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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... important milestone in the international environmental calendar was the publication in 1987 of the Brundtland Commission Report, entitled Our Common Future, under the auspices of the World Commission on Environment and Development. It ...
... important milestone in the international environmental calendar was the publication in 1987 of the Brundtland Commission Report, entitled Our Common Future, under the auspices of the World Commission on Environment and Development. It ...
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... important documents not in terms of the sustainability of the natural environment or integrity of nature's life support systems, but in terms of economic sustainability. Typically, the following from Article 2 of the Treaty of the ...
... important documents not in terms of the sustainability of the natural environment or integrity of nature's life support systems, but in terms of economic sustainability. Typically, the following from Article 2 of the Treaty of the ...
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... important post-Rio issue of globalisation, which has serious implications for a number of issues directly or indirectly impinging on global sustainability, was an important element in the contextual background to the WSSD. Reference is ...
... important post-Rio issue of globalisation, which has serious implications for a number of issues directly or indirectly impinging on global sustainability, was an important element in the contextual background to the WSSD. Reference is ...
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... important input to the WSSD were the 22 reports of the UN Secretary-General, submitted to PrepCom 1, which assessed the implementation of Agenda 21. These reports identified the following serious deficiencies in implementation that ...
... important input to the WSSD were the 22 reports of the UN Secretary-General, submitted to PrepCom 1, which assessed the implementation of Agenda 21. These reports identified the following serious deficiencies in implementation that ...
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... importance of multilateralism, and emphasises the need for implementation. Box 4 lists the main sections and the ... important instruments of SD policy, including capacity-building, technology-transfer, training and education, new ...
... importance of multilateralism, and emphasises the need for implementation. Box 4 lists the main sections and the ... important instruments of SD policy, including capacity-building, technology-transfer, training and education, new ...
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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