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100	1		_91626 _aRogers, Peter P., _d1937-
245	1	3	_aAn introduction to sustainable development / _cPeter P. Rogers, Kazi F. Jalal, John A. Boyd.
260			_aLondon : _bEarthcan, _cc2008.
300			_a416 p. : _bill. ; _c25 cm.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505			_a1. 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.
520			_aThis 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.
650		0	_9275 _aSustainable development
650		0	_9644 _aEnvironmental policy
700	1		_4aut _91627 _aJalal, Kazi F.
700	1		_4aut _91628 _aBoyd, John A., _d1942-
942			_2ddc _cBK