000 01377nam a2200193 a 4500
020 _a9781853832413
020 _a1853832413
082 _a333.72
_bREI
100 _aReid, David :
245 _aSustainable development : an introductory guide
260 _aLondon :
_bEarthscan,
_c1995.
300 _axx, 261 p. :
_billustrations
500 _aIncluded Index
505 _aPt. I. The Global Crisis and Responses to it -- 1. The Global Crisis -- 2. Environmentalist Responses -- 3. Developmental Responses -- Pt. II. The Implications of Brundtland's Definition Examined -- 4. Meeting Human Needs -- 5. The Sustainable Use of Global Resources -- 6. Principles, Policies and Process -- Pt. III. Assessing the Obstacles -- 7. Obstacles to Sustainable Development -- 8. Overcoming the Obstacles -- Pt. IV. Developments since Brundtland -- 9. The Rio Summit -- 10. On or Down from the Summit? -- 11. Sustainable Development in the mid-1990s.
520 _a'Sustainable development' is the catchphrase of the 1990s. Governments around the world, international institutions, local organizations and NGOs have committed themselves to its principles and have adopted policies to promote it. This book gives an overview of the history of the concept and how it has evolved.
650 _aSustainable development.
650 _aEnvironmental policy.
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