Peter P Rogers, Kazi F Jalal, John A Boyd

An Introduction to Sustainable Development

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

This volume is the most comprehensive textbook on sustainable development. It has been developed with students and professionals from around the world specifically for those who need a thorough grounding in the subject. Coverage includes: background to sustainable development and global environmental issues; measurement and sustainability indicators; environmental assessment, management and policy; approaches and linkages to poverty reduction; impacts and infrastructure development; economics, consumption, production and market failures; governance; participation; disaster management; international financial institutions; international environmental agreements; and the role of civil society.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis
• Seitenzahl: 416
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. November 2007
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 247mm x 182mm x 42mm
• Gewicht: 846g
• ISBN-13: 9781844075218
• ISBN-10: 1844075214
• Artikelnr.: 23840953

Autorenporträt

Peter P. Rogers is Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Engineering and Professor of City Planning, Harvard University, USA. Kazi F. Jalal is a lecturer at Harvards Extension School and was Chief of the Offi ce of Environment and Social Development of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). John A. Boyd, formerly a lawyer at ADB, has been a guest lecturer at the Harvard Extension School and served as an ADB Principal Sector Specialist on Sustainable Development.

Inhaltsangabe

Foreword. From Malthus to Sustainable Development. Challenges of
Sustainable Development. Global Environmental Issues. Sustainable
Development Indicators. Environmental Assessment. Environmental Management:
Trends and Policies. Legislation, International Law, and Multilateral
Environmental Agreements. Social Dimensions and Policies. The Economics of
Sustainability. Sustainability: Externalities, Valuation, and Time
Externalities. Natural Resource Accounting. The Role of International
Financial Institutions. International Cooperation. Sustainable Development:
Crisis, Conflict, and Compromise. Index