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An Introduction to Sustainable Development |
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.
Peter P. Rogers is Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Engineering and Professor of City Planning, Harvard University.
Kazi F. Jalal is a lecturer at Harvard’s Extension School and Chief of the Office of Environment and Social Development of the Asian Development Bank.
John A. Boyd formerly a lawyer at ADB, served as a Principal Sector Specialist on Sustainable Development at ADB.
Contents:
Foreword; Preface; Acknowledgements; Authors and Contributors; Abbreviations and Acronyms; 1) From Malthus to Sustainable Development; 2) Challenges of Sustainable Development; 3) Global Environmental Issues; 4) Sustainable Development Indicators; 5) Environmental Assessment; 6) Environmental Management: Trends and Policies; 7) Legislation, International Law and Multilateral Environmental Agreements; 8) Social Dimensions and Policies; 9) The Economics of Sustainability; 10) Sustainability: Externalities, Valuation and Time Externalities; 11) Natural Resource Accounting; 12) The Role of International Financial Institutions; 13) International Cooperation; 14) Sustainable Development: Crisis, Conflict and Compromise; Epilogues; References; Index.
“The conceptual breadth is impressive. The examples and many graphics are appealing.?downright useful.”
-- Richard Forman, Professor of Landscape Ecology, Harvard School of Design
“Goes deep into the details and presents the available scientific data for explaining the different issues using interdisciplinary approaches.?Extremely useful, especially [for] teachers.”
-- Alexandre Kiss, President, European Council on Environmental Law
“The authors use uncomplicated language and simple illustrations to explain the underlying concepts of sustainable development. The book provides an invaluable introduction to the subject for students, professionals and the lay public.”
-- Ralph Mitchell, Gordon McKay Professor of Applied Biology, Harvard University
“A truly worthwhile compendium focusing on sustainable development issues.”
-- Anwarul K. Chowdhury, Under-Secretary-General, United Nations
“This is the most thoughtful, interdisciplinary and practical introduction to sustainable development that I have read. It is an outstanding contribution to the field and it is recommended as an excellent source for academics, researchers and students. It is particularly useful for the insights into global, regional and economic aspects and makes workable suggestions for the way forward.”
-- Professor Donna Craig, Centre for Environmental Law, Macquarie University
“This excellent book is a must for libraries, students and researchers in environmental law. The authors bring with them a wealth of practical experience from different dimensions?and provide a refreshing insight into the issues posed by the environment.”
-- Emeritus Professor Koh Kheng-Lian, Faculty of Law, National University of Singapore
“It is a wonderful presentation of a diverse set of information.”
-- Professor Allan Freeze, former Professor and Director in the Geological Engineering Program, University of British Columbia
“A seminal and highly readable book.”
-- Charles Okidi, Professor, Institute of Development Studies and Director , Centre for Advanced Studies on Environmental Law and Policy, University of Nairobi
Published by Earthscan Publications Ltd.
Peter P. Rogers , Kazi F. Jalal , John A. Boyd
November 2007
416 pp., 6" x 9 1/4", figures, tables, photos & boxes
Teachers, exam copy available upon request.
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