Technology, Globalization, and Sustainable Development (Hardcover)

Nicholas A. Ashford

ISBN 10: 0300169728 / ISBN 13: 9780300169720

Editore: Yale University Press, New Haven, 2011

Hardcover. In this book Nicholas A. Ashford and Ralph P. Hall offer a unified, transdisciplinary approach for achieving sustainable development in industrialized nations. They present an insightful analysis of the ways in which industrial states are currently unsustainable and how economic and social welfare are related to the environment, to public health and safety, and to earning capacity and meaningful and rewarding employment. The authors argue for the design of multipurpose solutions to the sustainability challenge that integrate economics, employment, technology, environment, industrial development, national and international law, trade, finance, and public and worker health and safety. This book is essential reading for anyone with a policy or scholarly interest in sustainable development and the critical roles of the economy, employment, and the environment. Offers a unified approach for achieving sustainable development in industrialized nations. This title presents an analysis of the ways in which industrial states are unsustainable and how economic and social welfare are related to the environment, to public health and safety, and to earning capacity and meaningful and rewarding employment. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability. Codice articolo 9780300169720

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<div>In this book Nicholas A. Ashford and Ralph P. Hall offer a unified, transdisciplinary approach for achieving sustainable development in industrialized nations. They present an insightful analysis of the ways in which industrial states are currently unsustainable and how economic and social welfare are related to the environment, to public health and safety, and to earning capacity and meaningful and rewarding employment. The authors argue for the design of multipurpose solutions to the sustainability challenge that integrate economics, employment, technology, environment, industrial development, national and international law, trade, finance, and public and worker health and safety. This book is essential reading for anyone with a policy or scholarly interest in sustainable development and the critical roles of the economy, employment, and the environment. </div>

Informazioni sull'autore: <div><b>Nicholas A. Ashford</b> is a professor of technology and policy at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, the director of the MIT Technology and Law Program, and a faculty associate in the School of Engineering, the Sloan School of Management, and the Urban Studies Department. <b>Ralph P. Hall</b> is an assistant professor in the School of Public and International Affairs in the College of Architecture and Urban Studies at Virginia Tech. </div>

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Titolo: Technology, Globalization, and Sustainable ...
Casa editrice: Yale University Press, New Haven
Data di pubblicazione: 2011
Legatura: Hardcover
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