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Global Sustainable Development in the Twenty-First Century / Desmond McNeill, Keekok Lee, Alan Holland.

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextPublisher: Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, [2022]Copyright date: ©2000Description: 1 online resource (224 p.)Content type:
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  • 9781853312410
  • 9781474496902
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  • online - DeGruyter
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Contents:
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction - Sustainable Development: The Contested Vision -- 1. The Concept of Sustainable Development -- 2. Global Sustainable Development: Its Intellectual and Historical Roots -- 3. Sustainable Development and the Defence of the Natural World -- 4. Sustainable Development in Developing Countries: Cultural Diversity and Environmental Rationality -- 5. Sustainable Development in the Developed Countries: Will Theory and Practice Meet? -- 6. Global Equity: The Environment and Development -- 7. Can Technology Make the World Safe for Development? The Environment in the Age of Information -- 8. Women, Development and Environmental Sustainability -- 9. Local Knowledge and Sustainable Development in Developing Countries -- 10. Sustainability and Population Policies: Myths, Truths and Half-baked Ideas -- 11. People Defining Their Environments: A Future of Change -- Notes on the Contributors -- Index
Summary: GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9781853312410);This book addresses the theme of global sustainable development across two dimensions.First it introduces its progress and prospects in both rich and poor countries. It then outlines the major trends that will in practice influence the direction of sustainable development into the next century. It encompasses an understanding of sustainable development as both a theoretical framework for thinking about how to deal with human needs and environmental limits on the one hand, and a more material understanding of it as a set of practices, on the other.The book is written by a group of internationally-recognised experts in the field, and is distinctive in offering a variety of philosophical and ethical reflections on sustainable development. Core issues covered include economic growth, poverty reduction, future generations, technology, population and diversity, making it an ideal text for students.Key FeaturesThe only available text to introduce the philosophical and ethical issues surrounding sustainable developmentContributors are internationally-renowned experts in the field and include activists and policy makers, as well as academicsCore areas include global equality, technology, women and populationAn ideal course textbook for Politics, Philosophy and International Relations students"
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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction - Sustainable Development: The Contested Vision -- 1. The Concept of Sustainable Development -- 2. Global Sustainable Development: Its Intellectual and Historical Roots -- 3. Sustainable Development and the Defence of the Natural World -- 4. Sustainable Development in Developing Countries: Cultural Diversity and Environmental Rationality -- 5. Sustainable Development in the Developed Countries: Will Theory and Practice Meet? -- 6. Global Equity: The Environment and Development -- 7. Can Technology Make the World Safe for Development? The Environment in the Age of Information -- 8. Women, Development and Environmental Sustainability -- 9. Local Knowledge and Sustainable Development in Developing Countries -- 10. Sustainability and Population Policies: Myths, Truths and Half-baked Ideas -- 11. People Defining Their Environments: A Future of Change -- Notes on the Contributors -- Index

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GBS_insertPreviewButtonPopup('ISBN:9781853312410);This book addresses the theme of global sustainable development across two dimensions.First it introduces its progress and prospects in both rich and poor countries. It then outlines the major trends that will in practice influence the direction of sustainable development into the next century. It encompasses an understanding of sustainable development as both a theoretical framework for thinking about how to deal with human needs and environmental limits on the one hand, and a more material understanding of it as a set of practices, on the other.The book is written by a group of internationally-recognised experts in the field, and is distinctive in offering a variety of philosophical and ethical reflections on sustainable development. Core issues covered include economic growth, poverty reduction, future generations, technology, population and diversity, making it an ideal text for students.Key FeaturesThe only available text to introduce the philosophical and ethical issues surrounding sustainable developmentContributors are internationally-renowned experts in the field and include activists and policy makers, as well as academicsCore areas include global equality, technology, women and populationAn ideal course textbook for Politics, Philosophy and International Relations students"

Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.

In English.

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