Global Sustainable Development in the Twenty-First Century / edited by Keekok Lee, Alan Holland and Desmond McNeill.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lee, Keekok, editor.

Holland, Alan, editor.

McNeill, Desmond, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Sustainable development.

Sustainable development--Philosophy.

Sustainable development--Forecasting.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (232 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh : Edinburgh University Press, 2021.

Summary:

This book addresses the theme of global sustainable development across two dimensions.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright Page

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction: Sustainable Development: The Contested Vision

1. The Concept of Sustainable Development

2. Global Sustainable Development: Its Intellectual and Historical Roots

3. Sustainable Development and the Defence of the Natural World

4. Sustainable Development in Developing Countries: Cultural Diversity and Environmental Rationality

5. Sustainable Development in the Developed Countries: Will Theory and Practice Meet?

6. Global Equity: The Environment and Development

7. Can Technology Make the World Safe for Development? The Environment in the Age of Information

8. Women, Development and Environmental Sustainability

9. Local Knowledge and Sustainable Development in Developing Countries

10. Sustainability and Population Policies: Myths, Truths and Half-baked Ideas

11. People Defining Their Environments: A Future of Change

Notes on the Contributors

Index.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.

ISBN:

1-4744-9690-3

OCLC:

1415893291