Making Development Sustainable : Redefining Institutions, Policy, and Economics

Holmberg, Johan (editor)

ISBN 10: 1559632135 / ISBN 13: 9781559632133

Editore: ISland Press, Washington D.C, USA, 1992

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• Titolo: Making Development Sustainable : Redefining Institutions, Policy, and Economics
• Editore: ISland Press, Washington D.C, USA
• Data di pubblicazione: 1992
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 1559632135
• ISBN 13: 9781559632133
• Rilegatura: hardcover
• Condizione: Very Good
• Condizione della sovraccoperta: Very Good
• Tipo di libro: Used
• Cataloghi dei venditori:
  • Economics

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Riassunto

Although the idea of sustainable development is by now well established, discussions of how to progress from concept to reality often become mired in the complexities of global politics and offer few concrete solutions. While achieving sustainable development will undoubtedly require changes at the global level, the authors of this book emphasize that patterns of sustainable development must be built from the bottom up. They focus on methods for movement toward sustainability that can occur at the grassroots level.
This book presents an integrated series of essays on the policies for sustainable development from one of the leading policy research institutes for environmental and developmental issues. It concentrates on the developing world and looks at the specific sectors to which policies must be applied. Beginning with a discussion of what constitutes sustainable development, it goes on to examine the institutional measures needed to mobilize human resources for change and the economic policies for sustainable natural-resource management. It then considers the policies needed in agriculture, urban development, industry, forests, drylands, energy use, finance, population, and consumption. The book ends with a discussion of the potential for financing new policy initiatives and the pressing need to reduce population growth and profligate consumption.
Throughout, it demonstrates how those directly involved are best suited to manage their environments and resources. Policies for sustainable development depend upon the experience and resourcefulness of local people and require that they control their own futures.

Informazioni sull?autore

Making Development Sustainable was produced by the International Institute for Environment and Development, a leading independent center for environment and development issues, based in London. Editor, Johan Holmberg is director of the IIED 1992 Programme.