| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 223 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Foreword / Bruce Alberts -- Preface / C.H. Ward and Jurgen Schmandt -- 1. Challenge and response / Jurgen Schmandt and C.H. Ward -- 2. National self-interest in the pursuit of sustainable development / Malcolm Gillis and Jeffrey R. Vincent -- 3. Uneconomic growth: Empty-world versus full-world economics / Herman E. Daly -- 4. Population and consumption: From more to enough / Robert W. Kates -- 5. Spirituality and sustainability / Carla V. Berkedal -- 6. Leadership skills for sustainable development / Bruce W. Piasecki -- 7. The role of science: Guidance and service / Stephen H. Schneider -- 8. Economic tools, international trade, and the role of business / Frances Cairncross -- 9. Stakeholders and sustainable development / James B. Blackburn -- 10. From idea to action: The role of policy / Jurgen Schmandt |
| Summary |
"Demographers predict that world population will double to around 12 billion people during the first half of the twenty-first century and then begin to level off. Based on this scenario, Sustainable Development: The Challenge of Transition examines what societal changes must occur over the next generation to ensure a successful transition to sustainability. A successful transition must provide for the needs of these people within the constraints of the natural environment. An array of prominent authors presents a broad discussion of the dimensions of sustainable development: not just economic and environmental, but also spiritual and religious, corporate and social, scientific and political. Unlike other books on the subject, this volume provides insightful policy recommendations about how business, government, and individuals must change their current values, priorities, and behavior to meet these challenges. These types of changes ordinarily take many decades to occur, so it is important to begin making them now, before the problems are overwhelming and more costly. This volume will appeal to scholars and decision makers interested in global change, environmental policy, population growth, and sustainable development, and also to corporate environmental managers."--Publisher's description |
| Notes |
This volume is built upon the foundation of a conference hosted by Rice University in March 1997 |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Audience |
Scholarly & Professional Cambridge University Press |
| Notes |
Also available online via the World Wide Web, by subscription to ECHO (Ebrary) |
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Mode of access: World Wide Web |
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System requirements: Internet connectivity, World Wide Web browser, and Adobe Acrobat reader |
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Online resource and print version record |
| Subject |
Environmental policy.
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Sustainable development.
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| Genre/Form |
Conference papers and proceedings.
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| Author |
Hastings, Marilu, editor
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Schmandt, Jurgen, editor
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Ward, C. H. (Calvin Herbert), 1933- editor
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ebrary, Inc.
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| LC no. |
99031467 |
| ISBN |
0511040555 (electronic bk) |
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0511048351 (electronic bk) |
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0511155123 (electronic bk) |
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051153602X (electronic bk) |
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9780511040559 (electronic bk) |
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9780511048357 (electronic bk) |
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9780511155123 (electronic bk) |
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9780511536021 (electronic bk) |
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(hardback) |
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(hardback) |
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