Autore	Dodds Felix
Pubbl/distr/stampa	London ; ; New York : , : Routledge, , 2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (337 p.)
Disciplina	338.9/27 338.927
Altri autori (Persone)	StraussMichael <1952-> StrongMaurice F
Collana	Earthscan from Routledge Only one Earth
Soggetto topico	Sustainable development - History - 20th century Sustainable development - History - 21st century Nature - Effect of human beings on Environmental protection Sustainable development - Citizen participation Environmental policy Economic policy
ISBN	1-280-87300-0 9786613714312 1-136-26191-5 0-203-10743-8 1-136-26190-7
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Only One Earth The long road via Rio to sustainable development; Copyright; Contents; Foreword; Introduction; List of abbreviations; About the authors; PART I The journey from Stockholm; Chapter 1 How we arrived here; Chapter 2 The road to Rio; Chapter 3 An Earth Summit; Chapter 4 Implementing Rio; Chapter 5 A wake-up call; Chapter 6 Rebuilding momentum; Chapter 7 Johannesburg - dealing with new realities; Chapter 8 Chasing dreams; PART II The challenges of the future; Chapter 9 The governance gap; Chapter 10 The implementation gap; Chapter 11 The democracy gap Chapter 12 The economic gap: transforming the economyChapter 13 A survival agenda: twenty-one actions to help save the planet; Chapter 14 Which road now?; References; Index
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Autore	Zencey Eric
Pubbl/distr/stampa	Hanover [NH], : University Press of New England, c2012
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (333 p.)
Disciplina	338.9/27 338.927
Soggetto topico	Sustainable development Environmental economics
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-283-73855-4 1-61168-367-X
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	Title Page; Dedication; Contents; Introduction: The Weather on Factory Planet; The Other Road to Serfdom; Friedrich Hayek, Socialist, and His Fallacy of the Excluded Middle; What ""Sustainability"" Is; Oil, Economic Theory, and the Moral Culpability of a Discipline; The Economics Textbook that Just Might Save Civilization; Getting Over GDP; Industrial Civilization as a Pyramid Scheme; The Financial Crisis is the Environmental Crisis; The Battle over the Environmental Kuznets Curve; Revisiting ""The Bet that Ruined the World""; Freakonomist Cheap Shots Jane Fonda Got Terrorism? Blame EconomistsEnding the Culture War; On the Oklahoma Abortion Laws, SUVs, and Climate Justice; What Green Might Bring; Notes; Index
Altri titoli varianti	Other road to serfdom and the path to sustainable democracy
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910463692903321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	Washington, D.C., : National Academy Press, c1999
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (380 p.)
Disciplina	338.9/27
Soggetto topico	Sustainable development Economic development - Environmental aspects Population - Economic aspects
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	0-309-51411-8
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	""Front Matter""; ""Acknowledgments""; ""Preface""; ""Contents""; ""Executive Summary""; ""Introduction""; ""1 Our Common Journey""; ""2 Trends and Transitions""; ""3 Exploring the Future""; ""4 Environmental Threats and Opportunities""; ""5 Reporting on the Transition""; ""6 Integrating Knowledge and Action""; ""APPENDIX A Biographical Information on Board Members and Staff""; ""APPENDIX B Acronyms""; ""Index""
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910456101703321

Pubbl/distr/stampa	London ; ; Sterling, Va. : , : Earthscan, , 2005
Descrizione fisica	1 online resource (278 p.)
Disciplina	338.9/27
Altri autori (Persone)	StrachanJanet R
Soggetto topico	Sustainable development
Soggetto genere / forma	Electronic books.
ISBN	1-136-55273-1 1-280-47583-8 9786610475834 1-84977-319-X 600-00-0262-9 1-4175-8336-3
Formato	Materiale a stampa
Livello bibliografico	Monografia
Lingua di pubblicazione	eng
Nota di contenuto	The Plain Language Guide to the World Summit on Sustainable Development; Copyright; Contents; Foreword by the Commonwealth Secretary-General; Preface; The Lindner Preface; Acknowledgements; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Background; The World Summit on Sustainable Development (WSSD); The Johannesburg Plan of Implementation (JPOI); Origins of the World Summit on Sustainable Development; Agenda 21; Rio Declaration; Climate change and biodiversity conventions; Forests, desertification and small island developing states; Finance; United Nations Commission on Sustainable Development (CSD) Major groupsPurpose of this book; Resources in this book; PART I: The Johannesburg Plan of Implementation; 1 Introduction; Chapter 1 in summary; Rio principles elsewhere in the JPOI; Resources; 2 Poverty Eradication; Context; Chapter II in summary; Eradicating poverty; Water and sanitation; Energy; Industrial development; Slum dwellers; Child labour; Poverty eradication elsewhere in the JPOI; Resources; References; 3 Changing Unsustainable Patterns of Consumption and Production; Context; Chapter III in summary; Ten-year framework of programmes; Cleaner production and eco-efficiency Decision-making processes and corporate responsibilityEnergy; Transport; Waste; Chemicals management; Consumption and production elsewhere in the JPOI; Resources; References; 4 Protecting and Managing the Natural Resource Base of Economic and Social Development; Context; Chapter IV in summary; Water and sanitation; Integrated water resources management; Sustainable development of oceans, seas, islands and coastal areas; Sustainable fisheries; Conservation and management of oceans; Maritime safety and pollution; Vulnerability, risk assessment and disaster management; Climate Air pollution and atmosphereAgriculture; Desertification and drought; Mountains; Sustainable tourism; Biodiversity; Forests; Mining, minerals and metals; Managing the natural resources base elsewhere in the JPOI; Resources; References; 5 Globalization; Context; Chapter V in summary; Globalization elsewhere in the JPOI; Resources; References; 6 Health and Sustainable Development; Context; Chapter VI in summary; Healthcare systems and services; HIV/AIDS, malaria, tuberculosis; Respiratory disease and air pollution; Lead poisoning; Health elsewhere in the JPOI; Resources; References 7 Small Island Developing StatesContext; Chapter VII in summary; Energy; Health; Barbados Programme of Action on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States Review; Small island developing states elsewhere in the JPOI; Resources; References; 8 Sustainable Development for Africa; Context; Chapter VIII in summary; Health; Disasters and vulnerability; Water and sanitation; Agriculture and food security; Management of chemicals; Digital divide; Tourism and biodiversity; Habitat agenda; Africa elsewhere in the JPOI; Resources; References; 9 Other regions; Context Chapter IX in summary
Record Nr.	UNINA-9910449733903321