02909nam 22006494a 450 991078315820332120170815113355.01-107-11761-51-280-42072-30-511-17502-70-511-04055-50-511-15512-30-511-32862-10-511-53602-X0-511-04835-1(CKB)1000000000007736(EBL)201781(OCoLC)55641469(SSID)ssj0000254326(PQKBManifestationID)11213468(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000254326(PQKBWorkID)10208085(PQKB)10912209(UkCbUP)CR9780511536021(MiAaPQ)EBC201781(PPN)261309617(EXLCZ)99100000000000773619990510d2000 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSustainable development[electronic resource] the challenge of transition /edited by Jurgen Schmandt and C.H. Ward with the assistance of Murilu HastingsCambridge, U.K. ;New York Cambridge University Press20001 online resource (241 p.)This volume is built upon the foundation of a conference hosted by Rice University in March 1997.0-521-15329-8 0-521-65305-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Contributors; Foreword; Preface; 1 Challenge and response; 2 National self-interest in the pursuit of sustainable development; 3 Uneconomic growth: Empty-world versus full-world economics; 4 Population and consumption: From more to enough; 5 Spirituality and sustainability; 6 Leadership skills for sustainable development; 7 The role of science: guidance and service; 8 Economic tools, international trade, and the role of business; 9 Stakeholders and sustainable development; 10 From idea to action: The role of policy; IndexThis book examines what societal changes must occur over the next generation to ensure a successful transition to sustainability. An array of prominent authors present, for scholars and decision makers, a broad discussion of sustainable development: economic, environmental, spiritual, religious, corporate, social, scientific and political.Sustainable developmentEnvironmental policySustainable development.Environmental policy.333.715338.9Schmandt Jurgen1473116Ward C. H(Calvin Herbert),1933-1482217MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910783158203321Sustainable development3699681UNINA