TY  - BOOK
AU  - Rogers,Peter P.
AU  - Jalal,Kazi F.
AU  - Boyd,John A.
TI  - An introduction to sustainable development
SN  - 9781844075201
U1  - 338.927 
PY  - 2008///
CY  - London
PB  - Earthcan
KW  - Sustainable development
KW  - Environmental policy
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; 1. From Malthus to sustainable development -- 
2. Challenges of sustainable development -- 
3. Global environmental issues -- 
4. Sustainable development indicators -- 
5. Environmental assessment -- 
6. Environmental management: trends and policies -- 
7. Legislation, international law, and multilateral environmental agreements -- 
8. Social dimensions and policies -- 
9. The economics of sustainability -- 
10. Sustainability: externalities, valuation, and time externalities -- 
11. Natural resource accounting -- 
12. The role of international financial institutions -- 
13. International cooperation -- 
14. Sustainable development: crisis, conflict and compromise
N2  - 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
ER  -