The world's search for sustainable development : a perspective from the global south / Mukul Sanwal.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sanwal, Mukul, 1949- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development--International cooperation.

Sustainable development.

Sustainable development--Government policy--Developing countries.

Climatic changes--International cooperation.

Climatic changes.

Climatic changes--Government policy--Developing countries.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (xvi, 314 pages) : digital, PDF file(s).

Place of Publication:

Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2015.

Summary:

This text traces the evolution of sustainable development and climate change from the time it emerged in international consultations and agreements. The three sections of the book, focusing on the framework, climate change and sustainable development, seek to cover the essentials of the politics of natural resource usage at the global level. The book explores the evolution of sustainable development and climate change within the framework of the United Nations, and the way the concept has been defined through intergovernmental meetings, agreements and consensus within the multilateral system. It also explores the best ways of reducing the risk to the planet while enabling societies to pursue sustainable development paths. The challenges call for a transformation of social systems to facilitate a broadly acceptable change. The book also explores the adoption of low-carbon models different from the high-carbon socio-technical systems and related social practices.

Contents:

Cover; The World's Search for Sustainable Development; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; Preface; References; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; 1 Social Dimension of Sustainability; 1.1 The importance of a developing country perspective; 1.2 How is this different to the current approach; 1.3 Dimensions of the 'common concern' on environment and human well-being; References; CONSUMPTION IN AN UNEQUAL WORLD: FRAMING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; 2 Geopolitics of the Global Environment; 2.1 Politics around modifying consumption

2.2 Limitations of natural sciences and risk-based regulatory approaches2.3 Potential of social sciences for growth within ecological limits; 2.4 Urbanization and interlinked natural and social systems; 2.4.1 Urban design; 2.4.2 Energy; 2.5 Global limits; References; 3 Natural Science - Policy - Institutions Interface; 3.1 Politics of the interaction between scientists and policymakers; 3.2 Political basis of the role and design of expert organizations; 3.3 Case studies: framing key global concerns: 1972-2012; 3.3.1 The 'Grand Bargain': International environmental law

Stockholm conference on the Human environment, 1972Sustainable development; Climate change; Biological diversity; Basel convention; Montreal protocol; Common but differentiated responsibilities; Forests; Modifying consumption patterns; Energy; Finance; 3.3.2 Intergovernmental panel on climate change; The beginning of change within the IPCC; 3.3.3 Emergence of a social science perspective; IPCC Fifth Assessment Report: 2014: Main Points and Analysis; Ethics and justice; 3.4 Grand scientific challenges of the twenty-first century

Reframing global environmental change from a physical to a social concernICSU-2009; Belmont challenge-2010; ISSC: Transformations to Sustainability-2013; Future earth 2025 vision; The World Social Science Report; References; 4 Focus on Developing Countries; 4.1 Bridging the divide; 4.2 Global politics and national means of implementation; 4.3 The negotiation process; 4.4 Different world views of re-emerging and industrialized economies; 4.5 Strategic role of the United States - documents; [1] U.S. PRIORITY INTERESTS IN THE ENVIRONMENTAL ACTIVITIES OF INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

Salient Features of Man-Made Environmental ProblemsEnvironmental Affairs in the International Arena; [2] US NATIONAL REPORT; [3] US OBJECTIVES; [4] US DIPLOMATIC EFFORTS; [5] US CONCERNS IN SEEKING INTERNATIONAL COOPERATION; [6] US EVALUATION OF THE STOCKHOLM CONFERENCE; [7] US RESPONSE TO THE G77; [8] US INTELLIGENCE COMMUNITY; [9] CONTINUING ASYMMETRY OF POWER; [10] POLITICS AROUND THE COPENHAGEN ACCORD; References; 5 Limitations of Multilateral Environmental Agreements; 5.1 Distinction between global and local concerns; 5.2 Sharing responsibility but not prosperity

5.3 Reframing the global environmental concern

Notes:

Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 01 Jan 2016).

Includes bibliographical references at the end of each chapters and index.

ISBN:

1-316-66496-1

1-316-66497-X

1-316-40296-7

1-316-66499-6

1-316-66502-X

1-316-66500-3