The World Summit on Sustainable Development: The Johannesburg ConferenceL. Hens, Bhaskar Nath Springer Science & Business Media, 2006 M02 28 - 422 pages The Johannesburg Earth Summit, which took place in the summer of 2002, confirmed the irreversible nature of the process that is founded upon the concept of Sustainable Development initially given form at Rio de Janeiro ten years earlier. This process is to be welcomed, while at the same time recognising the tremendous work that has taken place in converting this concept into a more concrete vision. The Sustainable Development concept relates to every human activity, covering the social, economic and ecological dimensions, which are often in conflict. Consequently, it is most important to include in research programmes some thought of the way people behave. In theory, the general elements of this inclusion are relatively easily defined. However, assessing the effects of one or another decision on all the interactions between the social, economic and ecological dimensions involves significant difficulties. All the more since we have to recognise, in all modesty, that humanity has not always excelled in the art of forward studies. In fact, the Precautionary Principle was introduced partly as a reaction to the sometimes blind confidence in technology and logic (even if it is sometimes invoked in an exaggerated manner). Nevertheless, the duty to act for the sake of present and future generations is pressing. Throughout history mankind has had to adapt and to innovate. Now, at st the beginning of the 21 century the urgent need for such adaptations is obvious. |
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... .....................................................58 2.1. A matter of grave concern.................................................................58 2.2. Common but differentiated responsibilities ...........................
... .....................................................58 2.1. A matter of grave concern.................................................................58 2.2. Common but differentiated responsibilities ...........................
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... concerns as never before and provided the impetus for the ascent of those concerns to the top of the international agenda. Until that conference, and even after it for some time, environmental concerns had been almost the exclusive ...
... concerns as never before and provided the impetus for the ascent of those concerns to the top of the international agenda. Until that conference, and even after it for some time, environmental concerns had been almost the exclusive ...
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... concern over population growth than ten years ago, largely based on the scientifically uncertain prediction that world population would stabilise by 2080. The industrialised countries consider their stable economic growth and improved ...
... concern over population growth than ten years ago, largely based on the scientifically uncertain prediction that world population would stabilise by 2080. The industrialised countries consider their stable economic growth and improved ...
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... concern over resources of water, energy, land and biodiversity – all under threat today as never before, especially ... concerns, scientific background, deliberations at Johannesburg, and where do we go from here? In particular, the ...
... concern over resources of water, energy, land and biodiversity – all under threat today as never before, especially ... concerns, scientific background, deliberations at Johannesburg, and where do we go from here? In particular, the ...
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... concerned with why so little progress had been made towards achieving the Rio goals of sustainable development (SD). It was generally agreed that while Rio's Agenda 21 was a reliable and high-quality document giving guidance for ...
... concerned with why so little progress had been made towards achieving the Rio goals of sustainable development (SD). It was generally agreed that while Rio's Agenda 21 was a reliable and high-quality document giving guidance for ...
Contents
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CHAPTER 2 POVERTY REDUCTION AND SUSTAINABLE | 35 |
References | 53 |
WATER FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 91 |
ENERGY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 112 |
MANAGEMENT OF CHEMICALS FOR SUSTAINABLE | 135 |
A NECESSITY FOR SUSTAINABLE | 151 |
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN SMALL ISLAND | 183 |
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLE | 241 |
SCIENCE RESEARCH KNOWLEDGE | 299 |
GOVERNANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 318 |
PARTNERSHIPS | 347 |
Analysis | 361 |
References | 371 |
List of Abbreviations | 395 |
Index | 403 |
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