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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... CONSUMPTION AND THE WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT .............................................57 J ... consumption at Rio.............................................................58 2.1. A matter of grave concern ...
... CONSUMPTION AND THE WORLD SUMMIT ON SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT .............................................57 J ... consumption at Rio.............................................................58 2.1. A matter of grave concern ...
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... .............14 CHAPTER 3 Figure 1. Global consumption expenditures in industrial and developing countries......................................................................68 Figure 2. Gap between rich and poor ..............
... .............14 CHAPTER 3 Figure 1. Global consumption expenditures in industrial and developing countries......................................................................68 Figure 2. Gap between rich and poor ..............
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... ......30 CHAPTER 3 Table 1. Follow-up activities on sustainable production and consumption...................................................................................62 Table 2. Some global production and consumption trends......
... ......30 CHAPTER 3 Table 1. Follow-up activities on sustainable production and consumption...................................................................................62 Table 2. Some global production and consumption trends......
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... consumption, and that poverty eradication is proving to be an apparently intractable challenge. Globalisation, and a credible and objective evaluation of its costs and benefits, is proving to be difficult too. While on the one hand the ...
... consumption, and that poverty eradication is proving to be an apparently intractable challenge. Globalisation, and a credible and objective evaluation of its costs and benefits, is proving to be difficult too. While on the one hand the ...
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... consumption patterns. And second, this exercise identifies, or defines more precisely, the gaps in scientific information which must be filled in order for policy-makers to formulate more effective policies for SD. Indeed, filling such ...
... consumption patterns. And second, this exercise identifies, or defines more precisely, the gaps in scientific information which must be filled in order for policy-makers to formulate more effective policies for SD. Indeed, filling such ...
Contents
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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 |
F GHINA | 183 |
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT A NEW CHALLENGE | 210 |
SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT AND THE ROLE | 241 |
SCIENCE RESEARCH KNOWLEDGE | 299 |
GOVERNANCE FOR SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT | 318 |
PARTNERSHIPS | 347 |
IS MULTILATERALISM THE FUTURE? SUSTAINABLE | 373 |
List | 395 |
Index | 403 |
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