The Principles of Sustainability - Couverture souple

Dresner, Simon

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 185383842X ISBN 13 : 9781853838422

Editeur : Earthscan Ltd, 2002

Synopsis

At a time of increasingly rapid environmental deterioration, sustainability is one of the most important issues facing the world. Can we create a sustainable society? What would that mean? How should we set about doing it? How can we bring about such a profound change in the way things are organized? This text tackles these questions directly. It goes beyond rhetoric to explain the deeper issues of sustainable development in a way that seeks to be accessible and interesting to the non-specialist reader. It covers: historical development of the concept of sustainability; contemporary debates about how to achieve it; and obstacles and the prospects for overcoming them. The work should be useful to students, academics and activists concerned with sustainable development. It assumes no previous knowledge of the subject.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

At a time of increasingly rapid environmental deterioration and climate change, sustainability is one of the most important issues facing the world. Can we create a sustainable society? What would that mean? How should we set about doing it? How can we bring about such a profound change in the way things are organized? This text tackles these questions directly. It covers: historical development of the concept of sustainability; contemporary debates about how to achieve it; and obstacles and the prospects for overcoming them. This new fully revised edition covers the latest on the climate change front, particularly the advances in scientific understanding and political awareness of climate change. Other updates include more recent economic analyses, particularly the Stern Report, and the global shift away from faith in markets over the past five years.

Biographie de l'auteur

Simon Dresner is a research fellow in the Environment Group at the Policy Studies Institute, UK.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Earthscan Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2002
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 185383842X
• ISBN 13: 9781853838422
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 208
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible