| Guide to Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy Contributor(s): Ascher, William L. (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0822327457 ISBN-13: 9780822327455 Publisher: Duke University Press OUR PRICE: $34.15 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2002 Annotation: "This useful and unusual resource brings together a large number of interrelating concepts on an important and contentious issue."--Lynton K. Caldwell, author of "International Environmental Policy: From the Twentieth to the Twenty-First Century" "This useful reference work provides grounding for two essential tasks: understanding the needs of the present, and engaging with the compromises implicit in any attempt to assure that future generations will be able to meet their own needs."--Kai N. Lee, Williams College |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Development - Sustainable Development - Science | Environmental Science (see Also Chemistry - Environmental) - Nature | Environmental Conservation & Protection - General |
| Dewey: 338.927 |
| LCCN: 2001033688 |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 5.56" W x 8.68" (1.33 lbs) 424 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Ecology |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The Guide to Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy is a comprehensive presentation of definitions, philosophies, policies, models, and analyses of global environmental and developmental issues. With a wealth of comparative, multidisciplinary, and geographically varied perspectives on environmental governance, it also provides detailed and balanced discussions about specific environmental issues. The guide combines formal, objective entries with critical commentaries that emphasize different opinions and controversies. With succinct explanations of more than a thousand terms, thoughtful interpretations by international experts, and helpful cross-referencing, this resource is designed to serve as a roadmap for understanding the issues and debates in the overlapping fields of environment and development. Intended for use by activists, journalists, policymakers, students, scholars, and interested citizens, the Guide to Sustainable Development and Environmental Policy will be a helpful tool for anyone trying to get a comprehensive look at the many environmental organizations, schools of thought, development programs, international environmental treaties, conventions, and strategies that have proliferated in the past few decades. |
