Sustainable Development Concepts

Author : Sylvie Faucheux,Martin O'Connor,Jan van der Straaten
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
Page : 323 pages
File Size : 41,6 Mb
Release : 2013-03-14
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9789401731881

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Sustainable Development: Concepts, Rationalities and Strategies by Sylvie Faucheux,Martin O'Connor,Jan van der Straaten Pdf

3 decision support techniques that do not depend exclusively on market incentives and monetary valuation. The World Conservation Strategy published by the mCN (1980) recognised the full dimensions of these problems, and introduced the concept of sustainable development, placing the emphasis on the exploitation of natural systems and the use of biological natural resources within limits so that the availability of these resources for use by future generations would not be jeopardised by the current use of them. At this time, the imposition of quotas and the definition of critical loads and environmental standards were suggested as the sorts of instruments necessary to cope with the problems of limited availability of environmental resources. Although the mCN publication did not obtain a high international profile, the idea of policy norms to respect critical loads has become quite widely accepted in the environmental policymaking of Western countries. This has often put the policy agencies in difficult situations. Polluting industries are inclined to argue that the critical loads are defined too restrictively. The complexity and time lags of ecological effects makes it hard to say exactly what constitutes a critical load beyond which there will be irreversible damage, and lobbying interests can play on these uncertainties to try and weaken the environmental standards. In addition, polluting industries can use the argument of negative impacts on "the economy" (particularly as regards employment and export prospects) to blackmail governments, regulatory agencies and the general public.

Author : International Society for Ecological Economics
Publisher : Island Press
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1994-11-01
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 1559633492

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Toward Sustainable Development by International Society for Ecological Economics Pdf

Toward Sustainable Development is a comprehensive and wide ranging exploration of the theoretical and practical aspects of the concept of sustainable development. Internationally known scholars present an in depth critique of traditional economic methods and ideas, and a new framework for analysis of issues of development and environmental policy. The book: outlines the historical development of the concept of sustainable development clarifies the many interpretations of what sustainable development is presents new and detailed assessments of the concepts, methods, and implementation of sustainable development policies As well as explaining the conceptual and theoretical background, the book discusses methods and techniques, and examines issues of policy and implementation. It offers both critical observations on old approaches, and valuable guidelines for recent innovations.

Author : John Pezzey
Publisher : Washington, D.C. : World Bank
Page : 100 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : STANFORD:36105008637915

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Sustainable Development Concepts by John Pezzey Pdf

Concepts; The growing recognition of sustainable development as a policy goal; Purpose of this paper; Methodology used; Structure of the paper; Some issues to be addressed; Measuring the economy and the environment; Definitions of growth, development, and sustainability concepts; Optimal control and sustainability; Applications; Economic growth and the environment - balancing consumption and clean-up expenditure; Non-renewable resources I: sustainability and the discount rate; Non-renewable resource II: sustainability and environmental dependence combined; Non-renewable resources III: the role of investment, and technological limits to growth; Renewable resources: poverty, survival, and outside assistance; Income distribution and sustainable development; Are discount rates too high? Information and uncertainty; Operationality: putting the ideas into practice; Conclusions and suggestions for further work.

Author : Judith C. Enders,Moritz Remig
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2014-10-24
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781317634638

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Theories of Sustainable Development by Judith C. Enders,Moritz Remig Pdf

While sustainability has become a buzzword in discussions about the environment and development, work on theories of sustainable development has received much less attention. However, theory is vital as understanding the origins and development of the concept is the key to achieving successful implementation of sustainability. This book offers an interdisciplinary collection of research articles on the theories of sustainable development, drawing on a wide range of subjects including history, politics, governance, complex systems, economics and philosophy. It advocates viewing sustainable development not only as the establishment of a permanent, globally practicable and future-capable mode of life and economics, but as a complex array of problems involving a wide range of social-scientific and humanistic disciplines. This innovative approach means that the book is oriented toward current problems, not toward the established academic boundaries, and it draws out lessons that are relevant for those studying and working in sustainability across the world. This book will be of great interest to researchers and students of sustainable development and environmental politics, as well as practitioners working with sustainable development in politics, business, administration, and civil society organizations.

Author : Management Association, Information Resources
Publisher : IGI Global
Page : 1725 pages
File Size : 51,6 Mb
Release : 2017-10-31
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781522538189

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Sustainable Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications by Management Association, Information Resources Pdf

To maintain a healthy ecosystem for contemporary society, and for future generations, policies must be implemented to protect the environment. This can be achieved by consistent evaluation of new initiatives and strategies. Sustainable Development: Concepts, Methodologies, Tools, and Applications is a comprehensive source of scholarly information on the latest research for sustainability concerns across a multidisciplinary perspective. Highlighting a broad range of innovative topics such as renewable energy, urban development, and green technologies, this multi-volume book is ideally designed for academics, researchers, professionals, students, and practitioners interested in the preservation of the environment.

