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An introduction to sustainable development, Peter P. Rogers, Kazi F. Jalal, John A. Boyd

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 389-405) and index

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An introduction to sustainable development

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Peter P. Rogers, Kazi F. Jalal, John A. Boyd

"This volume is the most comprehensive textbook on sustainable development. It has been developed with students and professionals from around the world ... Coverage includes: background to sustainable development and global environmental issues; measurement and sustainability indicators; environmental assessment, management and policy; approaches and linkages to poverty reduction; impacts and infrastructure development; economics, consumption, production and market failures; governance; participation; disaster management; international financial institutions; international environmental agreements; and the role of civil society."--Page [4] of printed paper wrapper

Ch. 1. From Malthus to Sustainable Development. Some Intellectual Underpinnings (and a Disclaimer) -- Why Sustainability? -- Nine Ways to Achieve Sustainability -- Economics as the Dismal Science -- Population, Resources, Environment and Sustainability -- Sustainability on the Highway Produced by Three Key Sources of Energy -- A Look Forward -- Ch. 2. Challenges of Sustainable Development. Concept of Sustainability -- Factors Governing Sustainable Development -- Linkages Among Sustainable Development, Environment, and Poverty -- Determinants of Sustainable Development -- Case Studies on Sustainable Development -- Ch. 3. Global Environmental Issues. Population, Income, and Urbanization -- Health Care -- Food, Fisheries, and Agriculture -- Materials and Energy Flows -- Transportation: The Automobile Industry -- Precautionary Principle Forestry -- Water Resources -- Valuation of Nature's Services -- Coping with Global Problems -- Ch. 4. Sustainable Development Indicators. Need for Indicators -- Statistical Procedures -- Emissions, Diffusion, and Impact Model -- Aggregating Indicators -- Other Weighting Systems -- Use of Principal Component Analysis -- Three Environmental Quality Indices -- Ch. 5. Environmental Assessment. National Environmental Policy Act of 1969 -- Environmental Impact Assessment -- Project Categories Based on Environmental Impacts -- Impact Identification Methods -- Environmental Impact Assessment Process -- Ch. 6. Environmental Management: Trends and Policies. Milestones in Environmental Management -- Revisiting Complex Issues -- Sector Policies Concerning the Environment -- Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) -- Institutional Framework for Environmental Management -- Achievements in Environmental Management -- People's Perception of the Environment -- Why is the Environment Bad? -- Millenium Development Goals -- Ch. 7. Legislation, International Law, and Multilateral Environmental Agreements. Definitions -- Sources of International Law -- The Four Questions in the Context of International Law -- Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs) -- Some Early Contributions to Environmental Law and Sustainable Development by Lawyers, Scholars, and Judges -- Ch. 8. Social Dimensions and Policies. Eradication of Poverty -- Participatory Development -- Consensus Building -- Nongovernment Organizations (NGOs) -- Gender and Development -- Involuntary Resettlement -- Indigenous Peoples (IPs) -- Social Exclusion -- Social Analysis -- Social Development Indicators (SDIs) -- Ch. 9. The Economics of Sustainability. Evolution of Economic Thinking About the Environment and the Role of Different Economic Factors -- Concepts of Welfare -- Public Goods, Common Property, and Private Goods -- Ch. 10. Sustainability: Externalities, Valuation, and Time Externalities. Valuation -- Approaches to Valuation -- Economics Assessment of Sustainable Projects -- Categories of Costs -- Economic Life of a Project -- Economic Assessment of Sustainable Plans and Projects -- Economic Assessment of Investments in Climate Change Mitigation -- Ch. 11. Natural Resource Accounting. National Income: Definitions and Limitations -- Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI) -- Human Development Index (HOI) -- World Bank's Wealth of Nations -- Genuine Savings -- Summary of National Sustainability Accounting -- Ch. 12. The Role of International Financial Institutions. Development and Environment at the World Bank -- Integrating Environment and Poverty Reduction -- Environment and Growth -- Millennium Development Goals and the World Bank -- Attacking Poverty Through Sustainable Development -- World Bank Experience and Goals -- Corporate Social Responsibility: The Triple Bottom Line -- Developed Countries and Sustainable Development -- Ch. 13. International Cooperation. Organizations Responsible for Sustainable Development -- Reform and Revitalization of Global Organizations -- World Summit on Sustainable Development -- Role of Non-State Actors in Sustainable Development -- NGOs and Social Entrepreneurs -- Financing Sustainable Development -- Cooperation Between Regions -- Peoples' Earth Charter -- Ch. 14. Sustainable Development: Crisis, Conflict, and Compromise. Crisis -- Role of Natural Resources and the Environment -- Conflict -- Compromise