Sustainability: A Systems Approach
- ISBN-10
- 1853833193
- ISBN-13
- 9781853833199
- Series
- Sustainability
- Category
- Business & Economics
- Pages
- 258
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1996
- Publisher
- Earthscan
- Authors
- Nicholas J. Radcliffe, Anthony M. H. Clayton
Description
The question of sustainability affects most areas of human activity. This book provides an introduction and thorough explanation of this new field, and shows its application in the social and economic managment of sustainability.
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