Author : Gerhard Banse,Gordon L. Nelson,Oliver Parodi
Publisher : edition sigma
Page : 385 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Culture
ISBN : 9783894049454

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Sustainable Development - the Cultural Perspective by Gerhard Banse,Gordon L. Nelson,Oliver Parodi Pdf

"This current volume is a result of the Seventh and Eighth International Forum on Sustainable Technological Development in a Globalizing World. The Seventh Forum was held June 9-12, 2010 in Berlin. The Karlsruhe Institute of Technology hosted the event, which was organized around culture and sustainability. What we each value as a society, as a country, in our culture, is what we want to protect. What is sustainable is only what we value. This applies all the more to sustainable development which is planned for long time scales and therefore to go beyond individual sustainable technology solutions as well as economic and political cycles. What we hold in high regard is the result of cultural influences. Consequently, we need cultural change in the sense of sustainable development in order to secure sustainability pathways in the long term. The key question arising is whether and how this change can be brought about. The following Introduction leads us into the specific discussion. At the end of the Seventh Forum, participants concluded that more specific case studies would be useful and recommended that the Eighth Forum provide a focus for case studies. Since the remainder of the Eighth Forum, held March 8-10, 2011, in Melbourne, Florida, focused on Alternative Energy with oral papers not really appropriate as written papers, it was decided to include the case studies in combination with those papers from Berlin to provide a holistic discussion of culture and sustainability. That is the concept for this volume."--P.13-14.

Author : Strange Tracey,Bayley Anne
Publisher : OECD Publishing
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 55,6 Mb
Release : 2008-12-02
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9789264055742

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OECD Insights Sustainable Development Linking Economy, Society, Environment by Strange Tracey,Bayley Anne Pdf

A succinct examination of the concept of sustainable development: what it means; how it is impacted by globalisation, production and consumption; how it can be measured; and what can be done to promote it.

Author : Gerald G Marten
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2010-09-23
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136535017

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Human Ecology by Gerald G Marten Pdf

'The scope and clarity of this book make it accessible and informative to a wide readership. Its messages should be an essential component of the education for all students from secondary school to university... [It] provides a clear and comprehensible account of concepts that can be applied in our individual and collective lives to pursue the promising and secure future to which we all aspire' From the Foreword by Maurice Strong, Chairman of the Earth Council and former Secretary General of the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development (Earth Summit) The most important questions of the future will turn on the relationship between human societies and the natural ecosystems on which we all, in the end, depend. The interactions and interdependencies of the social and natural worlds are the focus of growing attention from a wide range of environmental, social and life sciences. Understanding them is critical to achieving the balance involved in sustainable development. Human Ecology: Basic Concepts for Sustainable Development presents an extremely clear and accessible account of this complex range of issues and of the concepts and tools required to understand and tackle them. Extensively supported by graphics and detailed examples, this book makes an excellent introduction for students at all levels, and for general readers wanting to know why and how to respond to the dilemmas we face.

Author : Masafumi Nagao,Jennifer L. Broadhurst,Sampson Edusah,Kwabena G. Awere
Publisher : Spears Media Press
Page : 172 pages
File Size : 51,5 Mb
Release : 2019-07-27
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781942876458

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Sustainable Development in Africa by Masafumi Nagao,Jennifer L. Broadhurst,Sampson Edusah,Kwabena G. Awere Pdf

Consisting of nine original chapters, this volume on theory and methods on sustainable development in Africa are crafted from a series of Sustainable Development Workshops organized by eight partner universities in Africa. The book responds to the call for concepts and methods suited to explaining and understanding sustainable development challenges on the African continent. Contributors are African faculty and graduates of the three master’s programmes in Sustainable Urban Development, Sustainable Integrated Rural Development and Mining and Mineral Resources, coordinated by the eight partner African universities who make up the Education for Sustainable Development in Africa (ESDA) initiative.

