Sustainable Development For The Americas

Author : Rebecca Ray,Kevin Gallagher,Andres López,Cynthia Sanborn
Publisher : Anthem Press
Page : 198 pages
File Size : 55,7 Mb
Release : 2017-01-02
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781783086160

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China and Sustainable Development in Latin America by Rebecca Ray,Kevin Gallagher,Andres López,Cynthia Sanborn Pdf

During Latin America’s China-led commodity boom, governments turned a blind eye to the inherent flaws in the region’s economic policy. Now that the commodity boom is coming to an end, those flaws cannot be ignored. High on the list of shortcomings is the fact that Latin American governments—and Chinese investors—largely fell short of mitigating the social and environmental impacts of commodity-led growth. The recent commodity boom exacerbated pressure on the region’s waterways and forests, accentuating threats to human health, biodiversity, global climate change and local livelihoods. China and Sustainable Development in Latin America documents the social and environmental impact of the China-led commodity boom in the region. It also highlights important areas of innovation, like Chile’s solar energy sector, in which governments, communities and investors worked together to harness the commodity boom for the benefit of the people and the planet.

Author : Timothy MacNeill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 256 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2020-10-09
Category : History
ISBN : 1013277104

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Indigenous Cultures and Sustainable Development in Latin America by Timothy MacNeill Pdf

This open access book outlines development theory and practice over time as well as critically interrogates the "cultural turn" in development policy in Latin American indigenous communities, specifically, in Guatemala, Honduras, Ecuador, and Bolivia. It becomes apparent that culturally sustainable development is both a new and old idea, which is simultaneously traditional and modern, and that it is a necessary iteration in thinking on development. This new strain of thought could inform not only the work of development practitioners, graduate students, and theorists working in the Global South, but in the Global North as well. This work was published by Saint Philip Street Press pursuant to a Creative Commons license permitting commercial use. All rights not granted by the work's license are retained by the author or authors.

Author : E. William Colglazier,Hassan A. Vafai,Kevin E. Lansey,Molli D. Bryson
Publisher : CRC Press
Page : 394 pages
File Size : 44,7 Mb
Release : 2021-12-20
Category : Law
ISBN : 9781000467994

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Sustainable Development for the Americas by E. William Colglazier,Hassan A. Vafai,Kevin E. Lansey,Molli D. Bryson Pdf

Environmental sustainability efforts require a great deal of engagement and political will, ranging from local communities to state departments. Science diplomats—from experts and scientists to spokespersons and ambassadors—can help facilitate at all levels and yield valued resources from technology sharing, capacity building, and knowledge exchanges. This book explores the importance of sustained international scientific cooperation, building community resilience, and the role of political will in sustainability and diplomacy. It shows how even small diplomatic efforts can influence myriad issues, from overfishing to human rights negotiations to global carbon emission reduction. Features: • Examines various topics such as global climate change, arid environments, water security and governance, trans-boundary conflict and cooperation, urban and rural resilience, and public health. • Presents case studies from various geographic regions through the lens of diplomacy, including the US–Mexico border, the Gulf of California, South America, Europe, the Middle East, Central and South Asia, and China. • Discusses how building networks of people, organizations, and countries engaged in science diplomacy is crucial for mutual growth and for overcoming conflicting political stances. Sustainable Development for the Americas: Science, Health and Engineering Policy and Diplomacy provides a useful resource for diplomats, policymakers, students, and decision-makers. It provides numerous examples of how using science and technology for policy and diplomacy is essential to finding common ground among nations for a collective global benefit.

Author : President's Council on Sustainable Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 202 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Economic development
ISBN : MINN:31951D01535568N

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Sustainable America by President's Council on Sustainable Development Pdf

Author : David B. Abraham,Seema D. Iyer
Publisher : Springer Nature
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 52,5 Mb
Release : 2021-03-05
Category : Science
ISBN : 9783030591731

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Promoting the Sustainable Development Goals in North American Cities by David B. Abraham,Seema D. Iyer Pdf

This volume presents North American best practices and perspectives on developing, managing and monitoring indicators to track development progress towards the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) in local communities and cities. In 4 main sections, the book presents and frames the many ways in which community indicator programs are either integrating or retooling to integrate the SDGs into their existing frameworks, or how they are developing new programs to track and report progress on the SDGs. This is the first volume that focuses on SDG adoption within the context of North Americans cities and communities, and the unique issues and opportunities prevalent in these settings. The chapters are developed by experienced academics and practitioners of community planning and sustainable development, and will add broad perspective on public policy, organizational management, information management and data visualization. This volume presents a case-study approach to chapters, offering lessons that can be used by three main audiences: 1) teachers and researchers in areas of urban, regional, and environmental planning, urban development, and public policy; 2) professional planners, decision-makers, and urban managers; and 3) sustainability activists and interested groups.

Author : David Goodman,M. R. Redclift
Publisher : Manchester University Press
Page : 252 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0719033802

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Environment and Development in Latin America by David Goodman,M. R. Redclift Pdf

An examination of how Latin America, originally viewed by outsiders as a storehouse of natural resources which could be translated into wealth, was not "sustained" in developmental terms in the colonial period. Her ambivalent relationship with the developed world is analyzed to the present day.

