Sustainable Development
- ISBN-10
- 041528211X
- ISBN-13
- 9780415282116
- Series
- Sustainable Development
- Category
- Economic policy
- Pages
- 245
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2006
- Publisher
- Psychology Press
- Author
- Susan Baker
Description
Drawing on a myriad of global case studies such as Central Africa, India and New Zealand, this book introduces students to the issues involved in the promotion of sustainable development in a theoretically informed and critical way.
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