Survival for a small planet : the sustainable development agenda / edited by Tom Bigg.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bigg, Tom.

Standardized Title:

Survival for a Small Planet (Online)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Economic development--Environmental aspects.

Economic development.

Sustainable development.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (384 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan Publications, 2004.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Annotation 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 pr.

Contents:

Survival for a Small Planet The Sustainable Development Agenda; Copyright; Contents; List of Tables, Figures and Boxes; List of Contributors; Foreword by Mohammed Valli Moosa, minister of environmental affairs and tourism, South Africa; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Acknowledgements; Part 1: Global Governance; Chapter 1 The World Summit on Sustainable Development: Was it Worthwhile?; Chapter 2 Security and Sustainability; Chapter 3 The Trade and Environment Agenda Post-Johannesburg; Chapter 4 Moving Beyond Kyoto: Developing Countries, Climate Change and Sustainable Development

Chapter 5 Financing Sustainable Development: Is There Life after Johannesburg?Chapter 6 Global Public Goods: Some Key Questions; Chapter 7 Towards Better Multilateral Environmental Agreements: Filling the Knowledge Gaps; Chapter 8 The International Framework for Action: Is the CSD the Best We Can Do?; Part 2: National and Local Governance; Chapter 9 National Sustainable Development Strategies; Chapter 10 Striving for Good Governance in Urban Areas: The Role of Local Agenda 21s in Africa, Asia and Latin America; Part 3: Equity and Sustainable Development - Towards New Ways of Working?

Chapter 11 Environment and Human Rights: A New Approach to Sustainable DevelopmentChapter 12 The Politics of Radical Partnerships: Sustainable Development, Rights and Responsibilities; Chapter 13 The Age of Globalization; Chapter 14 What does the Feminization of Labour mean for Sustainable Livelihoods?; Chapter 15 Environment and Human Health: Towards a Shared Agenda for Sustainable Development; Chapter 16 The Links between Migration, Globalization and Sustainable Development; Chapter 17 Research Partnerships for Sustainable Development

Part 4: Poverty Reduction and Natural Resource ManagementChapter 18 Poverty and Environment; Chapter 19 Forest Policy and Practice since UNCED; Chapter 20 Poverty Reduction through Conservation and Sustainable Use of Biodiversity; Chapter 21 Reconciling Agriculture and Wildlife: Policy and Research Challenges of 'Ecoagriculture'; Chapter 22 Improving Access to Water and Sanitation: Rethinking the Way Forward in Light of the Millennium Development Goals; Part 5: Markets and Sustainable Development; Chapter 23 Do the Poor Count?

Chapter 24 The Chains of Agriculture: Sustainability and the Restructuring of Agrifood MarketsChapter 25 Pro-poor Tourism: Harnessing the World's Largest Industry for the World's Poor; Turning the Rhetoric into Action for Sustainable Development and Poverty Reduction; Chapter 26 Mining and Minerals: Breaking New Ground; Chapter 27 Corporate Citizenship: Revisiting the Relationship between Business, Good Governance and Sustainable Development; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

ISBN:

1-136-55622-2

1-280-47622-2

1-84977-269-X

9786610476220

1-136-55623-0

600-00-0034-0

1-4175-4270-5

9781849772693

OCLC:

804665568

Publisher Number:

9781844070763