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Author Pirages, Dennis Clark

Title Building Sustainable Societies : a Blueprint for a Post-industrial World
Published Armonk : Taylor and Francis, 1996

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Description 1 online resource (372 pages)
Contents Cover; Half Title; Title; Copyright; Contents; Acknowledgments; Introduction; Part One: Designing Sustainable Societies: Values and Institutions; Introduction; 1. Peace, Justice, and Sustainability; 2. Unsustainable Liberty, Sustainable Freedom; 3. Sustainability's Five Capitals and Three Pillars; 4. Sustainability and ""the System Problem""; Part Two: The Changing Global Context; Introduction; 5. Trade Policy: Clouds in the Vision of Sustainability; 6. International Treaties for Sustainability: Is the Montreal Protocol a Useful Model?; 7. Transparent Sovereignty
8. War, Weapons, and Sustainability in the Post-Cold War EraPart Three: Sustainable Development and North-South Issues; Introduction; 9. Toward a Sustainable Global Population; 10. Physical Growth versus Technological Development: Odds in the Sustainability Race; 11. Barriers to a Sustainable China; 12. Authentic Development: Is it Sustainable?; 13. Involving Women in Sustainable Development: Livelihoods and Conservation; 14. North-South Cooperation for Sustainability; Part Four: Challenges of Transition; Introduction; 15. Corporations as Agents for a Sustainable Society
16. World Food Problems: Making the Transition from Agriculture to Regenerative Food Systems17. Becoming Sustainable: Changing the Way We Think; 18. Infoglut and Competing Problems: Key Barriers Suggesting a New Strategy for Sustainability; 19. Norway: Progress Toward Sustainability?; 20. Measuring Sustainability: Indicators, Trends, and Performance; About the Editor; Contributors
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ISBN 9781315285443
1315285444