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Sustainable Development (Paperback, 2nd edition)
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Sustainable Development (Paperback, 2nd edition)
Series: Routledge Introductions to Environment: Environment and Society Texts
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The current focus on sustainable development opens up debates
surrounding our relationship with the natural world, about what
constitutes social progress and about the character of development,
both in the Global North and the Global South. The promotion of
sustainable futures is taking on a new urgency in the context of
climate change and biodiversity loss. This concise and accessible
text explores how the international community is responding to the
challenge of sustainable development. It also investigates the
prospect for, and barriers to, the promotion of sustainable
development in high-consumption societies of the industrialised
world, from the USA and the EU to the economies of transition in
Eastern and Southern Asia. In Sustainable Development Baker
considers the global impact of China's industrial boom as well as
how Chinese investments are shaping the prospects for sustainable
development on the African continent. This global coverage is
balanced by investigating how local action, ranging from the
transition towns movement in the UK to the Green Belt movement in
Kenya, can contribute to the pursuit of sustainable development.
The second edition has been extensively revised and updated and
benefits from the addition of three new chapters: sustainable
development in China; the governance of sustainable development;
and sustainable production and consumption. Climate change and
biodiversity management have also been expanded into full chapters.
Providing an up-to-date and comprehensive treatment of the issues
surrounding the promotion of sustainable development, this unique,
internationally-focused book combines a strong conceptual analysis
with wide ranging empirical focus and a wealth of case material.
Including summary points and suggestions for further reading, as
well as web resources and an extensive bibliography, it is ideal
for students, scholars and researchers in the fields of
environmental sciences, politics, geography, sociology and
development studies.
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