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Sustainability, growth, and globalization : a social science perspective / edited by James E. Davis (Executive Director, Social Science Education Consortium) and Richard Diem (The University of Texas at San Antonio).

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Format:
Book
Contributor:
Davis, James E. (James Edwin), 1940- editor.
Diem, Richard A., editor.
Series:
International social studies forum, the series.
International social studies forum: the series
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Sustainable development.
Economic development--Social aspects.
Economic development.
Economic development--Costa Rica.
Globalization--Social aspects.
Globalization.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (130 p.)
Place of Publication:
Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Pub., 2013.
Language Note:
English
Summary:
Over the past decade the notion of sustainability has emerged as a precept that has been applied to government, commerce, the environment and technology. This volume will discuss how sustainability is reflected in economics, political science and geography through the lens of socio-economic change and globalization through theoretical and real world perspectives.Using the Costa Rican Cloud Forest community of Monteverde readers will be able to understand how the notion of sustainability has been applied in a community context whose experiences have global implications.
Contents:
Chapter 1. Sustainability, growth and globalization
Perspectives, speculation, and reality / Richard Diem
Chapter 2. Economics and sustainability: A primer / James E. Davis
Chapter 3. Sustainability in the arenas of power: An exploration of public policy / Charles S. White
Chapter 4. Geography, sustainability and the future / Joseph Stoltman
Chapter 5. Exploring pathways toward global sustainability through information and communications technologies for young learners in developing nations / Marvels and Misapplications / Ilene R. Berson and Michael J. Berson
Chapter 6. Sustainability
A national case example: Costa rica / Fran Lindau
Chapter 7. Sustainability
A local example: Monteverde / Costa Rica, Guillermo Vargas
Chapter 8. Sustainability, monteverde and the social sciences
Synthesis, reflections and suggestions / Murry Nelson. Author/Editor Bios.
Notes:
Description based upon print version of record.
Includes bibliographical references.
Print version record.
ISBN:
1-62396-249-8

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