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UNINA9910462810103321 |
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Autore |
Kanninen Tapio |
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Titolo |
Crisis of global sustainability / / Tapio Kanninen |
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New York, N.Y. : , : Routledge, , 2013 |
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ISBN |
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1-283-92404-8 |
0-203-07186-7 |
1-135-09739-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (207 p.) |
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Collana |
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Routledge global institutions series ; ; 74 |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Sustainable development - Government policy |
Sustainable development |
Electronic books. |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Front Cover; Crisis of Global Sustainability; Copyright Page; Contents; List of illustrations; Foreword; Acknowledgments; List of abbreviations; Introduction; 1. The birth and evolution of the Club of Rome: Earlyidentification of a global crisis; 2. A new way of thinking: The MIT study The Limits to Growth; 3. How have the concepts and doctrines of sustainability changed?; 4. Intergovernmental action 1972-2012: From Stockholm toRio plus 20; 5. Planetary boundaries: Doomsday prophecies or scientificprojections?; 6. A crisis of institutions: How to manage our interconnectedfuture |
7. Overcoming the crisis of mind and action: Creating newinstitutions and strategies for a global emergency8. The future: Thinking big about global institutions andworld governance; 9. Epilogue: What should be done?; Notes; Select bibliography; Index; Routledge Global Institutions Series |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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"The book provides a critical history of the concept of sustainability and the various institutional measures taken to promote, implement and enforce sustainable development"-- |
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