Sustainable development in practice : sustainomics methodology and applications / Mohan Munasinghe ; foreword by James Gustave Speth.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Munasinghe, Mohan, 1945- author.

Contributor:

Munasinghe Institute for Development, issuing body.

University of Manchester. Sustainable Consumption Institute, issuing body.

Series:

Munasinghe Institute for Development (MIND) series on growth and sustainable development ; 6.

Munasinghe Institute for Development (MIND) series on growth and sustainable development ; 6

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--Economic aspects.

Sustainable development.

Sustainable development--Social aspects.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvii, 633 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

This book provides a rigorous and practical analysis of sustainable development prospects today by applying the innovative sustainomics framework. Developed by the eminent environmental scientist Mohan Munasinghe, sustainomics explores the practical steps in making the transition from the risky business-as-usual scenario to a safe and sustainable future. Its main message is optimistic - although the problems are serious, an effective response can be mounted to make development more sustainable if initiated immediately. The book explains the key principles underlying sustainomics cogently, concisely and with minimum technical jargon. It illustrates the methodology with empirical case studies that are practical and policy-relevant over a wide range of time and geographic scales, countries, sectors, ecosystems and circumstances. The extensive bibliography is useful to researchers of specific issues within sustainable development. This book appeals to a wide audience, including students, researchers from many disciplines, policy analysts, public and private-sector decision makers, and development practitioners.

Contents:

pt. 1. Framework and fundamentals

pt. 2. Global and transnational applications

pt. 3. National and macroeconomic applications

pt. 4. Sub-national sectoral and system applications

pt. 5. Project and local applications.

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015).

Includes bibliographical references (p. 588-630) and index.

ISBN:

1-107-20151-9

1-62870-278-8

1-282-39100-3

0-511-64658-5

9786612391002

0-511-62677-0

0-511-53912-6

0-511-65066-3

0-511-53829-4

0-511-53996-7

OCLC:

609840622