Author : Felix Rauschmayer,Ines Omann,Johannes Frühmann
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 54,7 Mb
Release : 2012-07-26
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781136886768

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Sustainable Development by Felix Rauschmayer,Ines Omann,Johannes Frühmann Pdf

This groundbreaking new work establishes links between sustainable development, needs, well-being, and the capabilities approach that is central to human development and the United Nations Development Programme. By challenging the role of people in sustainability policy, this collection’s argument refocuses sustainable development on needs and makes it easier for people to relate positively to its core values. This exciting new book incites a whole new way of looking at sustainable development. Even though the word ‘needs’ is central to the most popular definition of sustainable development, the concepts of needs and capabilities remain within the debate on human development, without going further into intergenerational justice or environmental protection. The discussion of needs reaches non-academics in a more direct way than talking about abstract thresholds, substitutability and other issues dear to academic debate on sustainability. This collection links the questions of intra- and intergenerational justice with issues of quality of life, life courses, and well-being. Dealing with needs entails dealing with deeper layers of consciousness, revealing emotions and questioning habits and values. In this way, the collection presents an opportunity for substantial social change as well as a challenge for research and policy-making. This thought-provoking collection asks its readers to reconsider the role of needs based on the philosophical arguments presented, to understand how sustainability can become a part of the capability approach, to better consider the dependency of life chances on birth contingencies, and to see the relationship between capabilities, needs, and well-being in a different light. The editors finish by clarifying the possibilities and challenges of a needs-based sustainability policy for policy makers, and explain the role of deeply held values. This book should be of interest to postgraduates and researchers in Environmental and Ecological Economics, as well as many other disciplines including Political Economics, Social Ecology, Human Ecology, Sustainability Science and Developmental Politics.

Author : Mark Mawhinney
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2008-04-15
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781405150941

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Sustainable Development by Mark Mawhinney Pdf

Can there be a common definition of sustainable development? Views on sustainable development range from those of the mainstream economist to the hardened environmentalist – via many shades of green. This book offers a clear overview of the debates and sets out the various theories, providing an accessible introduction for all who now need to understand how sustainable development affects their working practices. The text is structured around key questions on the concept of sustainable development: Does it define a starting point, a process, or the end-goal? Can it provide a coherent theory? Is it a workable concept in practice? Is it ‘balanced’ or does ‘balance’ form part of the solution? Mark Mawhinney explores the various strands of thought that claim to define sustainable development - as a concept, a theory or as a set of principles. He also highlights gaps in understanding that often arise and attempts to break down the barriers to a common understanding - redefining current concepts in terms that will help to progress the debate on sustainable development.

Author : Peter Bartelmus
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1994
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0415106699

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Environment, Growth and Development by Peter Bartelmus Pdf

Environment, Growth and Development offers a unique analysis of sustainable economic growth and development and the inplications for policy and planning at the local, national and global scale.

Author : Erling Holden,Kristin Linnerud,David Banister,Valeria Jana Schwanitz,August Wierling
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 464 pages
File Size : 48,6 Mb
Release : 2017-09-05
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781134338481

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The Imperatives of Sustainable Development by Erling Holden,Kristin Linnerud,David Banister,Valeria Jana Schwanitz,August Wierling Pdf

Thirty years ago, the UN report Our Common Future placed sustainable development firmly on the international agenda. The Imperatives of Sustainable Development takes the ethical foundations of Our Common Future and builds a model that emphasizes three equally important moral imperatives – satisfying human needs, ensuring social justice, and respecting environmental limits. This model suggests sustainability themes and assigns thresholds to them, thereby defining the space within which sustainable development can be achieved. The authors accept that there is no single pathway to the sustainable development space. Different countries face different challenges and must follow different pathways. This perspective is applied to all countries to determine whether the thresholds of the sustainability themes selected have been met, now and in the past. The authors build on the extensive literature on needs, equity, justice, environmental science, ecology, and economics, and show how the three moral imperatives can guide policymaking. The Imperatives of Sustainable Development synthesizes past reasoning, summarizes the present debate, and provides a clear direction for future thinking. This book will be essential reading for everyone interested in the future of sustainable development and in the complex environmental and social issues involved.

Author : Khai Ern Lee
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 124 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2020-01-23
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030345686

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Concepts and Approaches for Sustainability Management by Khai Ern Lee Pdf

With the introduction of the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development by the United Nations General Assembly in 25 September 2015, UN agencies, member states and stakeholders have begun to focus on the adoption and implementation of these strategies in realization of 17 Sustainable Development Goals. To work toward sustainability, strategic measures to encourage stakeholders to contribute to the goals of the 2030 agenda are needed. In recognition of these efforts, this book is produced to compile research concepts and approaches for the area of sustainability management of industry, technology development, community, education and the environment. The objective of this book is to deliberate concepts and approaches of sustainability management taking place in Malaysia whereby case studies will be revealed to provide way forward of sustainability management toward achieving sustainable development. The insights provided can be applied to advanced and developing countries by sustainable development practitioners, encompassing government agencies, academia, industries, NGOs and community, who would like to adopt the concept of approach of sustainability into their area of management.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 40 pages
File Size : 54,8 Mb
Release : 1997
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:234152425

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Design for Sustainable Development: Concepts and Ideas by Anonim Pdf