Stephen Macekura

Of Limits and Growth

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Of Limits and Growth offers new perspectives on environmentalism, post-1945 international history, and the origins of sustainability.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Cambridge University Press
• Seitenzahl: 348
• Erscheinungstermin: 31. Mai 2016
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 21mm
• Gewicht: 565g
• ISBN-13: 9781107420953
• ISBN-10: 1107420954
• Artikelnr.: 45328976

Autorenporträt

Stephen J. Macekura is Assistant Professor of International Studies at Indiana University, Bloomington.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction: on the origins of 'sustainable development'; 1. The rise of
international conservation and post-war development; 2. Parks and poverty
in Africa: conservation, decolonization, and development; 3. 'The world's
most dangerous political issue': the 1972 Stockholm conference and the
politics of environmental protection; 4. When small seemed beautiful: NGOs,
appropriate technology, and international development in the 1970s; 5.
Leveraging the lenders: the quest for environmental impact statements in
the United States and the World Bank; 6. Conservation for development: the
World Conservation Strategy and the rise of sustainable development
planning; 7. The persistence of old problems: the politics of environment
and development at the Rio Earth Summit; Conclusion: the limits and growth
of NGOs.