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About this book
'Sustainable development' is the catchphrase of the 1990s. Governments around the world, international institutions, local organizations and NGOs have committed themselves to its principles and have adopted policies to promote it.
But 'sustainable development' is difficult to define - let alone implement - and its proponents and advocates may all interpret it in very different ways.
This introductory guide provides a clear and accurate account of what sustainable development actually is. David Reid gives an overview of the history of the concept and how it has evolved in recent years, describes the obstacles to achieving sustainable development, and looks at recent progress towards implementing it - and at how much we have still to do.
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Index
Adams, W M, 37, 42, 51, 63, 65
Africa, 8, 91, 205, 211, 227
Agenda 21, 22, 182, 185–90, 193, 203, 204, 212, 215, 229, 232
Local Agenda 21, 211–12
aid, 19–20
Alexander of Weedon, Lord, 215
Algeria, 46
Algerian declaration, 46
Amazon,14
Andes, 92
Antarctic, 3, 200
Arctic, 3, 92
Asia, 8, 11, 227
Southeast Asia, 18
Asian Aevelopment Bank, 205
Aswam High Dam, 12
Audit, social, 213, 215
auditing, environmental, 212
Austria, 225
B & Q, 213
Bacon, Francis, 129, 132
Balaton Group, 223
Balfour, Eva, xiin
Baltic, 35
Bangkok, 12
Bangladesh, 112, 194
Basic Income Research Group, 164
Bateson, Gregory, 147, 153
Beijing, 202
Belgrade, 174n
Bentham, Jeremy, 130, 139
Berlin, 186, 200
Climate Convention Conference, 220
Bhopal, 5
Biodiversity Convention, 183–4, 200
Body Shop, The, 215
Boulding, Kenneth, 24–5, 109, 168
BP, 216
Brandt Commission, 47–52
Brandt Report, 22, 47, 49, 62, 64, 65, 147,232
Brazil, 14, 173,182
Briarpatch, 168
Britain, 9, 17–18, 22, 31, 92, 138, 143–4, 208, 216–17, 228; see also UK
British Columbia, University of,
Brown, Lester, 14, 136
Brundtland Commission, xiii-xvi, xix, 22, 47, 53, 80, 96, 102, 106, 123, 157, 197, 224, 228, 229, 232
Brundtland Report, xii, 12, 55–65, 182, 221, 229
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Table of contents
- Cover
- AutorPage
- TitlePage
- CopyrightPage
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acronyms
- Ack
- AuthorsNote
- Introduction
- Part1:The Global Crisis and Responses to it
- Part2:The Implications of Brandtland’s Definition Examined
- Part3:Assessing the Obstacles
- Part4:Developments since Brundtland
- Reference
- Index