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Record Nr.

UNINA9910449985103321

Titolo

A Survey of sustainable development [[electronic resource] ] : social and economic dimensions / / edited by Jonathan M. Harris ... [et al.]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Washington, D.C., : Island Press, c2001

ISBN

1-59726-783-X

1-4175-3952-6

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (448 p.)

Collana

Frontier issues in economic thought ; ; v. 6

Altri autori (Persone)

HarrisJonathan M

Disciplina

338.9/27

Soggetti

Sustainable development

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

"Global Development and Environment Institute, Tufts University."

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 369-387) and index.

Nota di contenuto

""About Island Press""; ""Series page""; ""Title Page""; ""Copyright Page""; ""Note to Reader""; ""Contents""; ""List of Authors""; ""Foreword""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Volume Introduction""; ""Perspectives on Sustainability""; ""Part I: Economics of Sustainability: The Environmental Dimension""; ""Part II: Economics of Sustainability: The Social Dimension""; ""Part III: Global Perspectives: The North/South Imbalance""; ""Building Blocks of Sustainability""; ""Part IV: Population and Urbanization""; ""Part V: Agriculture and Renewable Resources""

""Part VI: Materials, Energy, and Climate Change""""Policies for Sustainability""; ""Part VII: Globalization and Sustainability""; ""Part VIII: Taming the Corporation""; ""Part IX: Local and National Strategies""; ""Part X: Reforming Global Institutions""; ""Bibliography""; ""Index""; ""Island Press Board of Directors 2001""