LEADER 04866oam 2200601I 450 001 9910779653803321 005 20230810000029.0 010 $a1-351-28311-1 010 $a1-351-28310-3 010 $a1-351-28312-X 010 $a1-909493-09-0 024 7 $a10.4324/9781351283120 035 $a(CKB)2550000001040303 035 $a(EBL)3011586 035 $a(SSID)ssj0001101119 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11708604 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0001101119 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)11066677 035 $a(PQKB)11386036 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3011586 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3011586 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10650057 035 $a(OCoLC)607413319 035 $a(OCoLC)1004118934 035 $a(EXLCZ)992550000001040303 100 $a20180706e20171999 uy 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aur|n|---||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 00$aGrowing pains $eenvironmental management in developing countries /$fedited by Walter Wehrmeyer and Yacob Mulugetta 210 1$aLondon :$cRoutledge,$d2017. 215 $a1 online resource (358 p.) 300 $aFirst published 1999 by Greenleaf Publishing Limited. 311 $a1-874719-23-3 311 $a1-874719-13-6 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index. 327 $asection 1. Globalisation -- section 2. Focus on business -- section 3. National focus -- section 4. Trade and environment -- section 5. Environmental management and sustainable development. 330 $a"Environmental management is a global phenomenon, embracing all businesses in all countries, whether or not there already exists an organised response to managing environmental impacts. Today, there are gross inequalities between the world's richest and poorest nation's in terms of income distribution, consumption patterns, access to resources and environmental impact. Yet both the developed north and the developing south are committed, at least in words, to achieving sustainable development. Public awareness of environmental issues in the North has been rising in recent years and further degradation is now largely minimized through more stringent regulatory regimes, voluntary agreements and growing consumer and stakeholder pressure on corporations. Still, the north is continuing to lead an environmentally unsustainable lifestyle as environmental improvements are nullified by overall increases in consumption levels. In the south, a billion people still do not have access to the most basic needs. Poor countries need to accelerate their consumption growth if they are to ensure that the lives of their people are enriched. However, with rapid economic growth and corresponding increases in consumption now under way, their environmental impact is soon to become substantially greater. In a world that strives towards stemming global crises such as climate change, the path already taken by the rich and high-growth economies over the past century cannot be repeated by the south if the desired objective is to create a future that is truly sustainable. Growing Pains examines environmental management in the south from a number of perspectives. It is designed to stimulate the discussion about the role that corporations and national and international organizations play in sustainable development. It does not offer panaceas, as each country has its own problems and opportunities; and, after almost 50 years of failed panacea-oriented economic development policy transfer from the north to the south, it is time to abandon hope for universal solutions and instead look to individual approaches that work. The book is divided into five themes: globalization; the role of business; a focus on national strategies; trade and the environment; and the organizational and structural challenges of sustainable development. With contributions from an outstanding collection of authors in both the developed and developing worlds including UNIDO; the Thailand Environment Institute, Arthur D. Little, Inc., Shell Peru; IUCN, the Russian Academy of Sciences and IIED, this important and unique new book presents a body of work that will provide essential reading for businesses working in developing countries, environmental and developmental NGOs and researchers engaged in the debate and sharing of best practice in this increasingly critical subject area."--Provided by publisher. 606 $aEnvironmental management$zDeveloping countries 606 $aEnvironmental policy$zDeveloping countries 615 0$aEnvironmental management 615 0$aEnvironmental policy 676 $a333.7/091724 702 $aMulugetta$b Yacob 702 $aWehrmeyer$b Walter 801 0$bFlBoTFG 801 1$bFlBoTFG 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910779653803321 996 $aGrowing pains$93792395 997 $aUNINA