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Record Nr.

UNINA9910458803203321

Autore

Leach Melissa

Titolo

Dynamic sustainabilities : technology, environment, social justice / / Melissa Leach, Ian Scoones and Andy Stirling

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London ; ; Washington, D.C. : , : Earthscan, , 2010

ISBN

1-136-54167-5

1-282-72643-9

9786612726439

1-84977-506-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (220 p.)

Collana

Pathways to sustainability Dynamic sustainabilities

Altri autori (Persone)

ScoonesIan

StirlingAndy

Disciplina

338.9/27

Soggetti

Sustainable development

Economic development - Environmental aspects

Poverty

Social justice

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Dynamic Sustainabilities; Copyright Page; Contents; List of Figures, Tables and Boxes; Preface and Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Glossary; 1. Sustainability Challenges in a Dynamic World; 2. Dynamic Systems: Environment and Development Challenges; 3. Pathways to Sustainability: Responding to Dynamic Contexts; 4. Governance in a Dynamic World; 5. Opening Up, Broadening Out: Empowering Designs for Sustainability; 6. An Alternative Politics for Sustainability; 7. Towards Pathways to Sustainability; Notes; References; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Introducing a new pathways approach for understanding and responding to sustainability challenges, this title explores practical ways forward for building pathways to sustainability.