water and Sanitation: Rethinking the Way Forward in Light of the Millennium Development Goals
Part V: Markets and Sustainable Development
Do the Poor Count?
The Chains of Agriculture: Sustainability and the Restructuring of Agrifood Markets
Pro-poor Tourism: Harnessing the World's Largest Industry for the World's Poor; Turning the Rhetoric into Action for Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction
Mining and Minerals: Breaking New Ground
Corporate Citizenship: Revisiting the Relationship between Business, Good Governance and Sustainable Development
Index