Introduction to Sustainable Development

Name: Introduction to Sustainable Development
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ISBN: 9781844075201

ISBN-10: 1844075206

ISBN-13: 9781844075201

Edition: 2008

Authors: Kazi F. Jalal, John A. Boyd, Peter Rogers

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The most comprehensive textbook ever written on sustainable development, pilot-tested worldwide. 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.

Book details

List price: $44.95
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 10/29/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 416
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.50" tall
Weight: 1.540
Language: English

Kazi F. Jalal is a member of the faculty of the Harvard University Extension School.

John A. Boyd is a lawyer, formerly with the Asian Development Bank and the U.S. Department of State.



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


Bibliography


Index