An Introduction To Sustainable Development

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

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ISBN: 9781844075218 | 1844075214
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Copyright: 11/30/2007

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The most comprehensive textbook ever written on sustainable development, pilot-tested worldwide. 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.

Foreword	p. 7
Preface	p. 10
Acknowledgments	p. 13
Authors and Contributors	p. 15
Abbreviations and Acronyms	p. 16
From Malthus to Sustainable Development
Some Intellectual Underpinnings (and a Disclaimer)	p. 20
Why Sustainability?	p. 22
Nine Ways to Achieve Sustainability	p. 23
Economics as the Dismal Science	p. 28
Population, Resources, Environment, and Sustainability	p. 29
Sustainability on the Highway Produced by Three Key Sources of Energy	p. 35
A Look Forward	p. 39
Challenges of Sustainable Development
Concept of Sustainability	p. 42
Factors Governing Sustainable Development	p. 47
Linkages Among Sustainable Development, Environment, and Poverty	p. 50
Determinants of Sustainable Development	p. 65
Case Studies on Sustainable Development	p. 79
Global Environmental Issues
Population, Income, and Urbanization	p. 84
Health Care	p. 87
Food, Fisheries, and Agriculture	p. 87
Materials and Energy Flows	p. 92
Transportation: The Automobile Industry	p. 96
Precautionary Principle	p. 98
Forestry	p. 99
Water Resources	p. 99
Valuation of Nature's Services	p. 101
Coping with Global Problems	p. 103
Sustainable Development Indicators
Need for Indicators	p. 106
Statistical Procedures	p. 111
Emissions, Diffusion, and Impact Model	p. 112
Aggregating Indicators	p. 116
Other Weighting Systems	p. 119
Use of Principal Component Analysis	p. 123
Three Environmental Quality Indices	p. 123
Summary	p. 132
Annex	p. 133
Environmental Assessment
National Environmental Policy Act of 1969	p. 140
Environmental Impact Assessment	p. 149
Project Categories Based on Environmental Impacts	p. 147
Impact Identification Methods	p. 147
Environmental Impact Assessment Process	p. 149
Environmental Management: Trends and Policies
Milestones in Environmental Management	p. 158
Revisiting Complex Issues	p. 162
Sector Policies Concerning the Environment	p. 163
Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA)	p. 171
Institutional Framework for Environmental Management	p. 174
Achievements in Environmental Management	p. 174
People's Perception of the Environment	p. 174
Why is the Environment Bad?	p. 176
Millenium Development Goals	p. 177
Conclusion	p. 182
Legislation, International Law, and Multilateral Environmental Agreements
Definitions	p. 184
Sources of International Law	p. 186
The Four Questions in the Context of International Law	p. 188
Multilateral Environmental Agreements (MEAs)	p. 201
Some Early Contributions to Environmental Law and Sustainable Development by Lawyers, Scholars, and Judges	p. 210
Conclusion	p. 213
Social Dimensions and Policies
Eradication of Poverty	p. 219
Participatory Development	p. 228
Consensus Building	p. 231
Nongovernment Organizations (NGOs)	p. 233
Gender and Development	p. 235
Involuntary Resettlement	p. 239
Indigenous Peoples (IPs)	p. 242
Social Exclusion	p. 245
Social Analysis	p. 247
Social Development Indicators (SDIs)	p. 251
Conclusion	p. 257
The Economics of Sustainability
Evolution of Economic Thinking About the Environment and the Role of Different Economic Factors	p. 260
Concepts of Welfare	p. 262
Public Goods, Common Property, and Private Goods	p. 272
Summary	p. 274
Sustainability: Externalities, Valuation, and Time Externalities
Valuation	p. 277
Approaches to Valuation	p. 282
Economics Assessment of Sustainable Projects	p. 287
Categories of Costs	p. 290
Economic Life of a Project	p. 291
Economic Assessment of Sustainable Plans and Projects	p. 292
Economic Assessment of Investments in Climate Change Mitigation	p. 293
Summary	p. 297
Natural Resource Accounting
National Income: Definitions and Limitations	p. 300
Genuine Progress Indicator (GPI)	p. 303
Human Development Index (HDI)	p. 307
World Bank's Wealth of Nations	p. 307
Genuine Savings	p. 310
Summary of National Sustainability Accounting	p. 312
The Role of International Financial Institutions
Development and Environment at the World Bank	p. 314
Integrating Environment and Poverty Reduction	p. 318
Environment and Growth	p. 321
Millennium Development Goals and the World Bank	p. 325
Attacking Poverty Through Sustainable Development	p. 328
World Bank Experience and Goals	p. 330
Corporate Social Responsibility: The Triple Bottom Line	p. 341
Developed Countries and Sustainable Development	p. 343
International Cooperation
Organizations Responsible for Sustainable Development	p. 346
Reform and Revitalization of Global Organizations	p. 348
World Summit on Sustainable Development	p. 353
Role of Non-State Actors in Sustainable Development	p. 358
NGOs and Social Entrepreneurs	p. 362
Financing Sustainable Development	p. 364
Cooperation Between Regions	p. 366
Peoples' Earth Charter	p. 367
Conclusion	p. 368
Sustainable Development: Crisis, Conflict, and Compromise
Crisis	p. 370
Role of Natural Resources and the Environment	p. 371
Conflict	p. 374
Compromise	p. 379
Summary	p. 381
Epilogue	p. 385
References	p. 389
Index	p. 407
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