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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... particular, we must single out Adrian MacDonald and David Preston for their valued contributions and advice at the outset of our discussions about sustainable development. It is also a pleasure to record our gratitude to the School of ...
... particular type of theory that they favour, instead of exploring the merits of other theories. It is in a situation like this that geographers have much to offer. Being concerned with the planet as a whole they are ideally suited to ...
... particular definition, can be used to determine whether development is sustainable or not. Two important sets of conditions, derived from theories devised by ecological economists and environmental economists, are reviewed below. The ...
... particular landscape, can lead to claims that this demeans nature and promotes its destruction (Pearce, 1991). Having reviewed these changing conceptions of capital, we now show how economists have used them to construct theoretical ...
... particular territory is sustainable. As environmental economists also use one of the ecological economics conditions this does not promote clarity, but we try to minimize the potential for confusion by identifying the origins of each ...
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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