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The principles of sustainability / Simon Dresner.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: London : Earthscan, 2002.Description: 208 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781853838422 (pbk.) :
  • 9781853838415 (hbk.) :
  • 9781853838422
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 338.927 DRE
LOC classification:
  • HD75.6
Contents:
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?.
Summary: 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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 338.927 DRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 204637
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 338.927 DRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 204636
Long Loan TUS: Midlands, Main Library Athlone General Lending 338.927 DRE (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 204070

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.

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