Nicholas A Ashford, Ralph P Hall

Technology, Globalization, and Sustainable Development (eBook, PDF)

Transforming the Industrial State

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

Offering clear examples and real solutions, this textbook illustrates how the driving forces that are currently promoting unsustainability can be refocused and redesigned to reverse course and improve the state of the world. This book is essential reading for those teaching and studying sustainable development and the critical roles of the economy, employment, and the environment.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 804
• Erscheinungstermin: 6. August 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780429886485
• Artikelnr.: 55364029

Autorenporträt

Nicholas A. Ashford is Professor of Technology & Policy and Director of the Technology & Law Program at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, where he teaches courses in environmental law, policy, and economics; law, technology, and public policy; and technology, globalization, and sustainable development.

Ralph P. Hall is an Associate Professor in the School of Public and International Affairs (SPIA) at Virginia Tech, where he is the Director of the SPIA Undergraduate Program. His research and teaching focus on sustainable development, sustainable transportation, and water supply and sanitation in developing countries.

Inhaltsangabe

Overview Part I The Multidimensional Concept of Sustainability 1. Concern for a Global Future 2. The Emergence of Sustainable Development Part II Economic Development
Globalization
and Sustainability 3. Economic Development and Prosperity: Current Theory and Debate 4. Globalization: Technology
Trade Regimes
Capital Flows
and the Global Financial System 5. Technological Change
Globalization
and Sustainability Part III Industrial Policy and the Role of the Firm in Pursuing Sustainable Development 6. The Importance of Technological Innovation 7. The Role of the Industrial Firm in Achieving Sustainable Development 8. Government Policies to Foster Innovation
Economic Growth
and Employment Part IV National
Regional
and International Efforts to Advance Health
Safety
and the Environment 9. Regulatory Regimes to Protect Health
Safety
and the Environment: The United States Experience 10. Regional and International Regimes to Protect Health
Safety
and the Environment Part V International Trade and Energy 11. Trade Regimes and Sustainability 12. Climate Change and Energy Challenges Part VI Strategic Policy Design for Sustainable Transformations 13. Pathways to Sustainability: Co-optimizing Economic Development
the Environment
and Employment
and Earning Capacity