The principles of sustainability / Simon Dresner.

By:

Dresner, Simon, 1969-

Material type: Text

TextPublication details: London ; Sterling, VA : Earthscan, 2008.Edition: 2nd edDescription: x, 205 p. ; 24 cmISBN:

184407496X (pbk.)
9781844074969 (pbk.)

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DDC classification:

338.9 DRE

Contents:

Part I. Past : Progress and its discontents -- From Muir to Meadows -- Sustainability emerging -- From Rio to Kyoto and later dsiappointments -- Part II: Present : What does \'sustainable development\' mean? -- Taking sustainability into economics -- \'Putting a price on the planet\' -- The ethics of sustainability -- Part III. Future : The end of sustainability?

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Enhanced descriptions from Syndetics:

At a time of increasingly rapid environmental deterioration and climate change, sustainability is one of the most important issues facing the world. Can we create a sustainable society? What would that mean? How should we set about doing it? How can we bring about such a profound change in the way things are organized? This text tackles these questions directly. It covers: historical development of the concept of sustainability; contemporary debates about how to achieve it; and obstacles and the prospects for overcoming them.

This new fully revised edition covers the latest on the climate change front, particularly the advances in scientific understanding and political awareness of climate change. Other updates include more recent economic analyses, particularly the Stern Report, and the global shift away from faith in markets over the past five years.

Rev. ed. of: The principles of sustainability. 2002.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [191]-196) and index.

Table of contents provided by Syndetics

Progress and its Discontents
From Muir to Meadows
Sustainability Emerging
From Rio to Post-Kyoto
What Does 'Sustainable Development' Mean?
Taking Sustainability into Economics
'Putting a Price on the Planet'
The Ethics of Sustainability
The End of Sustainability?
Bibliography
Index

Author notes provided by Syndetics

Simon Dresner is a research fellow in the Environment Group at the Policy Studies Institute, UK.