A truly comprehensive introduction to the topic, Understanding Sustainable Development is designed to give students on a wide range of courses an appreciation of the key concepts and theories of sustainable development. Fully updated, the third edition includes detailed coverage of the Sustainable Development Goals and their impact on global development. Major challenges and topics are explored through a range of international case studies and media examples which maintain the ‘global to local’ structure of the previous edition. With an extensive website and pedagogy, Understanding Sustainable Development is the most complete guide to the subject for course leaders, undergraduates and postgraduates.
Introduction -- Towards sustainable development -- Worldviews and ethical values: towards an ecological paradigm -- Cultural and contested understandings of science and sustainability -- Connecting social with the environmental justice -- ...
This text provides tourism students, educators, industry planners, researchers, managers and operators with the latest thinking on a comprehensive range of themes addressing the sustainable development of tourism.
As Sylvan and Bennett observe , To be green in more than a token fashion is to have some commitment to containing or reducing the environmental impact of humans on the Earth or regions of it . ... [ That ] means commitment in the ...
This book offers an interdisciplinary collection of research articles on the theories of sustainable development, drawing on a wide range of subjects including history, politics, governance, complex systems, economics and philosophy.
Parry, M. (2004) 'Viewpoint: global impacts of climate change under the SRES scenarios', Global Environmental Change, 14, p. 1. ... Potter, R.B. and Lloyd-Evans, S. (1998) The City in the Developing World, Longman, Harlow.
Understanding Sustainable Development: Module II
Embodying philosophy, incorporating active engagement, this book addresses the political economy and cultural politics of diverse domains.
Understanding Sustainable Cities: Concepts Cases and Solutions
What can be done to mitigate climate change and global warming? With a blend of formal models, empirical evidence, history and policy, this text provides a coherent and comprehensive treatment of economic growth and sustainable development.
Pedagogical Guide to Understanding Sustainable Development