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
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... Development in Open Economies Interaction between Different Spatial Levels Conclusion ix xi xii 33 33 33 37 40 43 48 3 50 50 51 57 60 72 83 in Practice? John Soussan 85 Introduction 85 Approaches to Development Contents.
... Practice 119 Problems and Prospects for Urban Sustainability Modelling 123 Conclusion 126 6 Making Cities More Sustainable: People, Plans and Participation Rachael Unsworth 128 Introduction 128 Continuity and Change in Urban Problems ...
... Practice and Conflict over Renewable and Non-renewable Resources Sustainable Development in Principle Moves Towards More Sustainable Development: The North American Experience Lessons for the Russian Arctic International Initiatives to ...
... practice be balanced against the need to conserve resources and natural environments. This effectively put human needs before those of the environment (Redclift, 1992a). Second, it was sufficiently ambiguous to enable each of the two ...
... practice as there are no reliable estimates of ultimate carrying capacity. Consequently, a 'minimum safe condition' for sustainable development has been devised to substitute for it. Known as the Strong Sustainability Condition, it ...
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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