Author : Ismael Aguilar-Barajas,Jürgen Mahlknecht,Jonathan Kaledin,Marianne Kjellén,Abel Mejía-Betancourt
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 282 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2015-05-08
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781317906889

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Water and Cities in Latin America by Ismael Aguilar-Barajas,Jürgen Mahlknecht,Jonathan Kaledin,Marianne Kjellén,Abel Mejía-Betancourt Pdf

Approximately 80 per cent of the population of Latin America is concentrated in urban centres. Pressure on water resources and water management in cities therefore provide major challenges. Despite the importance of the issues, there has been little systematic coverage of the topic in book form. This work fills a gap in the literature by providing both thematic overviews and case study chapters. It reviews key aspects of why water matters in cities and presents case studies on topics such as groundwater management, green growth and water services, inequalities in water supply, the financing of water services and flood management. Detailed examples are described from Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Mexico and Peru, and there is also a chapter comparing lessons which might be learnt from US cities. Contributing authors are drawn from both within and outside the region, including from the Inter-American Development Bank, OECD and World Bank to set the issues in a global context.

Author : Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger
Publisher : Routledge
Page : 372 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 2017-11-30
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781351162623

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Beyond the Barricades by Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger Pdf

Beyond the barricades surrounding recent economic meetings, a constructive agenda is being developed on trade and sustainability issues in the Americas. This book brings together a diversity of perspectives and expertise on environment and development issues from governments, civil society and businesses in the Western Hemisphere. The book reviews specific areas where trade, environment and social policies intersect in the Americas, proposing that more integrated laws and policies could strengthen hemispheric progress toward sustainable development. It identifies new means of implementing this agenda, including changes to proposed trade agreements such as the FTAA, and ways to strengthen environmental and social cooperation mechanisms in the region, laying out future directions for law and policy in the region. The volume incorporates a variety of perspectives with policy options and research results from across the Americas. Critical yet constructive, it will appeal to students and scholars interested in the Americas integration process, as well as to development professionals and NGOs on the ground.

Author : Gilles Carbonnier,Humberto Campodónico,Sergio Tezanos Vázquez
Publisher : International Development Poli
Page : 344 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Law
ISBN : 9004351663

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Alternative Pathways to Sustainable Development by Gilles Carbonnier,Humberto Campodónico,Sergio Tezanos Vázquez Pdf

This issue of International Development Policy looks at recent paradigmatic innovations and development trajectories in Latin America, focusing on the Andean region. It aims to enrich our understanding of recent development debates and processes in Latin America, and what the rest of the world can learn from them.

Author : President's Council on Sustainable Development
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 176 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Economic development
ISBN : OSU:32437011197742

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Towards a Sustainable America by President's Council on Sustainable Development Pdf

Author : A. Danielson,A. Dijkstra
Publisher : Springer
Page : 244 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2001-08-21
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9780230502123

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Towards Sustainable Development in Central America and the Caribbean by A. Danielson,A. Dijkstra Pdf

Since the economic decline in the early 1980s, most countries in Central America and the Caribbean have returned to positive growth rates. The recovery often coincided with or followed extensive neoliberal reforms. The contributors to this book address the crucial question of whether these growth rates are sustainable. Several aspects of sustainability are assessed, in particular macroeconomic, social, and ecological aspects. The book includes both comparative analyses focusing on one of these aspects of sustainability, and country case studies. The conclusion is that these countries have not yet arrived at a sustainable growth path due to, for example, high levels of foreign and domestic debt, worrisome trade gaps, a lack of social integration and irresponsible exploitation of natural resources. In sum, the analysis points to serious weaknesses in the current neoliberal model, the implications of which go far beyond this particular region.

Author : Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger,International Institute for Sustainable Development,United Nations Environment Programme
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 142 pages
File Size : 50,8 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : America
ISBN : 1895536588

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Ecological Rules and Sustainability in the Americas by Marie-Claire Cordonier Segger,International Institute for Sustainable Development,United Nations Environment Programme Pdf

Author : Jeffrey D. Sachs
Publisher : Columbia University Press
Page : 285 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2018-10-02
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9780231547888

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A New Foreign Policy by Jeffrey D. Sachs Pdf

In this sobering analysis of American foreign policy under Trump, the award-winning economist calls for a new approach to international engagement. The American Century began in 1941 and ended in 2017, on the day of President Trump’s inauguration. The subsequent turn toward nationalism and “America first” unilateralism did not made America great. It announced the abdication of our responsibilities in the face of environmental crises, political upheaval, mass migration, and other global challenges. As a result, America no longer dominates geopolitics or the world economy as it once did. In this incisive and passionate book, Jeffrey D. Sachs provides the blueprint for a new foreign policy that embraces global cooperation, international law, and aspirations for worldwide prosperity. He argues that America’s approach to the world must shift from military might and wars of choice to a commitment to shared objectives of sustainable development. A New Foreign Policy explores both the danger of the “America first” mindset and the possibilities for a new way forward, proposing timely and achievable plans to foster global economic growth, reconfigure the United Nations for the twenty-first century, and build a multipolar world that is prosperous, peaceful, fair, and resilient.

Author : Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-01-27
Category : Political Science
ISBN : 9781801178648

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Regenerative and Sustainable Futures for Latin America and the Caribbean by Maria Alejandra Gonzalez-Perez Pdf

Regenerative and Sustainable Futures for Latin America and the Caribbean explores how to build sustainable futures for Latin America and the Caribbean, presents recommendations for policy and decision-makers to shape sustainable futures, and reflects on the value of collective action for a region that deserves a better tomorrow.

Author : United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean
Publisher : New York : United Nations
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 52,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : UCSD:31822008016677

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Sustainable Development by United Nations. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean Pdf

This document forms part of the preparatory activities for the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development to be held in mid-1992, the specific aim being to provide sound based and guidance for the discussions at the Regional Preparatory Meeting for that Conference to be held by ECLAC in Mexico City in March 1991.