An Introduction to Sustainable Development

This fourth edition has been comprehensively rewritten and updated to provide a concise, well illustrated and accessible introduction to the characteristics, challenges and opportunities of sustainable development with particular reference to developing countries. The contested nature of sustainable development is explored through a detailed consideration of changing ideas and practices within environmentalism and development thinking. The text identifies the different actors involved (from institutions of global governance through to community based organisations), the policies and mechanisms

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Year of publication:	2012 ; 4th ed
Authors:	Elliott, Jennifer
Publisher:	London : Earthscan
Subject:	Entwicklungsländer \| Developing countries \| Nachhaltige Entwicklung \| Sustainable development \| Nachhaltigkeit \| Umweltpolitik

Extent:	Online-Ressource (385 p)
Series:	Routledge Perspectives on Development Routledge Perspectives on Development Ser.
Type of publication:	Book / Working Paper
Language:	English
Notes:	Description based upon print version of record Cover; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Contents; List of plates; List of figures; List of tables; List of boxes; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 What is sustainable development?; 2 The global challenges of sustainable development; 3 Actors and actions in sustainable development; 4 Sustainable rural livelihoods; 5 Sustainable urban livelihoods; 6 Sustainable development in the developing world: an assessment; References; Index;
ISBN:	978-1-84407-521-8 ; 1-84407-521-4 ; 1-84407-520-6 ; 978-1-136-91827-8 ; 978-1-84407-520-1 ; 978-1-136-57177-0 ; 978-0-415-59073-0 ; 0-415-59073-6 ; 978-0-415-59072-3 ; 0-415-59072-8 ; 978-1-136-91827-8 ; 978-0-415-59072-3
Source:	ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW

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