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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 87
... Institutions? 88 The Political Limits of Local Action 89 National Constraints on Participation in Sri Lanka 90 Institutional Change and Community Forestry in Nepal 92 Conclusion 96 5 Forecasting Urban Futures: A Systems Analytical ...
... Institutions Conclusion 186 187 199 204 9 207 207 207 208 211 215 217 220 224 227 230 230 231 232 236 239 244 246 248 250 250 251 255 257 261 267 276 279 279 281 284 293 301 310 13 Future Perspectives: Developing Sustainable Development ...
... institutions ensure that the extra income it generates is distributed relatively evenly throughout society. Despite reservations about equating economic development with economic growth, the former is often still measured in broad ...
... institutions that supply the public goods required for social advancement. These different dimensions of fixed capital are now also collectively referred to as 'Man-Made Capital' in the sustainable development literature. An important ...
... institutional analysis which demonstrates the fallacy of such a simplistic assumption. Drawing on a range of practical case studies from Asia, he shows the importance of links between different levels on the spatial scale. This leads ...
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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