Exploring Sustainable Development: Geographical PerspectivesMartin Purvis, Alan Grainger Taylor & Francis, 2013 M06 17 - 416 pages Sustainable development is capturing the attention of planners, politicians and business leaders. Within the academic sphere its study is increasingly breaching disciplinary boundaries to become a focus of attention for natural and social scientists alike. But in studying such a key concept, it is vital that there is a clear definition of what it means, how it is applied on the ground, and the influence it exerts upon people's perceptions of change in the physical environment, economic activity and society. Exploring Sustainable Development is a major new text which provides a multifaceted introduction to key areas of study in this field, examining sustainability at the full range of spatial scales from the local to the global. Building on existing theory it demonstrates the unique contributions that thinking geographically about space, place and human-environment relationships can bring to the analysis of sustainable development. This book explores different interpretations of sustainable development in both theory and practice, in developed and developing countries, and in rural and urban areas. It pays particular attention to the local, national and international politics of implementation, the future of climate and energy, the role of business, and different conceptions of agricultural sustainability. This wide-ranging text is ideal for undergraduates and postgraduates in geography, environmental science, development studies, and related social and political sciences. |
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... Discourses Questions about Sustainable Deyelopment Lieographical Perspectiyes on Sustainable Deyelopment Qonclusion lN l-lk lO\ Structuring lilobal Space Achieying Sustainable Deyelopment at Different. Geography and Sustainable ...
... Discourses 20 Questions about Sustainable Development 22 Geographical Perspectives on Sustainable Development 24 Conclusion 30 2 Geography and Sustainable Development Martin Purvis Introduction A Case for Geography Engaging with ...
... Discourse Discourses in Conflict at the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development Modifying Existing International Institutions Conclusion 186 187 199 204 9 207 207 207 208 211 215 217 220 224 227 230 230 231 232 236 239 ...
... Natural Capital totally and still achieve sustainable development,. Figure 1.2 The Environmental Economics Model of the relationship between economy and environment Reconciling the Political and Theoretical Discourses. INTRODUCTION 19.
... discourse, or of the other two competing discourses. This should give those who equate sustainable development with a 'green society' pause for thought. Second, taking these political influences into account, the typical political ideal ...
Contents
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2 Geography and Sustainable Development | 33 |
3 The Role of Spatial Scale and Spatial Interactions in Sustainable Development | 50 |
Can Sustainable Development Work in Practice? | 85 |
A Systems Analytical Perspective on the Development of Sustainable Urban Regions | 99 |
People Plans and Participation | 128 |
7 Business Capital and Sustainable Economic Development | 156 |
8 Sustainable Agricuture for the 21st Century | 179 |
Japanese Waterways and New Paradigms of Development | 207 |
10 Sustainable Futures for the Arctic North | 230 |
11 Climate Change Energy and Sustainable Development | 250 |
12 Sustainable Development and International Relations | 279 |
Developing Sustainable Development | 313 |
References | 340 |
Index | 388 |
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