Sustainability: Sustainable development

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Michael Redclift
Taylor & Francis, 2005
Introducing the reader to 'sustainability' as a concept, a contested idea and a political goal, this book brings together a range of articles and published papers that have influenced the course of thinking in social science. It examines the links between the natural and social sciences, as well as the public policies.

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Contents

The shaky ground of sustainability
11
principles and practice
38
The origins of sustainable development
69
Sustainable development and developing country economies
101
a coevolutionary view
131
On the archaeology of the development idea
149
a critical review
165
needs values rights
191
the impasse and beyond
256
Sustainable development and the role of land use planning
275
a conceptual framework
299
Globalization and sustainability
328
Industrial metabolism economic growth
354
definitions
369
Political ecology distributional conflicts and economic
395
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