An Introduction to Sustainable Development

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

ISBN 10: 1844075206 / ISBN 13: 9781844075201

Editore: Routledge, 2007

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Riassunto:

This volume is the most comprehensive textbook on sustainable development. It has been developed with students and professionals from around the world specifically for those who need a thorough grounding in the subject. 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.

Informazioni sull?autore: Peter P. Rogers is Gordon McKay Professor of Environmental Engineering and Professor of City Planning, Harvard University, USA. Kazi F. Jalal is a lecturer at Harvards Extension School and was Chief of the Offi ce of Environment and Social Development of the Asian Development Bank (ADB). John A. Boyd, formerly a lawyer at ADB, has been a guest lecturer at the Harvard Extension School and served as an ADB Principal Sector Specialist on Sustainable Development.

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Titolo: An Introduction to Sustainable Development
Casa editrice: Routledge
Data di pubblicazione: 2007
Legatura: Brossura
Condizione: very_good