The principles of sustainability / Simon Dresner.
Material type: TextPublication details: London : Earthscan, 2002.Description: 208 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781853838422 (pbk.) :
- 9781853838415 (hbk.) :
- 9781853838422
- 338.927 DRE
- HD75.6
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Part one: Past -- 1.Progress and its discontents -- 2.From Muir to Meadows -- 3.Sustainability emerging -- 4.From Rio to Kyoto and later disappointments -- Part Two: Present: 5.What does \'sustainable development\' mean? -- 6.Taking sustainability into economics -- 7.\'Putting a price on the planet\' -- 8.The ethics of sustainability -- Part three: Future -- 9.The end of sustainability?.
An exposition and analysis of the historical background and fundamental principles of sustainable development. It examines contemporary debates about how to achieve sustainability, and explores the obstacles to sustainability and the prospects for overcoming them.