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An Introduction to Sustainable Development
About this book
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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Yes, you can access An Introduction to Sustainable Development by Peter P. Rogers,Kazi F. Jalal,John A. Boyd in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Economics & Sustainable Development. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Halftitle
- Title
- Copyright
- Contents
- Foreword
- Preface
- Acknowledgments
- Authors and Contributors
- Abbreviations and Acronyms
- Chapter 1 From Malthus to Sustainable Development
- Chapter 2 Challenges of Sustainable Development
- Chapter 3 Global Environmental Issues
- Chapter 4 Sustainable Development Indicators
- Chapter 5 Environmental Assessment
- Chapter 6 Environmental Management: Trends and Policies
- Chapter 7 Legislation, International Law, and Multilateral Environmental Agreements
- Chapter 8 Social Dimensions and Policies
- Chapter 9 The Economics of Sustainability
- Chapter 10 Sustainability: Externalities, Valuation, and Time Externalities
- Chapter 11 Natural Resource Accounting
- Chapter 12 The Role of International Financial Institutions
- Chapter 13 International Cooperation
- Chapter 14 Sustainable Development: Crisis, Conflict, and Compromise
- Epilogue
- References
- Index