Sustainable Development: Principles, Analysis and Policies
I. Moffatt(Author)
Taylor & Francis (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 15. July 1996
Book
Hardback
222 pages
978-1-85070-731-8 (ISBN)
Description
This is a timely, up-to-date textbook and reference work on the environmental concept of sustainable development. It encompasses the vast literature on the subject in a logically ordered, readable style designed for undergraduate and graduate students up to Masters level in environmental science, geography, and economics. It covers the definitions and ethical principles underpinning sustainable development and shows how the concept can be used to promote the responsible use of natural resources. It describes practical ways of monitoring progress with indicators of ecological and economic welfare and uses economic-ecological modeling to discuss and illustrate workable policies of sustainable development. The book contains ten main chapters and an especially valuable list of references to the world's literature on this increasingly important, widely studied subject.
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Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Weight
508 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85070-731-8 (9781850707318)
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Content
Part 1 Principles of Sustainable Development - Foreword o Evolution of the Sustainable Development Debate o Definitions and Principles of Sustainable Development. Part 2 Analysis of Sustainable Development - Measuring Sustainable Development Indicators o Ecological and Economic Indicators of Sustainable Development in Scotland o Sociopolitical Measures: An Index of Sustainable Economic Welfare for Scotland o Indicators of Sustainable Development: Some Lessons from Scotland. Part 3 Sustainable Development: Policy Implications - Modeling Sustainable Development o Making Development Sustainable o Afterword: Towards Sustainable Societies. References. Index.