Exploring sustainable development geographical perspectives
Annotation
| Otros Autores: | , |
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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London, UK ; Sterling, VA :
Earthscan Publications Limited
2004.
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| Edición: | 1st edition |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009627109606719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- EXPLORING SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENTGeographical Perspectives; Copyright; Contents; List of Figures and Tables; List of Contributors; Preface; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; 1 Introduction; Introduction; Conflicting Political Ideals; Sustainable Development as an Ambiguous Compromise; From Economic Growth to Sustainable Development; Capital: A Unifying Thread in Development Theories; Economic Theories of Sustainable Development; Reconciling the Political and Theoretical Discourses; Questions about Sustainable Development; Geographical Perspectives on Sustainable Development; Conclusion
- 2 Geography and Sustainable DevelopmentIntroduction; A Case for Geography; Engaging with Sustainable Development; Geography and the Pursuit of More Sustainable Development; Looking Deeper; Conclusion; 3 The Role of Spatial Scale and Spatial Interactions in Sustainable Development; Introduction; Structuring Global Space; Achieving Sustainable Development at Different Levels; Sustainable Development in Open Economies; Interaction between Different Spatial Levels; Conclusion; 4 Linking the Local to the Global: Can Sustainable Development Work in Practice?; Introduction; Approaches to Development
- Can Local Action Substitute for Ineffective State Institutions?The Political Limits of Local Action; National Constraints on Participation in Sri Lanka; Institutional Change and Community Forestry in Nepal; Conclusion; 5 Forecasting Urban Futures: A Systems Analytical Perspective on the Development of Sustainable Urban Regions; Introduction; Impacts of Urban Development; The Complexity of Urban Sustainability; A Systems Perspective: Urban Modelling and Sustainability Assessment; Models of Sustainable and Urban Development
- The Quantifiable City Programme: Sustainable Urban Development Modelling in PracticeProblems and Prospects for Urban Sustainability Modelling; Conclusion; 6 Making Cities More Sustainable: People, Plans and Participation; Introduction; Continuity and Change in Urban Problems; Outlining Sustainable Urban Development; Planning for Urban Sustainability; People as Planners: Participation in the Search for Sustainable Urban Development; Urban Challenges in the Developing World; Communicating Good Practice; Making the Local Universal: A Concluding Reflection
- 7 Business, Capital and Sustainable Economic DevelopmentIntroduction; Business and the Environment; Sustainable Economic Development as Eco-efficiency; Too Good To Be True: Are Win-Win Arguments Sustainable?; A Space for Sustainable Development?; Conclusion; 8 Sustainable Agricuture for the 21st Century; Introduction; Modern Agriculture: Reviewing the Account; Sustainable Farming: Different Places, Different Solutions; Greater Resource Efficiency; Redistributing Resources; Conclusion: Sustainable Futures; 9 Sustaining the Flow: Japanese Waterways and New Paradigms of Development; Introduction
- 21st-Century Japan: Poised for Sustainable Development?
